The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is turning away local criminals from its jails in order to continue collecting $25 million a year to house state and federal inmates. Read about it at SacBee.com.
Nov 3rd, 2009
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is turning away local criminals from its jails in order to continue collecting $25 million a year to house state and federal inmates. Read about it at SacBee.com.
What started as a modest effort to upgrade computer systems in several southern California counties’ courts has turned into a massive statewide project that is years from completion and could cost more than $2 billion. The system would link all courts and include all case filings, judges’ calendars and more.
While no one disputes the need [...]
Budget, budget, budget. That’s the story in Sacramento County as the Board of Supervisors continues the slow, steady unwinding of government.
Check out some of the latest:
First there’s possible cuts to public health.
Then there’s the battle with unions over a controversial, back-door furlough.
Then things got even worse with new sales tax revenue projections.
A union hired homeless [...]
Sacramento County could open 20,000 acres to development as part of its General Plan update. Environmentalists are none too happy. Read about it at SacBee.com. (20,000 acres to be opened under plan – Sacramento Politics – California Politics | Sacramento Bee)
Oct 1st, 2009
A high profile kidnapping case has given hope — much of it false — to families who also lost loved ones and the law enforcement agencies that have long tried to solve the cases. (pdf)
Sacramento County’s top municipal service folks tried to skirt civil service rules and hire a new top building official who didn’t meet minimum qualifications and applied late. The Civil Service Commission said no way, so the county created a new job for the guy. (pdf)
Sacramento County is bracing for more budget cuts. This time officials need to close a $54.5 million gap and are proposing to cut more than 370 jobs. (pdf)
In an effort to cut costs a couple years ago, Sacramento County did away with a retiree health subsidy. A state adjudicative body, however, just found the county can’t make such unilateral changes. This means the county could be on the hook for $2 million in back benefits and big bucks going forward. (pdf)
Sacramento County’s dire budget situation could mean big cuts for the county-run psychiatric hospital. The county might cut half the facility’s 100 beds and close the crisis unit. (pdf)
Weeks after closing a $180 million deficit and passing a “balanced” budget, Sacramento County officials are saying there’s a new $38 million deficit. Cuts to come. (pdf)
