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4 days ago
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7 Democrats vote for GOP resolution condemning LA protests
Seven House Democrats voted Friday in favor of a GOP-led resolution to condemn anti-immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles, siding with Republicans on demonstrations that became a flashpoint in President Trump's immigration crackdown. The seven defectors are all moderate Democrats in swing districts. They include two California Democrats, Reps. Jim Costa and Adam Gray, who are both located in the agricultural Central Valley. Democratic Reps. Tom Suozzi (N.Y.), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (N.C.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), and Jared Golden (Maine) also voted for the resolution. Cuellar, who represents a district on the southern border, has also been notably outspoken in urging Democrats to respond to immigration issues. Gray, who won his election in November by fewer than 200 votes, told The Sacramento Bee that the resolution was 'far from perfect.' 'Messaging bills like this have no real force of law and simply express the sentiments of Congress — including the sentiment included in today's resolution that Congress is grateful for the first responders and public safety officers who keep us safe day in and day out,' he said. He also condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in California as 'terror-inducing.' Gillen said she had voted for the resolution in order to condemn violence against law enforcement. 'The First Amendment's protection of peaceful assembly and speech is a cornerstone of our democracy. However there is no place for place for violence, property damage, and physical attacks against law enforcement,' Gillen said in a statement. The resolution was introduced and co-sponsored by nine California Republicans representing districts across the state. It described the protests as escalating into 'violent riots' with 'acts of arson, widespread looting, property destruction, and vandalism' and condemned acts of violence against law enforcement. The resolution also castigated local leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), for failing to control what it called the 'rapidly escalating disorder.' Protests in Los Angeles began earlier this month in response to federal immigration raids on a series of local businesses. Trump responded by calling in the National Guard, and later Marines, to the Southern California city to restore order. The mobilization prompted condemnation from Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), and other local officials, who said they had a handle on the situation. Newsom and Bass have charged that Trump's move only served to inflame protests. The Los Angeles Police Department made more than 500 arrests over the course of the demonstrations, which were largely confined to a few blocks near federal buildings downtown. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) urged her members to vote against the measure Friday morning, calling it a 'partisan resolution to score political points.' —Updated at 4:15 p.m. EDT Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
02-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
See epic El Dorado County ranch rooted in Gold Rush history — wine cave included
A 380-acre ranch northeast of Sacramento draws its name from a naturally heart-shaped boulder discovered by the original owner and placed as the centerpiece of a grand, handcrafted stone fireplace in the property's spectacular lodge. Welcome to Heart Rock Ranch in northern El Dorado County, California. 'Instead of tucking it away, he made it the literal heart of the home — showcasing it front and center as a lasting emblem of family,' Barry Rhein, who's listing the property for $5.9 million, said in an email to The Sacramento Bee. '(The heart rock) was a symbol of what this ranch represented: love, legacy and gathering together,' he said. 