Out And About June 2024

Out And About June 2024

May 28, 2024

Out & About By Jessica Laskey June 2024 Summer Shopping Farmers markets offer more than fresh produce More of your favorite local markets have reopened, some with summer hours. The Midtown Farmers Market at 20th and K streets offers fresh fruit and produce,...
Inside Pitch

Inside Pitch

Apr 28, 2024

Residents near the Sacramento River who want to block public access have a big advantage over the 500,000 or so people who will benefit from a new levee bike trail.

The residents have a good lawyer.

One attorney working for property owners shouldn’t matter. After all, the rest of us are represented by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, a state agency whose mission is to serve public interests.

But that’s not how it works.

Documents obtained under the California Public Records Act tell a more complex story. For the past three years, a lawyer hired by property owners near the levee built a relationship with flood board officials.