Mold, maggots and piles of festering trash - no wonder home prices are in freefall.
OK, let's get into what's important right away. Tony, of San Antonio, opens up all sorts of possibilities when he writes, "You're an old Olympic reporter. What's your impression of the Games so far?"
On one side of the gravel road are hundreds of acres of corn. On the other is a much different crop that scientists hope will enable farmers to rebuild sinking islands in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, combat global warming and make a profit at the same time.
A state watchdog commission has recommended that California phase out its antiquated juvenile prisons by 2011
A Butte County Sheriff's Department deputy found a charred body inside a burned house Friday.
Thousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and higher humidity overnight to help containin a blaze burning through the mountains in Santa Barbara County, Calif.
For more than two years, undercover cops on the Sacramento Police Department's vice squad have been working one of the most draining beats: trying to crack down on online child prostitution.
Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash
Fire crews battle hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires across Northern California
Mold, maggots and piles of festering trash - no wonder home prices are in freefall.
OK, let's get into what's important right away. Tony, of San Antonio, opens up all sorts of possibilities when he writes, "You're an old Olympic reporter. What's your impression of the Games so far?"
On one side of the gravel road are hundreds of acres of corn. On the other is a much different crop that scientists hope will enable farmers to rebuild sinking islands in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, combat global warming and make a profit at the same time.
A state watchdog commission has recommended that California phase out its antiquated juvenile prisons by 2011
A Butte County Sheriff's Department deputy found a charred body inside a burned house Friday.
Thousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines
Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and higher humidity overnight to help containin a blaze burning through the mountains in Santa Barbara County, Calif.
For more than two years, undercover cops on the Sacramento Police Department's vice squad have been working one of the most draining beats: trying to crack down on online child prostitution.
Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash
Fire crews battle hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires across Northern California
Fire crews joined aircraft from neighboring states Tuesday to battle hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires across Northern California
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday as crews farther south were close to containing a blaze that had forced thousands to evacuate
Firefighters were still struggling Friday to get the upper hand on one stubborn fire that scorched more than 31 square miles and threatened 4,600 structures in Northern California
Fires fed by raging winds raced across parts of Northern California on Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes, threatening hundreds of others and leaving a firefighter severely burned
Single-family home prices dropped 7.7% in the first quarter in the largest year-over-year decline since the National Association of Realtors began reporting prices in 1982.
Imagine driving down the highway amid the typical stream of cars and trucks to suddenly discover millions of bees swarming toward the morning commute.
Clearly time has proved F. Scott Fitzgerald wrong. For what is public life in America today if not a series of second acts?
In 1994, Walter Robb, then a regional president at a fast growing natural foods chain called Whole Foods, chose a new primary distributor to handle the bulk of the deliveries to his stores in Northern California.
The man who murdered college student Linda Yalem also sexually assaulted seven other women in the Buffalo area between 1986 and 1994, police say. If he is ever caught, however, he can't be charged with any of the rapes. New York's five-year statute of limitations for sexual assault won't allow it.
A family that set out Sunday to cut a Christmas tree in the snowy woods has not been heard from since, investigators said.
An atheist seeking to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance and U.S. currency is taking his arguments back to a federal appeals court
What is the future of transport? What role will cars play? What will we use to get around? Send us your thoughts and we'll print the best ones here.
You can't blame America's homeowners for feeling hopelessly confused. From suburban porches and city terraces, they're gawking at a housing world gone mad. Just 18 months ago, folks on a tony Linden Lane or a leafy Boxwood Court were astounded to see the colonial their neighbors bought for $600,000 in 2000 sell for $1.5 million after multiple bids. Now they're just as bewildered to watch the same model across the street go begging for months at $1.1 million without a single offer.
Question: I have a modest salary and can set aside only $50 a month toward my nine-year-old son's college fund. My problem is that the 529 college-savings account I would like to open requires a minimum of $1,000. I don't want to raid my savings account to open this fund, so what I should do to begin saving for my son's future college expenses? - Shelly Losoya, Sacramento, California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In-your-face, obnoxious fans applauding double faults by the visiting team. Live DJs spinning music, emcees on the microphone, players dancing in between points while fans do the same in the stands. Popcorn, hot dogs, beer and soft pretzels fill the concession stands.
The Rise of the Silver Swimmer. -- Brian, Milwaukee, Wi.
Some guys will do anything to get a glimpse of Beckham. -- Steve, Scarborough, Me.
If you're the sensitive type of homeowner, you may want to skip the rest of this paragraph, which recounts the unrelentingly grim news about home prices.
Call it the Avery Johnson Effect.
If you need travel advice, zip him an e-mail at askjoe@golf.com.
Of all the befuddling personalities and contract issues confronting the Sacramento Kings, guess which is near the bottom of the list?
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So the trade deadline has come and gone with little significant movement. It's a surprise, really; over the previous three years an average of 10 trades were consummated in February, with several big names moved in deals that shook the balance of power.
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I feel bad for Kevin Garnett. For the last 11 years Garnett has been the NBA's most complete player this side of Tim Duncan. He plays through injuries (he has missed just 19 games in his career) and inconsistency (his most talented sidekicks have been Latrell Sprewell, Sam Cassell and Wally Szczerbiak), yet aside from one glorious run in 2004, KG has never been past the first round of the playoffs. Why? Two words:
After his team lost to the Knicks last Friday, its fifth defeat in seven games, Dwyane Wade could no longer hide his frustration over the Heat's sluggish play.
The downtrodden Sacramento Kings travel to the Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday night to play the suddenly somnolent Detroit Pistons in what should be, oh, the 77th-most interesting thing going on in your world that day.
Shim and Neesa Patel were ready to pounce on a brand-new home in San Diego early this year. It was a 4,300-square-foot Spanish colonial coming on the market for $1.2 million. But two months before the house became available, Shim, a 35-year-old engineer for Qualcomm (Neesa is 30), noticed that local home sales had more or less ground to a halt.
These 10 overvalued cities have run their course and home prices are expected to drop in 2007, reports Business 2.0 Magazine in its November 2006 issue.
Now that we've pointed out which markets are poised for a bull run in the next cycle, we'd be remiss if we didn't also offer some guidance on which locales look the most vulnerable right now.
As the real estate market slows, sellers seem willing to try anything to close a deal.
Elk Grove, Calif., is the fastest growing city of more than 100,000 in the United States, according to the latest estimates from the Census Bureau released Wednesday.
Lawlessness, or at least the ability to transform a shapeless innocent into a scofflaw, is a seldom-discussed feature of luxury automobiles. So let's discuss it for a moment, shall we?
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A fifth member of the Pakistani community in Lodi, California, was arrested in a federal terror investigation, although none of the five has been charged with terrorism involvement.
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