'It's become a sort of quiet landmark for everyone who visits — a reminder that this place was built on something deeper than just foundations and walls.' Rhein, founder of Barry Rhein & Associates, is a well-known Silicon Valley sales consultant and educator. A stunning timber lodge The ranch's centerpiece is the stunning 3,720-square-foot lodge blending luxury and rustic craftsmanship, featuring timbers sourced from Nevada's historic Elko train station that 'infuse the home with soul and timeless character,' according to the official property listing. Three elegant bedrooms, a chef's kitchen and the dramatic fireplace built from on-site stones offer both comfort and grandeur, with living spaces opening onto patios overlooking the river valley. A serene waterfall, meandering brook and private temperature-controlled wine cave (holding over 800 bottles) add to the storybook atmosphere. Steeped in California's Gold Rush history, miners once swarmed the confluence of two creeks on the property. Rhein noted the discovery of artifacts — pick axes, shovels, bottles — reflecting the site's diverse past. Embellished with gold mining relics, the wine cave gives a nod to the era. The original owner, a top Kirby Vacuum salesman, built every structure himself, harvesting timbers and stones from the land. 'Everything he created had intention — to build a place for generations to gather, explore, and create memories,' Rhein said. 'He taught himself how to drive heavy equipment, how to fell trees, mill them himself, make beams and trusses from the lumber, and built the cabin and garage from the land.' The ranch balances play and retreat: a 360-foot zipline arcs over the meadow, a pond invites fishing and over 12 miles of groomed trails wind across the diverse terrain for hiking, horseback riding and ATV adventures. A charming, 750-square-foot guest cabin, 900-square-foot studio apartment, covered tractor barn and several outbuildings provide ample accommodations and utility. A working ranch Fenced and cross-fenced, the ranch has five wells, springs and a year-round pond. With six legal parcels and three additional build sites (one ready with utilities), there's room for expansion. A rare state permit allows construction of a large off-stream pond to further enhance recreation and water resources. Accommodations extend beyond the main house. There's a charming guest cabin and a well-appointed studio apartment. For everyday operations, there's a substantial covered tractor barn, plus smaller outbuildings and sheds. As a working ranch, rotational grazing sustains healthy land, and cattle, chickens, goats and sheep all roam the property, supported by the infrastructure for a full ranching lifestyle. 'The ranch feels like a living, breathing park,' Rhein said. The sellers are ready to pass on the cherished place. They plan to spend more time at Lake of the Pines and Lake Tahoe, but Heart Rock Ranch will remain an enduring emblem of family, stewardship and legacy for them, Rhein said. 'Now that we're in this new season of life — retirement — we're simplifying, slowing down... We are blessed that all our kids and grandkids are close by and it's time to simplify,' he said. Todd Renfrew of California Outdoor Properties is the listing agent.
Miami Herald
01-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Colleen McCain Nelson to leave The Bee for executive editor position in Dallas
Colleen McCain Nelson, who has been the executive editor of The Sacramento Bee for more than four years, will become the new leader of the Dallas Morning News' newsroom. Nelson, 51, is returning to the publication where she was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing in 2010. 'I have loved every day at The Sacramento Bee, and I feel fortunate to have spent the last four-and-a-half years working with such a talented and innovative team that cares deeply about the community that we serve,' Nelson said. 'The Bee's journalists are committed to holding the powerful to account, delivering exclusive local journalism and helping our readers live their best lives in Sacramento. 'I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from this team,' she said. 'It's tough to leave The Bee newsroom, but I am returning to the city I called home for 12 years and the newsroom where I spent my formative years as a journalist.' Managing Editor Scott Lebar, a 40-year veteran of The Bee, will assume the role of interim editor. Lebar, 71, has worked as an editor in many capacities with The Bee since 1985, overseeing all aspects of news coverage, from local and state news to features to sports to investigations. He has served as managing editor since 2013. 'Scott's steady leadership of The Bee staff through the years, combined with his deep ties to Sacramento, make him the perfect person to step into the interim role,' said Robyn Tomlin, McClatchy's Chief News & Membership Officer. 