Year In Review: The Top 10 News Stories Of June 2015 On CBS Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The drought weighed heavily on everyone's minds once again in June, but there was still space for a vigilante hunt gone wrong and an NBA superstar showing a little too much to a camera that got too close.
10. Lebron James Accidentally Exposes Himself While Adjusting Shorts During NBA Finals
Moments before Game 4 of the NBA Finals began on Thursday night, James inadvertently exposed himself to millions watching on live television. As James was getting ready to take the court, an ABC camera moved in for a close-up.
Turns out it got a little too close.
9. Regulator: Roseville, Folsom Could Run Out Of Water By September If Folsom Lake Releases Continue
The increased water releases are because of protected salmon in the Sacramento River. Erin Curtis with the Bureau of Reclamation says they've had to stop releases from Shasta Lake to keep the water cooler up there for salmon to breed.
But even with that requirement, it also has to release water downstream to keep the Delta clean. With Shasta not able to do its part, that means more water has to come from Folsom Lake.
8. Paid Sick Leave Law Gives California Employees More Time Off
Under the new law:
- Nearly all California employees can accrue one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked
- Employees can use their sick days after 90 days of employment.
- Employers can cap the sick leave at 24 hours, or 3 days a year.
- Employers must display how much sick leave employees have on their paystub documents.
7. California Rancher Selling His Water Through Newspaper's Classified Section
Under the farming equipment section, you'll find Grover Francis' ad. For 49 years, Francis raised cattle and grew pasture, but he decided to rip out his farm to plant almond trees.
6. Yuba City Police Warn Women To Be On Guard After Attacks
Neighbors off of Stabler Park Lane are left feeling uneasy knowing a man tried to attack two separate women over the past two weeks in the normally peaceful neighborhood.
5. Police: Job Interview Letters Are For Selling Cutco Knives, Not Human Trafficking
Families claimed the company scheduled an interview where the potential interviewee would be drugged, kidnapped and turned over to human traffickers. Police say that's not the case, and that the letters are from Vector Marketing, which operates Cutco knives.
4. Modesto Vigilantes Attack Homeless Man After False Facebook Warning Goes Viral
The post was all over Facebook, complete with a description of the man, and where to find him. It didn't take long before police say a group of guys took the law into their own hands. The post warned in all caps of a Modesto man trying to break into homes and assault women, urging people to share to save a woman's life.
Modesto Police spokeswoman Heather Graves says they were flooded with calls, but they had no reports of the man trying to physically harm anyone.
3. Citrus Heights Residents Crying Foul Over Neighbor's Surveillance Camera Pointed At Their Hot Tub
Residents at a Citrus Heights apartment complex want something done about a prying eye pointed towards their hot tub from behind a neighbor's fence.
2. Broken Sprinklers At State Capitol Raise Concerns Of Water Waste During Drought
A CBS13 viewer sent in images of a sprinkler watering a bench while another set of sprinklers water a sidewalk, as well as broken sprinklers squirting water onto seemingly nothing at all. This wasn't happening at someone's home or business, but at the epicenter of where all the drought rules and regulations are coming from.
1. California Water Cuts Leave City Days Away From Running Out Of Water
The community's sole source of water, the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, was one of 114 senior water rights holders cut off by a curtailment notice from the state. The announcement set off a search for water as well as legal action.
