From an email press release I received via Rhonda Erwin: This photo is a picture of  Michael Barron who was shot and killed in Sacramento, California in 2009. After the death of her murdered son, Shirley Rhodes started the Mike B Foundation where she reaches out to at-risk youth.
The Mike B Foundation will join the [...]

Natomas Radio (Audio File Attached!)

Ray sits in his office with a small group of people. Suddenly Staffer2 comes crashing into the room, out of breath, his eyes wide and completely out of breath. He is holding his iPhoneand pointing to it.
Staffer2: SIR! BREAKING NEWS!!!
Ray: Gadzooks! You scared the sugar out of me! !
Redacted woman: What [...]

This will be a daily feature all the way up to election day. It’s an exclusive BEHIND THE SCENES look at Ray Tretheway and his keystone cop crew of staffers as they desperately try to save his $55,000 year gravy income and the four full time jobs that support him.
Fluff and Bluff

Ray [...]

This will be a daily feature all the way up to election day. It’s an exclusive BEHIND THE SCENES look at Ray Tretheway and his keystone cop crew of staffers as they desperately try to save his $55,000 year gravy income and the four full time jobs that support him.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

[Ray [...]

In this comedy-laden video, Ray Tretheway cites a dip in crime numbers as an indicator of his commitment to solving crime problems in Natomas… this right after Angelique Ashby states she led the effort to have a police center installed in the Safeway strip mall. HA!

Crime is down in Natomas because of the efforts of [...]

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 [...]