Man, I don’t know whether to rejoice or LMAO about Fargo and Tretheway’s sudden election-season interest in Natomas public safety. Yesterday I received an email from Captain Daniel Hahn stating the Sacramento Police Department (note: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, not city leaders) wished to meet with residents about the rash of home invasion armed robberies in Natomas. It stated:

“The Natomas (both North and South) community/neighborhood associations and the Police Department will be hosting a community meeting on Monday at 6:30 pm regarding the recent rash of Home Invasion robberies and street robberies.”

Note: the email says nothing about Mayor Fargo or Councilman Ray Tretheway’s involvement in this excellent idea. But alas, by the end of the day I had another email with a flier stating Mayor Heather Fargo and Natomas district councilman, Ray Tretheway, would be “hosting” the Police-initiated meeting at Inderkum high school at 6:30PM Monday evening.

Wait. I thought the Sac PD and neighborhood associations were going to “host” it? How did this happen? I thought rose-visioned Fargo and Tretheway only made it out to N Natomas to grin for the cameras when, e.g., new Rose Gardens opened (where they mugged for the camera–I had an image of it, but N Magazine would not give me permission to use it :pouting:). What are old “people-tell-me-they-are-eating-Natomas-up” Tretheway and “People-should-feel-safe” Fargo doing hosting a community forum on CRIME of all things??

Hmm.

My HYPOTHESIS is the Police Department (probably Cpt Hahn if I were a betting man), hatched the plan to open dialog with the community, but when team “FAR-AWAY” got wind of it they most probably called the chief and demanded involvement. And the worst part? Infamously opportunistic Fargo will probably tell us in an upcoming debate with KJ that hosting this meeting is an example of her commitment to public safety and open dialog with the community! (Rest assured I will have this article at the ready if that happens).

I don’t know about other Natomas residents, but I am not happy about the Far-Away bullshit-patrol crashing our COMMUNITY meeting with police. Anyone who follows the local news knows their loyalties are with the downtown partnership and elsewhere, not “ugly” magazine-unworthy Natomas. I do not consider either one of these people my neighbors (South Natomas is NOT my neighborhood), nor do I find their sudden interest in our safety sincere by any stretch.

I will reluctantly attend this meeting and somehow tolerate these “hosts” posing as “leaders,” and their deer-in-the-headlights-naivety posing as sincerity. But these two absentee politicos should know this before they make the trip out: No matter what they say in this meeting, they will NOT sway my vote for mayor or my perception of them. Fargo’s time is UP, and Tretheway needs to be recalled for allowing N Natomas to become the dumping ground for low income housing (and other socio-economic experiments), and at the same time not absolutely ensuring it had the amenities and police protection to support them (which homeowners are paying extra for in supplemental taxes).

So come one, come all. These “leaders” should have to answer for the inevitable crime problems that will be a huge part of living in Natomas for years to come. They should have to answer for that. God knows they don’t answer their emails.