When Sacramento City Manager Howard Chan broke the law by hastily placing his own pay raise on a City Council agenda, it was consistent with the performance standards that the council had set for him.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty speaks with City Manager Howard Chan after the City Council voted not to retain him on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Now McCarty has a window to change the city’s ...

Sacramento city manager Howard Chan gestures while speaking at a Sacramento City Council meeting on homeless Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Topic: A year ago, right before Christmas break, Sacramento ...

Sacramento city manager Howard Chan gestures while speaking at a Sacramento City Council meeting on homeless Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com Topic: A year ago, right before ...

Sacramento has parted ways with Howard Chan as its city manager after the City Council voted 6-3 on Dec. 17 not to renew his contract. Newly sworn-in Mayor Kevin McCarty voted against extending Chan’s ...

Hong Kong-based Canadian celebrity Bonnie Chan has become a mother. On Dec 25, the 34-year-old shared on Instagram that she had given birth to twin boys, nicknamed Ocean and Sun, in September.

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