Al Zaid and the Platters

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SACRAMENTO – No, Al Zaid is not the silky-smooth lead singer as Tony Williams was for the original Platters. But when Zaid perform here in Sacramento on May 18, concert goers will notice that he is close enough to the guy who sang golden classics from the age of Rock and Roll. Zaid and the [...]

Calif. to Receive Larger Share of Mortgage Deal

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SACRAMENTO – California should receive at least $20.6 billion from a settlement with the nation’s major mortgage lenders, the largest share of any state and about $2 billion more than expected when the agreement to assist homeowners was announced last year, according to a report released Thursday. The money from five banks will help an [...]

Crocker Art Museum Celebrates Black History Month With Free Family Festival

SACRAMENTO — Today, Monday, Feb. 18, the Crocker Art Museum invites families to celebrate Black History Month with a spectacular showcase of the art, culture, history and traditions of the African Diaspora. Inspired by the Black Family Reunion Celebration that occurs annually in Washington, D.C., the Crocker’s Family Festival brings to life African and African-American [...]

Feds Include Sacramento on List of Areas With Deficient Levees

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NEW ORLEANS – Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and property in 37 states. Levees deemed in unacceptable condition span the breadth of America. They are in every region, in cities and towns big and [...]

State Auditor Reveals Waste and Fraud in Annual Whistleblower Report

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SACRAMENTO – State employees engaged in bribery, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, received improper overtime payments and were wrongly reimbursed for thousands of dollars in travel expenses, including one scheme that cost two state agencies more than $227,000 in lost payments, California’s state auditor reported Tuesday. In her annual whistleblower report, state Auditor Elaine Howle [...]