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 [...]

So Sacramento is about to get serious about water consumption. The city paid consultants to help them devise a public awareness program that seeks to make residents a lot more responsible when it comes to water conservation.
Look, I’m all for it. I am constantly amazed by how wasteful residents are when it comes to watering [...]

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. [...]

Happy Easter, friends. I hope you all had a nice weekend. Ours was wonderful. We attended Saturday Easter vigil at the Cathedral. The service was long and people were required to stand for long periods of time. At one point a man fainted. Fell backward like a tree and slammed his head onto the hardwood floor. A woman screamed. Then, BANG! He was down. The Sac Fire Dept arrived and took him away with them.

Agenda item #18 for this coming Tuesday’s city council meeting is as follows:
Inclusionary Housing Workshop [To Be Delivered] (Updated on 2-6-09 at 9:35 a.m.)
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation:Review results of economic analysis and neighborhood research. Provide direction on potential framework for changes to Mixed Income Housing (Inclusionary) Ordinance. Contact: Lisa Bates, Deputy Executive Director, (916) 440-1330, Cindy Cavanaugh, [...]

Daniel Weintraub approached me several weeks ago and invited me to participate in an article he was working on for the Bee. He said it would be comprised of advice for the new mayor. The only caveat was that I would have to use my real name. I declined. He was very understanding and invited [...]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hope you had a nice one. Now for a look at something we’re NOT thankful for. We’re not thankful for the lopsided article in the Bee today about the 9,000 property value appeals currently in the Sac County Assessor’s books, nor the suspiciously dicey manner in which the county of Sacramento Assessor’s [...]