“We had no reason to think there was anything duplicitous about Roger, great sense of humor…”  -Neighbor of Roger Troy, a 63 year old man who fatally shot a former Hooters waitress he had been stalking for years. A judge had recently denied her a restraining order due to “inconclusive evidence of stalking”–despite 70 [...]

As a 20 year old man lie bleeding to death on the steps of a New York post office, one quick-thinking bystander snapped a cell phone image of  his killer as he strolled away from the scene. The image is haunting, the story behind it a tragedy.
Sir’mone McCaulla was the killer. He is the young [...]

“I don’t want your state-sanctioned jailbreak in my backyard,” declared Assemblyman Joel Anderson, R-Alpine (San Diego County).
Assemblyman Jeff Miller, R-Corona (Riverside County), ominously predicted the bill that will free 17,000 CA inmates would be like  “setting off a nuclear bomb in California.”
Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, even promised a future ballot initiative to repeal the bill [...]

A lot of people are asking that question today. In my opinion the answer to it is unequivocally yes. Let me count the ways..
Oops #1: Early Release
The LSD-tripping deviant was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the kidnapping and heinous rape of a 25 year old South Lake Tahoe casino worker Katherine Calloway in [...]

Those of you whom have followed my blog long enough know I am very passionate about DUI enforcement on Sacramento’s roads. In this space, in public forums and via emails I have waged my own personal war against DUI by imploring officials to champion hardcore penalties for DUI’s (i.e. I believe minimum fine for first [...]

News today that our illustrious city council has approved a fire union proposal that will allow 60+ firefighters to keep their jobs for another year.  Bittersweet victory for the union, I’m sure, but a victory no less–especially for all those families that would have been affected by the cuts, not to mention the impact on [...]

Despite–what appears to be– considerable citizen DISAPPROVAL of undercover sting operations that are designed to entrap citizens doing non violent things like soliciting a prostitute ..or buying minors alcohol.. or selling a  joint or three, they somehow continue in earnest, as today’s Bee article about a Woodland alcohol sting proves.
I am not a fan of  [...]

“Cause everytime the pigs have got me /they rub it in my face with the flying Nazi/military force, but we don’t want ya/Standin’ on my roof with the rocket launcher /The stuff that I’m saying, better make it heard/Mother$#%@ you and your punk-a$$ ghetto bird..” -Ice Cube, “Ghetto Bird”
Thugs hate ‘em, residents fear ‘em, kids [...]

Just as I settled in to watch some TV with the family last night I heard from frequent Joe Sac contributor Jim Knapp, founder of Build America, the non profit organization created to rehab dilapidated homes in Sacramento with the labor of Sacramento’s wayward youth.  He said he had some news that would have to [...]

During the 2008 mayoral campaign Mayor KJ promised countless citizens and journalists he was going to manage the city’s budget a lot better than the [deposed]  Queen Mayor Fargo had. When asked how he would do that, his response was always the same: A top down audit of the city’s finances to uncover government waste. [...]