Sacramento Topics

Capitol Alert: AM Alert: California Trucking Day rolls into Sacramento
April 03, 2013

AM Alert: California Trucking Day rolls into Sacramento
April 03, 2013

Study: California should consider giving some state parks to local agencies
March 25, 2013

The Public Eye: Sutter's Fort part of county-vs.-state tax dispute
February 24, 2013

California prosecutors launch criminal inquiry into parks 'hidden funds'
February 21, 2013

California state parks had hidden surplus for 20 years, auditor's probe finds
February 15, 2013

AM Alert: California Trucking Day rolls into Sacramento
April 03, 2013
The California Trucking Association is driving business for several lawmakers today, with industry representatives rolling into the Sheraton Grand Hotel for a...

Commission Calls for New Vision to Restore State Parks to Excellence
March 25, 2013
March 25, 2013 - California has been given a two-year window of opportunity to save a park system built over 85 years to global prominence. The alternative:...

Public Open House to Discuss OHV Grant Proposals for the Tahoe National Forest
February 01, 2013
NEVADA CITY, Calif. February 1, 2013 - The Forest Service will be submitting an annual application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation,...

Science Panel Begins Job of Examining Pescadero Lagoon Ecosystem
February 19, 2013
February 19, 2013 - Members of the public are invited to learn about, and make comments to, a science panel that has been formed to investigate ecosystem...

Controller’s Review Finds Problems with Payroll Process at Department of Parks and Recreation
December 18, 2012
SACRAMENTO December 18, 2012 – State Controller John Chiang today said a review of the California Department of Parks and Recreation's (DPR) payroll process...

California parks director resigns amid scandal
July 20, 2012
The director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation has resigned and a deputy has been fired after officials learned the department has been...

Access keeps Sutter Buttes park access locked up
April 22, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
Almost a decade after the California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased a $2.9 million piece of the Sutter Buttes, Yuba-Sutter residents are no closer to enjoying one...

Report: Parks Dept Can't Generate Revenue On Its Own
March 25, 2013 | RSS Feed: Capital Public Radio News
An independent oversight commission has released a number of recommendations to fix the California Department of Parks and Recreation. One of the recommendations is that the...

Letter: Sutter Buttes park questioned
March 10, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
A few years ago, the California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased a landlocked property in the Sutter Buttes known as Peace Valley. The price paid was based upon...

Brown Administration's Early Christmas Gift: New Parks Audit
December 21, 2012 | RSS Feed: Capital Public Radio News
A new audit out Friday from the governor's Finance Department shows the financial scandal in the California Department of Parks and Recreation began nearly two decades ago $...