The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are making steady progress in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.

As the prep-work shifts to mainly storm drain work, and on-going alignment of safety barriers, it will be necessary to continue intermittent lane closures and one-way traffic controls into the week of May 14th.

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A drunk 19-year-old Sacramento college freshman wandered into a random home in Sacramento weekend. He woke up the resident and started to talk with them.

Apparently the man entered the home through a back door at 3am and woke up Mary Sanchez by tapping on her shoulder. “He said, ‘Can I come lay in bed with you?’ and I said no,” Sanchez told Fox40. The man only identified as Alex began talking on his phone.

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Krystal Prasad of Pleasant Grove High School had the lucky key, starting a Scion and winning the $20,000 grand prize in the Elk Grove Auto Mall 2011/2012 Graduating Seniors Attendance Drive on Friday, May 11.

For the sixth year in a row, the Elk Grove Auto Mall provided a grand prize of $20,000 to be used towards the purchase of a vehicle from any dealership at the Elk Grove Auto Mall through the Elk Grove Auto Mall Graduating Seniors Attendance Drive.  This year, nine finalists representing nine EGUSD high schools who achieved at least five months of perfect attendance and at least a 2.0 GPA vied for the $20,000 grand prize.

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Sacramento city officials spent $680,000 on a failed attempt to build a new arena downtown.  $8K was sent on travel since many of the discussions took place in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Orlando.  Mayor Johnson however paid for his own travel costs.

The largest amount was $252K spent on Barrett Sports Group.  They were the consulting group that lead the negotiations, which failed when the Maloofs backed out of the deal.

Sacramento County voters will get a newly designed “I Voted” sticker after they cast their ballot on June 5. The winning sticker, created by an area high school student in the County’s first “I Voted” sticker contest, is also featured on the cover of the June 2012 sample ballot booklet.

First place winner Alicia Chan, C.K. McClatchy High School and runner ups Kevin Thao, Grant Union High School and
Darian Rosengard, Rio Americano High School will be  recognized by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 8 at
9:30 a.m., 700 H Street, Board Chambers.

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Kevin Johnson declared  the new arena deal dead citing “irreconcilable” differences.  Now the question is will the Sacramento Kings stay in town without a new arena.  The Maloof say they have no plans to move the Kings, but given their track records not many in the community trust the Maloofs.  The Kings will play at Power Balance Pavilion for 2012-13, but their future beyond that is unclear.

Seattle and Anaheim both want the Sacramento Kings.  Moving to either city seams likely ofter the 2013 season is over.  The only real hope to keep the Kings in Sacramento is to find new owners.  The Maloofs have created too many enemies here is Sacramento.  New owners could bring back honesty, integrity, and money back to the Kings organization.

A protest at the last home game of the season is being organized on Facebook.  The game will be the Sacramento Kings vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.  The event is being organized by Stan Hutchinson.  Fans are encouraged to wear their fan gear as this is not an anti-Kings protest and is really being organized as a anti-Maloof protest.

The Maloofs have come under fire recently when they singly handily destroyed a deal to build a new arena.  “The Maloofs have wasted a great deal of other people’s time and money”, said one fan we talked to.  He said the best thing for the Sacramento Kings would be if the Maloofs sold the team and left Sacramento.

The protesters are asked to meet before the game to organize and pass out flyers.  Click here to see the group’s Facebook page.

The American Lung Association released the State of the Air 2012 today, an annual report on air quality which lists both the cleanest and most polluted areas in the country.

This year’s report shows that although air pollution continues to threaten the lives and health of over a million of Sacramento residents, trends show continuous progress in reducing ozone and particulate pollution. The findings reinforce the effectiveness of California’s progressive clean air laws and investments, and the importance of the Clean Air Act.

“This report shows that air pollution remains a serious health threat to too many Californians,” said Jane Warner, President and CEO of the American Lung Association in California. “State of the Air 2012 shows that we’re making real and steady progress in the fight for clean air, but unhealthy levels of air pollution still exist, putting the health of millions Californians at risk. Much still needs to be done, and now is not the time to stop progress.”

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It’s that time of year again. Online registration is now open for the Kops-N-Kids summer camp program that teams Sacramento youth with local law enforcement.

The 2012 Kops-N-Kids summer camp runs June 18-22 at Rosemont High School at 9594 Kiefer Blvd., Sacramento. The hours of camp are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p. m. on Friday. The cost of the camp is only $32 for the entire week. Busing is available from select local school districts.

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Verizon Wireless is expanding it’s 4G coverage in the Sacramento region. Last June Verizon added 4G coverage for Folsom, Roseville, Rancho Cordova, El Dorado Hills, Elk Grove, Davis, Placerville, Auburn and Lincoln. This new expansion will add Loomis, North Natomas, Woodland, West Sacramento, South Sacramento, Mather and Elverta to it’s 4G covered areas.

Verizon said, “The expansion of our 4G LTE network in Sacramento reinforces our commitment to leading the way in 4G LTE and providing our customers the best products and services available”

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