I have been saying for years the Sacramento Police Department should add an online scanner to its website so citizens can monitor their communications as they can in other major cities. I have also suggested the PD add a feature whereby citizens could receive alerts when/if felonious crimes are committed in their area (especially when [...]

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 [...]

“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. [...]

Just piggy-backing on the comments thread from my last article.  Specifically I wanted to address a few points about the D1 seat and the candidates whose names have been tossed into the hat so far (there will be more incidentally, I know this for a fact).
In my opinion, the only real “skill” you need to [...]

Ray is on fire with all his bright ideas!
Before the invention of the light bulb, illuminating the world after the sun went down was an arduous, hazardous task. It took a lot of candles, torches and/or oil lamps to even fully light a good-sized room, and more than a few people lit themselves afire, or [...]

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, [...]

According to Natomasbuzz.com, rumor has it Goodwill Industries will be moving into the large retail space abandoned by cash-strapped Borders Books (in the Park Place strip mall in North Natomas–the picture at left depicts one opening in Wyoming). From the comments I have read, it appears as though at least some North Natomas residents don’t [...]