Looking for a new best friend? Meet Norman!

At one-and-a-half years old, Norman is a social, happy, fun-loving American Bulldog. This big boy knows how to use a dog door, loves riding in the car and knows how to sit and stay on command. Norman loves to play, but because of his size (he’s almost 88lbs!) he will do best with a family that is active, home often, and has older children. He is okay with cats but prefers to be the only dog in the home.

Norman is currently in foster care with a Sacramento SPCA employee. He is often at the shelter, so if you’re interested in meeting Norman, please visit our website (www.sspca.org), download a “Dog Matchmaker Form” and fax it to 916-383-7062.  Linda can also be contacted at lsalle@sspca.org.

Students in the SEVA program interview other students and staff about their views on graffiti.

SACRAMENTO, CA -  As many as 71 employees of wholesale nursery Matsuda's of Sacramento will collect their final paychecks Friday after an audit by the Department of Homeland Security determined their work documents were "suspect."

The employees under DHS scrutiny represent 85 percent of Matsuda's year-round work force.

"These are good people.  We've worked with many of them for up to 20 years," said Matsuda's general manager Ryan Wallace.

Wallace said all 71 employees identified in the audit last week have been given the opportunity to provide bona fide documents, but only a handful said they could do so.

Matsuda's sales manager Tom Wing said the audit could not have come at a worse time as the nursery prepares to ship 130,000 azaleas to its retail customers, which include supermarkets and home centers.