Wanna get rich? Here’s the modern day formula: Go to college, get a bunch of degrees, declare yourself an expert, get a high paying executive job, preach integrity, have no integrity,  cheat/lie/steal your way to the top, then resign when your schemes are uncovered and walk with a $12.2 MILLION severance package, AND $16 MILLION [...]

The conversation level around the internet is abysmal. Our collective growth  is being stunted and tolerance levels for diversity is spiraling out of control.  But why? What has caused the tone to dive into the depth of the sewer? One of the main reasons is the absence of personal accountability on the net.
I don’t blame [...]

Sacramento Press, you rock. THANK YOU for having the GUTS to stand up to hate  today when you rolled out a first-of-its-kind zero tolerance anti-abuse policy and christened it by banning one of the region’s worst offenders.

Hot off the presses. Abridged with fun edits and a timeless quote at the end.

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Joe Sac Primary Election  Interview

A reader asked if they could ask me a series of questions back and forth on email and suggested I post the resulting interview. I agreed. Here is the result of our exchanges. This reader is not affiliated with any political parties or candidates running for office.
Q: Why do you [...]

Ray Kerridge has finally been dislodged from the city administrative pipeline. No word on whether he self propelled or was plunged. Either way I think this is a good thing for Sacramento. I suggested he resign when the first massive budget shortfall was announced, followed by the news that Sacramento had become the second most [...]

Tonight there was a strong mayor forum hosted by the gay-lesbian “Stonewall Democratic Club.” They held a moderated debate at the Radisson Hotel to “hear the arguments both for and against” Kevin Johnson’s strong arm mayor initiative. Folks from SAG (Sacramentans for Accountable Government)  were in attendance to argue for the initiative. Folks from SAVE [...]

Upon hearing  iMayor Johnson’s new year’s resolution to “improve relations with the city council,”  Armour Steel’s Steve Ayers (the guy who wrote the letter to the  city decrying the tumultuous political environment at city hall), is quoted as saying, “[Johnson] needs to bend over backward and extend a hand to every council member. “  What [...]

So I hear the panel commissioned to explore charter reform for the mayor’s seat has determined it’s a good idea to give the mayor a few more goats, but not the deed to the farm. That will apparently be the topic of a two hour agenda item in tonight’s session. Sounds reasonable to me.
After the [...]

When I did the “I’m sick off..” post , I promised the “I’m thankful for..” post would follow. Here it is. Please feel free to join in. I’m thankful for..
1. God. Yep, I don’t know who or what I would be without Him. Luther Vandross, my favorite male vocalist, did a song called So Amazing [...]