Shortly after I published Angelique Ashby’s smoldering letter to the Natomas community about the West Natomas fire,  District One Councilman Ray Tretheway sent his own email to the community, replete with canned sentimentality only Razor Sharp Ray could cook up on a moment’s notice.

I received Sunshine Ray’s letter via email this afternoon. In classic Tretheway style, he opens by sharing a riveting anecdote about having lost his own home to fire (who knew?), then goes on to state his commitment to…

“The question to ask is how many more tragedies before we get the fire station we need on the West side of I-5? Whose home will be next or will it be a school? Which brave firefighter will have to try to beat the odds because we don’t have enough help? And what price will that firefighter and his family pay?” - Angelique Ashby

Community leader Angelique Ashby, President of the Creekside Neighborhood Association, and Co-Founder of the Greater Natomas Crime…

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Fargo was absolutely pathetic on every level last night. In 22 years as a business professional and voter, I have never witnessed such an egregious, vindictive public official so replete with resentment. One absolutely can not be an effective leader (let along consensus builder!) with that kind of emotion ruling one’s entire being. No way. Last night Fargo showed through her snarky grin, condescending sighs and defensive body language why there is so much division in this…

Why is Nancy Pelosi smiling as she signs the bailout rescue plan? Anyone? I can’t figure it out.

Why is Nancy Pelosi smiling as she signs the bailout rescue plan?  Comment your best caption for this image!

Here’s another great one…

And in related news…California may need some serious bread, man

Arnold wrote a letter to U.S. Treasurer today. In it he said CA may need a multi billion dollar loan to finance errrr the state of California if something doesn’t give by October 29th. He…

SMUD SUCKS

I am so happy it is Friday.. almost. What a week this has been. And how does it wind down? With a POWER OUTAGE ten minutes into the vice presidential debate! A what!? Yes, a friggin’ power outage!  I had just finished off a few delicious chili dogs and was settling into my sofa with my wife to watch the debate when BURRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr. Silence.

I immediately called SMUD. The rep. confirmed power had been cut to 3,000 homes in Natomas.…

What a fabulous letter from Cecily Hastings of Inside Publications. Inside Publications publishes newspapers such as Inside East Sacramento and Inside Arden [hey when is Inside Natomas coming?]. The basic premise of her support for Kevin Johnson is that eight years of Fargo is enough. Eight years is enough for a president, a governor, and should be for a mayor as well. I could not agree more. Great points all the way around.

Eight is Enough: Why I support Kevin Johnson…

You didn’t think I was gone for good, did you? Hey, I have to work, too. My job is such that is fluctuates from semi-organized chaos to blissful tranquility (with nothing in between) and the past few weeks have been the former.

I recently got promoted, and with my promotion came a ton of new responsibilities. Sigh. But I’m happy blessed to have a job. Times are tough, and I empathize with those who aren’t as fortunate. I have been in their…

According to Heather Fargo, her #1 priority has ALWAYS been public safety. That’s why she’s been green-lighting continued building in Natomas right up until the final minute of the December deadline (although KJ approves of the same, so they both seem to think tax revenue is more important than our safety), despite the incredibly severe and real danger of CATASTROPHIC flooding worse than Katrina. WORSE THAN KATRINA.

Yes, Fargo is big on safety. That’s why the police department is in the…

Where is Batman when you need him? Dark Knight anyone?

If there were ANY lingering doubts about Heather Fargo and company’s lack of commitment to public safety, I hope they have all been removed now.

In a JOLTING development, the City of Gotham Sacramento has decided to pair up OUR police officers and reduce OUR patrol car presence by 50%  over the next thirty days. Why? They claim to be hosting an experiement in an effort to cut costs. But some folks…

The Extreme Makeover edition of Fargoformayor.com!

Have you seen the Great Fargoni’s new and improved web site?  When it first loaded into my browser today, I had to double-check the URL, because for a moment I thought I had inadvertently pulled up PLAY-DOH or LEGO’s web site.

From the toddler-esque color scheme and unorthodox layout, to the brainy revelations (”vision is seeing, not saying”), to the family-unfriendly logo of the naked lady with a Tommie Smith fist to the sky, Queen Fargo’s…