'The newsroom and The Sacramento Bee readers couldn't be in better hands.' McClatchy will conduct a nationwide search for the next leader of The Bee. Nelson will assume her new role as executive editor and vice president in Dallas on Aug. 11. She replaces Katrice Hardy, who left in February to become CEO of The Marshall Project. 'We conducted a nationwide search to find the best executive editor in the United States, and I am confident we found that leader in Colleen,' Grant Moise, CEO of DallasNews Corp. and publisher of the Dallas Morning News said in a news release. 'Colleen is an outstanding journalist and has been at the forefront of journalism's digital transformation. We can't wait to welcome her back to the Dallas Morning News. 'Colleen is relentlessly committed to journalistic excellence, and it has been clear throughout her career that accountability journalism, which is highly valued by our subscribers, is her top priority,' Moise said. Nelson leaves The Bee and its parent company, McClatchy Media, where she was previously the national opinion editor and the vice president and opinion editor of The Kansas City Star. In California, she was also the regional editor over McClatchy's five newsrooms, supervising editors and newsrooms at The Modesto Bee, The Fresno Bee, the Merced Sun-Star and The Tribune of San Luis Obispo. McClatchy's local newsrooms cover California's capital, Northern California, the Central Valley and the Central Coast. 'Colleen has brought remarkable vision, integrity and tenacity to our journalism,' Tomlin said. 'Under her leadership, the newsroom has produced deeply impactful work on California's most urgent issues — from government accountability and wildfire policy to housing, equity and criminal justice. That work has changed lives, informed communities and upheld the highest ideals of our profession.' In Sacramento, Nelson championed investigations into Lodi skydiving fatalities, inappropriate behavior by leaders at St. Hope Public Schools, the finances of the city of Sacramento, contracts related to Butte County fires and Cal-OSHA hiring practices. Nelson also spearheaded other community endeavors, including a cookbook highlighting Sacramento restaurant recipes and The Bee's Change Makers series, which honors key community leaders in partnership with the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program. 'Colleen has left an enduring legacy — one defined by courageous public service reporting, deep community connection and an unwavering commitment to journalistic excellence,' Tomlin said. 'She will be deeply missed by her team and by her colleagues across McClatchy.'
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Honey Hills Fest back with 4-day showcase of women-led bands
'Now read it in The Sacramento Bee/Ask your girlfriends and see if they know/Read it in the newspaper.' Thank you, Jack White, for that little shoutout at Channel 24 last week, in a crowd-amping shakeup of the lyrics to the White Stripes' seminal 'Ball and Biscuit.' We're flattered! Local artists, message Aaron Davis on Instagram if you have upcoming shows, @adavis_threetosee. The female-powered Honey Hills Fest is back for its sophomore installment, hopscotching to four different Nevada County venues (three in Nevada City plus one in Grass Valley) over four days. The multi-genre lineup is showcasing regional women and fem-presenting musical acts, and the festival is dedicated to promoting gender equality in the music industry. Razored-edge indie pop colorstorm Spacemoth (the enigmatic project of prolific sonic puppeteer Maryam Qudus, also a member of tingling 2024 Honey Hills headliner La Luz) joins Sacramento's post-punk rockers Clevers, haunted meadow traversing rock duo Witch Dick and Chaos Fiction for night one at St. Joseph's Hall in Grass Valley, while sultry electro-Americana-psych flamethrower (and former Gram Rabbit singer) Jesika Von Rabbit leads night two at the Fern with Everyone is Dirty and scandalously raucous MC5-influenced rock act Theya. Day three at Stardust Station has wistful cloud-surfing San Francisco rock outfit For Your Pleasure linking up with fellow Bay Area outfits Bad Tiger, Fieldress and Indianna Hale (you'll stop dead in your tracks and crank the volume for her spaghetti-psych diamond 'Hollow the Words'). Whimsical and endlessly captivating foothills folk duo Two Runner and high-desert honky tonk hellcats Noelle & the Deserters lead an outdoor lineup including Anna Hillburg, reverbing Oakland rockers the Stratospheres, Iona Swift and Artemis Arthur to close it out Sunday at Pioneer Park. Check out the fest's delightfully frenetic 'Honey Hills Fest '25 Official Playlist' on Spotify