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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rep. Doris Matsui, shown at an October town hall meeting in Sacramento, was being investigated by the House Ethics Committee. A spokeswoman for her said the panel has closed the case. WASHINGTON – Sacramento Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui has repaid $2,800 in back taxes on her $1.5 million Maryland home after state officials said she received tax breaks for erroneously claiming it was her permanent...
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The Rancho Cordova Post (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
In honor of World AIDS Day, which is being recognized today in countries all across the globe, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement: “Each year, this day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV. Today, on the 21st annual World AIDS Day, we take time to [...]
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Don Webb, center, a longtime friend of Art Savage, prays during the close of Saturday's memorial service for the River Cats owner at Raley Field. Saturday afternoon mourners remembered Art Savage, the River Cats owner who helped propel Sacramento to near major-league status by putting old-school American glamour into summer nights. The memorial was held over home plate at Raley Field, Savage's very...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
FREE RIDE FOR JERRY: Stuart Leavenworth dings Democrats as they 'anoint' another candidate If California's Democratic Party had a motto right now, it would probably be, "No drama." The party doesn't like surprises. It doesn't tolerate family fights. Its preference is to anoint candidates who can breeze through the primary carrying lots of money into the runoff. That's one big reason the...
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The Sacramento Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Sacramento Employment and Training Agency will receive $1.95 million for its Early Head Start program, a national effort to bring prenatal and early childhood care to low-income families. The funding award was authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to Rep. Doris Matsui, a California Democrat who wrote a grant letter earlier this year on SETA’s behalf.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Doris Matsui Assemblyman (and attorney general candidate) Alberto Torrico has scheduled a legislative hearing in Ontario next week to explore "Gangs 2.0: The Emerging Threat of Cyberthugs." The press release announcing the get-together says Torrico, D-Newark, and others will explore the use of social networking tools in gang recruitment and gang-related crime, and points out, "Cell...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was beaming last week after the House narrowly approved landmark health care legislation that she fought relentlessly to move forward. WASHINGTON – Reps. Doris Matsui and Dan Lungren are polar opposites on Capitol Hill, but they agree on one point: House approval of a trillion-dollar health care overhaul marked a victory for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco....
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The roof of a North Sacramento plastics factory will host the biggest West Coast installation of a new type of solar panel. The technology, built by Fremont's Solyndra Inc., uses racks of solar cells roughly the size and shape of long fluorescent light tubes. The shape allows the panels to harvest sunlight from any angle, including what's reflected from the white rooftops common on large commercial...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Less than a week after casting votes on a historic health care bill, members of Congress are sweeping through their districts to rally constituents on the proposed overhaul of the country's health care system. Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Gold River, will host a town hall today in Carmichael. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, will host his own forum Saturday in Lincoln. Both House Republicans voted against...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The decades-long battle over abortion has emerged as a mini-drama in the larger debate on a health care overhaul, and Central Valley lawmakers are divided. U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, has joined at least 40 other House Democrats in vowing to oppose health care legislation if the abortion limits included in an amendment to the bill passed by the House survive, said spokeswoman Mara Lee. The...
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The Rancho Cordova Post (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Last week, Congresswoman Doris Matsui announced that President Barack Obama signed the 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act today, which is the final step in securing almost $87 million in federal funding for Sacramento flood protection priorities. The large infusion of federal funds will go a long way to increase Sacramento’s [...]
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Sacramento will receive nearly $87 million for flood control projects under an energy and water bill signed Wednesday by President Barack Obama. Sacramento Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui called Sacramento "the most at-risk river city in the country." She said the money will go a long way toward increasing the city's protection against flooding and propel the region toward a goal of 200-year...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District on Tuesday scored $127.5 million in federal stimulus funds to install "smart meters" in every home and business in its territory – the first step in giving local consumers real-time, online information about their energy use. The grant to SMUD and three institutional partners was the largest of any in California, and will allow SMUD to install...
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The Rancho Cordova Post (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced $127 million in stimulus funding for a local smart grid energy project, a joint venture between the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), California Department of General Services, and the Los Rios Community College District to expand Sacramento’s comprehensive regional smart grid...
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Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The Troops to Teachers program would be rejuvenated to attract younger veterans to work as public school teachers under a bipartisan plan announced Tuesday.The existing program, created in 1994 to help find post-service work for people whose military careers were being cut short by the post-Cold War drawdown, has been limited to career service members with at least six years of active service or 10...
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