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Sharrow is an arrow-like design painted on a roadway to mark a bicycling route. What is the purpose of this marking? This 'Shared Lane Marking' is intended to inform cyclists and motorists where a travel lane ...

Voters Tuesday administered pass/fail grades to eight area school districts seeking financial aid.

The 2008 California Biennial continues the Orange County Museum of Art's four-decade long history of presenting new developments in contemporary art.

What you're reading and why you're reading it The Mark Dery essay on this page is part of a new book, Hunger and Thirst, Food Literature, published by San Diego's nonprofit CityWorks press and edited by Nancy ...

The Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange has been selected as the grand marshal of the 71st annual Harvest Festival, which begins Friday in Arroyo Grande.

Awareness was raised recently of the issue of including students with special needs in school activities and events for students who are enrolled in Placer County Office of Education's programs, but who are ...

Even though Lynn Oliver was only appointed to the Placer County school board last year, she has more than a decade of experience from which to draw.

When we started the Save the Foothill Theatre Company campaign only three weeks ago, the $90,000 we needed to mount our next production seemed all but insurmountable.

Winemaking in California has never been an unsupervised industry. The first vines were brought to the Pacific shores by Cortez.

"Most governments acknowledge that renewable energy is the only way to prevent dangerous climate change but they are still not giving renewable energy the necessary political, financial and regulatory framework ...

MENTAL CONFETTI CLEANUP: Summer Solstice is touted and marketed as Santa Barbara's ode to wild abandon, a haven for pagan sun worshippers, temporary hippies, free expressionists, and gonzo suburban fun-lovers ...

The historic Dana Adobe in Nipomo will be the site of a series of educational Saturday talks.

Endorsements Announced by the Placer County Republican Party for the November 4th General Election Posted by Aaron F Park on Friday, August 01, 2008 8:21:08 PM The Party will oppose local tax increases, bonds, ...

Grass Valley Police Department Friday 2:29 p.m. - A caller reported a wheelchair that was taken from Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital on Thursday is being ridden by two juvenile boys on Dorsey Drive.

The fifth annual San Francisco Children's Theater Festival, a one-day free event with 20 shows for children will be held Sunday, July 27th, 11:00 am-4:30 pm at Yerba Buena Gardens and the Zeum Theater.

RAMPAGE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF APOLINARIA LORENZANA Apolinaria Lorenzana lived for around 90 years.

A record number of Placer County motorists are abandoning their vehicles in favor of the county's bus systems.

San Jose's real birthday isn't until November, but the city is gearing up to celebrate its 231st anniversary a little early with the "Founders Day Fandango" on July 27.

It's the $6.9 million question that area superintendents are expected to propose to their school boards within the next month: Should we take the next step in researching the idea of unifying into one large ...

A number of small school districts in the foothills of Placer County are considering a merger to combat years of dwindling enrollment and shrinking funds from the state.