One day in the late spring of 1961, my dad came home from work and told me, “This weekend, you and I are going fishing with Uncle Ross.”
Sure enough, Friday evening about 5:30 p.m., Uncle Ross drove up in his station wagon with my Cousin Jim. Dad loaded two fishing poles, some tackle, two sleeping [...]

During the Board of Education meeting for the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) on Feb. 2, 2012, the Board approved $28 million in cuts to the 2012-2013 year budget.
According to SCUSD’s Chief Communications Officer Gabe Ross, the proposed cuts are an attempt for the district to provide a balanced budget to the County Office [...]

The Carmichael Chamber of Commerce has experienced high and low points since its establishment 46 years ago. Among its high points was the hiring of Linda Melody.
Linda, who has served as the chamber’s executive consultant since December 2009, said that she began working for the chamber at one of its lowest points after its then-president [...]