Week in Review, June 12: Job Creation, Strife at Strikes, More

As warm weather returned to Elk Grove, the city for next year, new details emerged in the case of a accused of sex with an underage player, and how to get the city's economy moving.

Here are some of our top stories from the week ending June 12:

. Budget cuts at the county level are affecting families at one of their most vulnerable times, we learned: after the death of a loved one.

Court documents clarified that the 16-year-old that Arthur Temblador stands accused of sexually assaulting was in fact his player, and police said she may not have been the only one.

We asked readers for help solving one of the most-common complaints about Elk Grove. It's not too late to vote; poll closes 5 p.m. Sunday.

Columnist Jane Gassner wondered why we're constructing new subdivisions when so many houses stand empty.

Elk Grove moved to a salary step system for its workers, bringing itself in line with other municipalities while possibly setting the city up for a deficit down the line.

Activists and members of the state assembly spoke out against an attack against a gay man in the bowling alley parking lot. Was it a hate crime? Police say they're still investigating.