On national television, President Barack Obama contended this week that his plan to overhaul the cou

Congressman Dan Lungren was present for a press tele-conference this week that put the spotlight on how federal recovery money can assist with economic relief and sustainable development in hard-hit rural areas of the state.

Three years after money was earmarked, forward motion is evident on a plan to cut down auto-traffic hazards at Plymouth's main intersection.

The personal attacks on Nancy Pelosi may have hit a low point in August, when Fox News host Glenn Beck joked about adding poison to the House speaker’s glass of wine.

Bay Area members of Congress said they're ready to heed the president's call for action on health care reform, although a stunning breach of decorum during President Barack Obama's shows how difficult that may be.   KCBS' Doug Sovern reports

Rep. Dan Lungren (R – Gold River) told members of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce at their Aug. 28 luncheon that the public desperately wants to be heard on healthcare matters.

As Congress reconvenes this week and begins again to consider health care reform, its members, including several leaders from California, must get back to basics. From House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco to Rep. Dan Lungren of Roseville, they need to tune out the rhetoric and tune in to the real problems of the American people.

Five more miles of the Arnold Rim Trail will be completed by the end of next year thanks to nearly $800,000 in federal stimulus funds. Construction of both a handicapped-accessible trail running from the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum in White Pines through the forest to an area overlooking San Antonio Creek and a trail cutting through the San Domingo canyon near Hathaway Pines should begin next ...