for a sampler platter of what's on deck (June 5-8. Also celebrating its second year is the one-day Pink Bandit Music Fest, an ultra-DIY fest with a loaded local lineup topped by whip-lashing guitar-driven alt-rock/dream pop act Rainbow City Park, which earlier this year offered up feisty five-song EP 'Fruitless.' Manicially sweat-pouring local rock staple the Snares — who scored the opening slot for the first of Jack White's two May Channel 24 shows — join Reno indie rockers Charity Kiss, ethereal hip-hop/pop artist Coco Simone, garage rockers Carport, jazz fusion ensemble Smally Big, Denim Nuns, Slow Pull, Riley Echo, chillwave standout Inner Nature and more to pack this lineup. There's also a side acoustic stage with a half-dozen artists including the likes of Aiko Shimada, Ludic Gal and others. It's free, with donations being accepted to help fund the artist-curated and -executed event (11 a.m. Saturday, June 7 at Auburn School Park Preserve. While we're looking east, we'll peek further up the hill to South Lake Tahoe — but you barely have to trek past 'the Y' for what we're eyeing. Tree-laden craft beer oasis The Hangar has dabbled in a couple of one-off al fresco shows from the likes of Rayland Baxter and the White Buffalo over the last few summers, so we figured they'd probably sprinkle in one or two more this year. Instead, they've gone absolutely bonkers with it, lining up roughly 20 gigs from big league indie touring talent, to the point where we can comfortably say that this is no longer 'a cool beer joint with occasional good music'... this is a venue now. On tap for June is a sold-out gig from funk-tickled dub reggae troupe Hip Abduction on June 7 and ethereally sprawling folk duo Rising Appalachia on June 8, followed by singer-songwriter and former Pentatonix member Avi Kaplan on June 13. July brings Ecuadorian-born indie artist Helado Negro (July 11), psych-surf darlings Allah-Las (July 19), indie rock heavy-hitters Whitney (July 20) and the dual-ego double bill of vintage soul scorchers The Altons and Thee Sinseers (July 31). Throbbing indie pop stalwarts STRFKR (Aug. 14), hot jazz/juke joint folk collective Dustbowl Revival (Aug. 15), atmospheric harmony-drenched folk duo Hollow Coves (Sept. 5), Arc de Soleil (Sept. 19, pay attention here, Khruangbin fans), Southern blues/roots royalty North Mississippi Allstars (Sept. 21) and more flesh out the balance of an eye-popping summer slate ( Back down the hill, it's lucky 13 for the Davis Music Fest, the mini-South by Southwest-styled weekend festival going strong since 2011 and spreading throughout a smattering of downtown Davis venues — your wristband gets you access to all of the sets. Friday music is concentrated on two stages at Sudwerk Brewing with Gold Souls, Boot Juice, Broken Compass Bluegrass and others, with Sunday set up at Delta of Venus with the likes of Tracorum, Object Heavy and more. Saturday has six different venues open for business with gilded San Francisco funkified brass battalion Mission Delirium and psych-pop miscreants Milk for the Angry, Davis indie folk rock standout Nat Lefkoff, L.A. Americana stalwarts Rose's Pawn Shop and a cavalcade of local favorites including Sacramento pop-punk royalty Dog Party (Jack White's Night 2 guest), Jakhari Smith, LabRats, Boca do Rio, Katie Knipp, Ten Foot Tiger, and tons more rounding out a weekend slate of more than 40 acts — check out their 'DMF 2025' playlist on Spotify (June 20-22. There has to be a spike in searches similar to 'who are the musicians in 'Sinners'' since Sac State alum Ryan Coogler's roots music-powered 'vampire' flick was released in April. For anyone who was trying to zero in on the bloodsucking yet soul-stirring siren 'Joan' from the film's ominously leeching folk trio, in real life she goes by Lola Kirke — initially an actress by trade, but of late a buried treasure of zesty throwback country and Americana. One could find traces from the film's centrifuge of Mississippi Delta blues (not acquired via fang) in her upstart catalog, but you would need to send feelers out in many directions across the U.S. of A. to unravel it all for the 'Country Curious' singer. Go north to Nashville, up east towards the plush and twanging Appalachians, probably swing over the dust-blowing Southwest, and likely other directions yet to be uncovered by the prodigious maven. Chloe Kimes joins the bill as Kirke tours behind her newest offering 'Trailblazer' (8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 at Starlet Room. $26.40. 