The Executive Director of the California Student Aid Commission, Diana Fuentes Michel, says that more than 200,000 students could be kept out of classes this fall. She sites Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to do away with new Cal Grant aid for lower income students who want to go to college, but cannot afford it.

Chancellor Charles Reed of California State University stated that the cuts were equivalent to slashing enrollment by 60,000 students at their 23-campus network. Reed and [...]

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Sacramento, dubbed River City, is the capital of California, the 7th largest city in the state and the seat of Sacramento County. With a population of over 460,000, the city sits busily along the banks of the Sacramento River, ergo River City.

There is an interesting historical note about the city is in regards to the two floods that occurred in 1850 and 1861. In response, the city increased the landfill level in 1862, which caused the first floor [...]

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