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On Saturday, eight members of a local American Legion Riders chapter roared up on motorcycles for a flag retirement ceremony of a faded and tattered flag flying at the Sylvan Ranch Community Garden in Citrus Heights. With several members of the garden present, the riders saluted as the old flag was gently taken down, respectfully folded and boxed up, and a new one was raised in its place.… Read more »

I'm excited to share with you a major step forward for the support of space exploration in the U.S. Congress: the official formation of the new Planetary Science Caucus.A caucus is a formal interest group made up of members of Congress. Having a caucus allows legislators form new relationships and organize a core voting block of political support for an important issue, in this case,… Read more »

Elk Grove-South County Democratic Club Treasurer Nancy Fox said that her husband, World War II veteran Bill Fox, recently received timely assistance after she contacted U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove.Bill, a Wilton resident who is currently under hospice care, is suffering from dementia, cannot walk without using a walker, and has one kidney that is operating at 28 percent.He served in a… Read more »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Thousands of people marched peacefully through the streets of Sacramento on Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The civil rights leaders was a firm advocate of nonviolence and was killed by an assassin's bullet almost 50 years ago. Yet King's legacy of political activism is still inspiring people today. Along the parade route on Monday, the… Read more »