'Swamp preacher' sounds like a C-grade horror movie, but we're sticking with it as an apt descriptor for veteran blues and soul peddler JJ Grey & Mofro, rolling into Sacramento for the first time in four years in support of his most robust work to date, 'Olustee.' His band now bursting at the seams with backing vocalists and brass, Grey over the years has morphed from a keyboard-perched wailer to enigmatic pulpit-leaning leading man, fanning the flames of his ever-maturing breed of humid rock 'n' roll, grimy swamp blues and levitating soul. His take on John Anderson's 'Seminole Wind' will tell you what you need to know (8 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 at Ace of Spades. $64. A cheeky tradition always accompanying the delectable deluge of pork belly that is Sacramento Bacon Fest is the Kevin Bacon Fest, where a troupe of bands gathers at Torch Club to perform their renditions of songs featured in, or having connection to, a Kevin Bacon movie (six degrees, or some such). Getting footloose (zing) and fancy free will be locals World Champ, the Legion of Decency, Chase'n the Beat, California Stars and John Neko (9 p.m. Friday, June 6. $15. Assuredly, there are myriad possibilities for songs that could overlap both Kevin Bacon Fest and the following weekend's '90's Nite — which is exactly what it sounds like. Hosts Band of Coyotes cobbled a gnarly lineup of locals to offer their takes on '90's hits (if anyone refers to this as 'classic rock,' we're having words!), including Accidents at Sundown, Bad Barnacles, Swan Ronson, Tiger Shade, Moxie Barker, Lewd Jaw, E-Regulars, 33Black, Ruining Everything and Sundazey (8 p.m. Saturday, June 14. $15. A mishmash of punk and alternative rock veterans descends on the Starlet Room this month, lead by Dead Bob - the slashing, synth-tinged solo project of John Wright (former drummer of legendary Canadian act NoMeansNo), which offered up its debut 'Life Like' in 2023. They're joined by thundering supergroup UltraBomb, composed of Greg Norton, founding bassist for the generational Husker Du, former Social Distortion and Agent Orange drummer Derek O'Brien, and Soul Asylum guitarist Ryan Smith (8 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. $26.40. Speaking of Social Distortion and punk rock godfather Mike Ness ... the legendary act is at the doorstep of an almost unfathomable 50 years of virtually nonstop touring, and lands June 14 at Channel 24. The venue also welcomes meteorically rising country/Americana star Charley Crockett (June 8) and veteran country singer/actor Ryan Bingham with the wily Texas Gentlemen serving as his band (June 18,
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary Sacramento Anchor Stan Atkinson Dies at 92
Veteran Sacramento reporter and anchor Stan Atkinson died on Sunday. He was 92. Atkinson reported for KCRA and KOVR as an anchor for nearly 40 years. He retired from local news in 1999. At one time local paper The Sacramento Bee called him 'the man who owns Sacramento.' At the age of 25, Atkinson embarked on a career in Sacramento at a station that had just gotten off the ground. It was 1957, and in walked a fresh-faced, youthful man with a tight crew cut. He'd been recruited from a small television station and the owner of KCRA at the time, Gene Kelly, had no idea he'd been hired. Kelly turned on his TV one night and saw the 11 o'clock newscast only to show up in the morning editorial meeting the next day asking 'who in the hell ever hired that damn kid?!' Instead of firing him, Kelly kept Atkinson, beginning a decades-long relationship between KCRA and Stan Atkinson. They had a newscast in the beginning…it was 10 minutes long. Five of it was sports. Television news was different in the 1950s. For one, it was sponsored and those sponsors' products showed up on set. The entertainment had a fried pie company. The network's 'Huntley/Brinkley news hour' had Camel cigarettes. And Stan Atkinson had Hostess. 'The floor man would roll in a table that was decorated with open or still packaged Hostess Cinnamon Dainties,' Atkinson described in a 2015 interview. 'And, it was up to me to open a package, pull one out, hold it up, take a bite, and say, Hostess Cinnamon Dainties. I'd say. Got it. Hostess Cinnamon Dainties. I'd take another bite. Get them.'"Atkinson was a principal fundraiser helping to raise money to build the $2.2 million California Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the State Capitol grounds," the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said on its website.
