The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would reject record producer Phil Spector's appeal of his murder conviction for fatally shooting actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra home nine years ago. The court declined to hear his attorneys' argument that prosecutors had turned the trial judge into a government witness by using his statements in a multimedia presentation, among other challenges ...

Walk though the iron gates of the PumpHouse Riverside Restaurant and Bar, past the illuminated trees and manicured lawn, beyond the postmodern, perpetually drizzling pump-fountains, and you could be forgiven for thinking you weren't in Victoria. But here you are, expectations raised as you pass the elegant homes of Stayton Street on your way to the Guadalupe River. This is downtown at its most ...

Sacramento County park officials are still seeking a buyer for two-thirds of Elk Grove Regional Park, and Elk Grove city officials remain in the mix to take up that offer.