CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.metrochamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.sacramentocvb.org/

Population:
407018 (2000 census)

County:
Sacramento County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Sacramento Bee

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Trinity Life Bible College	1974
Cosumnes River College	1970
Sacramento State University	1947
Sacramento City College	1916

LIBRARY

Library	Founded
Sacramento Public Library	1857

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Sacramento Zoo	1927

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
McClatchy Company	1857

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Phil Angelides	Politician	12-Jun-1953		Chair, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Adrienne Barbeau	Actor	11-Jun-1945		Swamp Thing
Xavier Becerra	Politician	26-Jan-1958		Congressman, California 31st
Barbi Benton	Model	28-Jan-1950		Hee-Haw regular, 1971-76
Larry Bowa	Baseball	6-Dec-1945		MLB Manager, Coach
Herb Caen	Columnist	3-Apr-1916	1-Feb-1997	Long running San Francisco columnist
Rae Carruth	Football	20-Jan-1974		Carolina Panther murdered his girlfriend
Ray Collins	Actor	10-Dec-1889	11-Jul-1965	Lt. Tragg on Perry Mason
Joan Didion	Author	5-Dec-1934		Slouching Toward Bethlehem
Sam Elliott	Actor	9-Aug-1944		Rush, The Hulk
Benson Fong	Actor	10-Oct-1916	1-Aug-1987	Flower Drum Song
Greta Gerwig	Actor	4-Aug-1983		Greenberg
Mark Goodson	Film/TV Producer	14-Jan-1915	18-Dec-1992	Goodson-Todman Productions
Colin Hanks	Actor	24-Nov-1977		Son of Tom Hanks
Henry Hathaway	Film Director	13-Mar-1898	11-Feb-1985	The Sons of Katie Elder
Hiram Johnson	Politician	2-Sep-1866	6-Aug-1945	Governor and Senator from California
Kevin Johnson	Basketball	4-Mar-1966		Mayor of Sacramento
Daniel Johnston	Singer/Songwriter	22-Jan-1961		Hi How Are You?
Anthony Kennedy	Judge	23-Jul-1936		US Supreme Court Justice
Rodney King	Victim	2-Apr-1965	17-Jun-2012	Subject of filmed LAPD beatdown
Thomas Kinkade	Painter	19-Jan-1958	6-Apr-2012	Self-proclaimed "Painter of Light"
Tommy Kono	Sports Figure	27-Jun-1930	24-Apr-2016	Weightlifter
Robert D. Krebs	Business	c. 1943		CEO of BNSF, 1995-2000
Brie Larson	Actor	1-Oct-1989		Hoot
Kate Levering	Actor	1-Jan-1979		Kim Kaswell on Drop Dead Diva
Lisa Ling	Journalist	30-Aug-1973		National Geographic Explorer
Randolph Mantooth	Actor	19-Sep-1945		Emergency!
Robert Matsui	Politician	17-Sep-1941	1-Jan-2005	Congressman from California, 1993-2005
James McClatchy	Publisher	17-Dec-1920	26-May-2006	Former Chairman, McClatchy Newspapers
Kevin S. McClatchy	Baseball	13-Jan-1963		CEO of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1996-2007
James Mitchell	Actor	29-Feb-1920	22-Jan-2010	All My Children
Chino Moreno	Musician	20-Jun-1973		Deftones frontman
Doug Ose	Politician	27-Jun-1955		Congressman from California, 1999-2005
Brian Posehn	Comic	6-Jul-1966		Mr. Show with Bob and David
Charles Schwab	Business	29-Jul-1937		Founded Charles Schwab & Co.
Scott Schwartz	Actor	12-May-1968		The Toy
Jason Sehorn	Football	15-Apr-1971		St. Louis Rams #42
Robert Warwick	Actor	9-Oct-1878	6-Jun-1964	Alias Jimmy Valentine
Michael K. Young	Educator	4-Nov-1949		President, Texas A&M University
Sarah Zettel	Author	Dec-1966		Reclamation, Fool's War

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Amanda Blake	Actor	20-Feb-1929	16-Aug-1989	Kitty Russell on Gunsmoke
Neville Brand	Actor	13-Aug-1920	16-Apr-1992	Birdman of Alcatraz
C. Roland Marchand	Historian	21-Oct-1933	14-Nov-1997	Advertising the American Dream

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