Some Sacramento City Council members say the city could be harmed if voters halt California’s global warming law in November. A handful of council members have publicly opposed Proposition 23, a ballot measure that would block state regulations relating to global warming.  Backers of Prop. 23 want to freeze AB 32, the state’s global warming law, arguing that it hurts businesses in California. When the state’s unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or lower over four continuous quarters, AB 32 would go into effect again, the ballot measure states. The title of the measure is the “California Jobs Initiative.” The state’s unemployment rate was 12.3 percent in June, according to the federal

At approximately 5:30 p.m. today Kevin McCarty called Roger Dickinson and conceded the District 9 race for the State Assembly. In a statement released this evening, McCarty announced his gratitude to his campaign and his congratulations to Dickinson. "I know he’ll serve the City of Sacramento well in the State Assembly," McCarty wrote. "To my family, friends and supporters…Thank you! I’m really proud of our positive, energetic, grassroots campaign…and couldn’t have done it without you!" The Dickinson camp is looking forward to getting involved with the business of District 9, according to Dickinson's campaign manager, Gabriel Medina. "All the candidates ran a very strong race, and we l

As of 3:32 p.m. Roger Dickinson held 228 more votes than Kevin McCarty, his main competitor in the District 9 race for the State Assembly, according to the state elections website. A candidate only needs to have more votes than all other candidates to claim victory in State Assembly races. Sacramento County still has mail-in and provisional ballots to count in this race, but the official count of how many exactly was not available at 9 p.m. The election is still a very tight race with Dickinson claiming 35.4 percent of the vote. McCarty holds 34.8 percent. McCarty is waiting until more is known from the county registrar. "I am going to respect them and wait until they finish their job

Democratic Assembly candidate Chris Garland is ringing in the New Year with his announcement that he has picked up the endorsements of key legislative leaders in his race for the Democratic nomination in the 9th Assembly District, including Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, and former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez. For more information, contact Phil Giarrizzo, 916-737-9325.