A “framework” of a deal has been reached between Sacramento, the Kings, and the NBA.   The deal would require the Maloofs to pay $75 million upfront with another $75 million to be paid later.  The Maloofs plan on charging a ticket surcharge to pay for their portion of the deal.  According to Mayor Kevin Johnson the Maloofs wil pay only $70 million.

There was no mention of how much the NBA would contribute or what the total costs were going to be.  Mayor Johnson, Kevin Stern and the Maloof family have been meeting in Florida during the All-Star festivities.

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The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $253 million in new funding to 30 projects that will improve the state’s transportation system and strengthen California’s economic recovery.

“From one end of the state to the other, transportation projects are providing good paying jobs while at the same time reducing traffic congestion for people and businesses in California,” said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.

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The Sacramento Public Library will present a free adult program that demonstrates the basics of the art of marbleizing paper on Saturday, March 10 at 2 p.m. at the Rancho Cordova branch, 9845 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento.

Participants will be introduced to the materials and vocabulary and will create several small pieces of beautiful paper. All supplies will be provided, but we suggest attendees wear old clothes or bring an apron.

For more information, please telephone the Sacramento Public Library at (916) 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.

Whether you are looking at how you use money, time, or any other source of energy to achieve your goals, Maria Nemeth, Ph.D., has discovered a way for you to do it.   Dr. Nemeth will lead a financial workshop on Saturday, March 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

Dr. Nemeth encourages people to think of money as another kind of energy and then consider how they handle each kind of energy–such as physical vitality, enjoyment and creativity. She stresses this is not an investment manual, nor a collection of tips on how to save money. Instead, it is a guide that lays out 12 principles for personal fulfillment that will help individuals decide what it is they really want in life and how to use their money to achieve their goals.

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists night work continues on a bus / carpool lane project from the Sacramento / Yolo County Line to the Watt Avenue Overcrossing. Caltrans is further advising that residents in the area of Del Paso Heights and South and North Natomas may experience loud construction type noises that include back-up alarms, heavy equipment machinery operation, bright lights and industrial hammering operations.

Motorists can expect east and westbound lane and ramp closures Sunday through Saturday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Delays of 10-15 minutes can be expected. Motorists are also advised that various ramp closures and lane restrictions will take place during the project’s duration. The speed limit has been reduced from 65 to 55 miles per hour in the work zone during scheduled work hours.

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On Thursday, February 23, middle school leadership students from all nine Elk Grove Unified School District middle schools will attend the 11^th Annual Middle School Leadership Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Antioch Progressive Church.

The district-wide conference is designed for middle school students involved in student leadership, peer counseling, conflict management, Students Reaching Out, WEB (Where Everybody Belongs), Club Live and Teens for Tolerance.  This year’s theme is “Take A Stand…Even If You Stand Alone!”

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The Sacramento Public Library is inviting school-age children to celebrate National Science Literacy Month at a special free craft program on Thursday, February 16 at 4 p.m. at the Arcade branch, 2443 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento.

The children’s event is an engineering free-for-all, featuring tinker toys galore, a spaghetti-marshmallow bridge competition, and prizes.

For more information, telephone the Sacramento Public Library at (916) 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that east and westbound ramps for Interstate 80 from Madison Avenue to the Placer County line will be closed intermittently late night to early morning hours Sunday through Saturday for construction work, weather permitting. Please be advised that no consecutive ramps will to be closed at one time.

Ramp closures for east and westbound I-80 are scheduled to begin Sunday, February 5 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. During the week, construction work will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. with possible extended hours for weekends. The work is part of a $6.5 million State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) project by Caltrans to rehabilitate pavement, improve ride quality and extend life of the existing concrete and asphalt pavement on Interstate 80 and these ramps. The
primary contractor is DeSilva Gates Construction and the estimated completion date is scheduled for summer 2012.

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Skunks are invading the Sacramento region for mating season. “They are everywhere,” says one animal trapper . They are leaving the woods in the hundreds and heading into city looking for love.

The trapper added the skunks can be even more trouble once they find love. He told Fox 40 that when females meet their mate and become pregnant, they ward off other suitors with a foul-smelling spray.

Sacramento isn’t the first town to deal with a stinky invasion. In 2011, an Arkansas town was invaded by skunks.  In that case six rabid skunks were captured.  During the previous year, a Bronx housing project reported skunks were ravaging through their trash at night and terrorizing their pets.

Investigators are trying to determine what motivated the driver of a SUV to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming RT train in Sacramento this weekend. Police said the train would have been travelling at about 45 to 55 miles per hour at the time of the collision.

Three died, including a 21-month old toddler, in the crash. Leon Williams Sr., 62, his grandson Damian Antiwon Williams and his daughter Shantel Hope Williams, 25, were all killed in Saturday’s collision. Leon Williams wife Demetric Deann Good Williams, 57, is in intensive care at a Sacramento hospital.

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