By Mary Lynne Vellinga, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Mar. 9--A series of blunders by Sacramento County enabled home builder Reynen & Bardis to chop down hundreds of oak trees in Rancho Murieta without replacing them.

By Mary Lynne Vellinga, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Feb. 26--Sacramento County has sued embattled home builder Reynen & Bardis for failing to replace 500 mature oaks it cut down to make way for houses in Rancho Murieta.

By Ed Fletcher, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Oct. 17--Ending years of debates, studies and delays, Sacramento County supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to add nearly 300 homes to the affluent community of Rancho Murieta.

By Niesha Lofing, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Oct. 5--A grass fire in Rancho Murieta burned 45 acres and kept firefighters on scene for more than four hours overnight. The single-alarm fire, off Latrobe Road about five miles east of Stone House Road, was reported just before 9 p.m. Thursday.

By The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Apr. 27--Here's an idea that is sure to outrage the neighbors and the developers -- but that's fine, because it would be the right thing to do.