Paper or plastic? I think the first time a grocery clerk asked me that question was back in… gosh.. 1990? No, I’m not talking about paper money versus plastic debit card (although I could be just as easily, but that’s a different article entirely); I’m talking about paper bags versus plastic bags.
Personally, I didn’t like [...]

The reform charter commission threw Kevin Johnson a huge bone last night when it recommended the mayor be given the ability to appoint the City Manager (even though it nixed his strong mayor proposal). Considering many claim the City Manager currently has all the power, that would seem like a coup de grace.
In typical Johnson [...]

Last Sunday was a day of reckoning for this Joe. Shortly after breakfast I felt a sharp pain in my upper abdomen. Unrelenting. Highly uncomfortable. This was about the third or fourth time I had experienced this exact sort of pain in the past year. I knew its pattern by now: all day steady pain, [...]

Stumbled on a Bee article today about a free 10 week  parenting class being held in El Dorado Hills.  The “Parent Project” website says the program will teach parents how to:  “Prevent (or stop) children from using alcohol/drugs, Stop parent-child arguments forever! Improve children’s grades and school attendance. Recognize and prevent gang involvement. Learn how [...]

It occurred to me recently these two elected politicians made the same rookie mistake when they each took a John Wayne-like “shoot-first-ask-questions-later” approach to pushing their respective initiatives on their constituencies. Obama now has a dismal Gallop approval rating of only 51%, and if internet-based comments about Johnson are any indicator, his rating is probably [...]

Hi I am Michael, but I go by the pseudonym “Aristophanes” (a Greek playwright). Joe has graciously accepted my offer to post stories and opinions from time to time on Joe Sacramento. I am glad to be here and hope you like my stuff. Joe thanks for keeping it alive here. Good choice.
The Sac city [...]

In the spirit of government transparency, I would like to request a full audit of Kevin Johnson’s volunteer staff. For each person working in MY city hall on the MayorCorps staff, I would like to see  a detailed spreadsheet of names, ages, backgrounds, qualifications, experience, resumes, hours worked per day, how the person was selected [...]

“Obama’s not the evil Marxist people think he is. He simply lacks common sense as the result of spending so much of his adult life in the library and classroom, and not the real world. Hence many of his ideas are formulated in a vacuum, and that’s why they come across so incredibly idealistic (like [...]

He did this to silence Graswich. You guys may hate Graswich but he’s one of the most relevant political columnists in Sacramento, and probably has as many inside connections in the capitol as anyone in the state. Now he’s got a sign on him that says property of Kevin Johnson, and a strip of duct [...]

Despite–what appears to be– considerable citizen DISAPPROVAL of undercover sting operations that are designed to entrap citizens doing non violent things like soliciting a prostitute ..or buying minors alcohol.. or selling a  joint or three, they somehow continue in earnest, as today’s Bee article about a Woodland alcohol sting proves.
I am not a fan of  [...]