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 [...]

Remember the Bee’s article in the days leading up to the primary mayoral election? “Crime fight: Who’s got it right, Johnson or Fargo?” Reporter Ryan Lillis started his Fargo-biased article off with “To hear Kevin Johnson tell it, Sacramento is a violent place.” He also quoted Fargo as saying “Citizens should feel safe..” [...]

I wrote about this in May, but it bears repeating given the recent burst of criminal activity in Natomas (and the crime that is certain to follow given the significant amount of low income housing in N Natomas–and more on the way in light of “very low income” construction in progress at Del Paso Rd [...]

The Bee ran another article on area crime today, this time on the number of cops allotted to each neighborhood, and how Natomas is clearly getting the short end of the night stick. Too bad it took a rash of violent crimes to awake them from their slumber. I just wish the Bee would have [...]

This letter appeared in the Sacramento Bee today, July 5, 2008, in response to the paper’s article about the rash of home invasions and robberies in Natomas of late. It was written by a retired Sac PD detective.
Not impressed with the captain
Re “Crime spike raises fears,” July 1: I almost fell out of my chair [...]

I’ll never forget a conversation I had with a young guy who had just purchased a 4,000 square foot stucco mansion at the apex of the real estate boon. This individual was only about 25 years old, and at the time he was working as a loan broker pedaling sub prime loans to anyone with [...]