Ridgeview Professional Blog

The SacBee recently reported that Catherine Moulton, a former project manager for Walt Disney Imagineering, will be leading the $50 million project to transform the former PG&E Power Station on the banks of the Sacramento River at Jibboom Street into an educational center. The center will become the new home for the 60-year-old Discovery Museum Science and Space Center and will serve as a model for 21st...

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KCRA recently reported that a California Sun advertisement with a woman dressed in a bikini and boots was taken down off Highway 49 in Auburn after someone used a black tarp to cover the billboard leaving a message that said, "No more porn in our town". According to the California Sun CEO Mike Blore, no complaints were received about the billboard. Blore added that CBS Outdoors, which owns the billboard,...

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A plan to build a doughnut shaped office space large enough for 12,000 people has been presented to a City Council in California by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The futuristic glass-fronted offices will include a cafe large enough to seat 3,000 staff members and run on power generated by an on-site energy centre. The space in the middle of the round structure will be used as a courtyard and the surrounding...

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ForeclosureRadar.com reports that the inventory of Auburn homes in preforeclosure (homes that have received a notice of default) fell 23% from April to May 2011. Also, the inventory of Auburn, California homes that have been foreclosed on and are currently owned by banks fell slightly compared to April, but increased compared to May of last year. Read more about this report at PlacerCountyHomesandLand.net

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At 5am today, over 1,500 runners began The Western States Endurance Run at Squaw Valley with a goal to cross the finish line in Auburn, California no later than Sunday morning at 11am. The Western States Endurance Run is one of the oldest ultra trail events in the world and certainly one of the most challenging. The Run is conducted along the Western States Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California,...

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Police Chief Valerie Harris is scheduled to retire Wednesday, June 29 with Capt. John Ruffcorn being sworn in as chief Thursday. Harris, who grew up in the Sacramento area and was the first in her family to get a college degree, began her career in law enforcement 30 years ago. “I enjoy engaging with people,” she said. “I was taught to do the right thing for the right reasons and law enforcement...

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ClipperCreek, Inc. announced today the introduction of its LCS-25 – a compact, high power, residential charge station priced at just $995. The LCS-25 sets a new standard for small size and even smaller installation cost. “The LCS-25 should install in just an hour or two and eliminates the overly complicated installations we have been seeing in the market.” “We have made great...

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Wal-Mart has announced its presence in Auburn with a new website that touts its soon-to-be role as a job creator and low-price leader. And it’s already creating a stir. A spokesman for the Arkansas-based corporation said Wednesday that since the site’s debut Monday, it had recorded more than 800 visitors and 100 people have signed up as supporters of the new store. Amelia Neufeld, Wal-Mart...

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