I’m pleased to announce a new nickname for oft maligned Sacramento City Councilman, Ray Tretheway: Slim Shady! And man has he earned it. Will the real shady ray ray please stand up, please stand up, please stand up… looks like he finally has…

Natomas residents are hissing mad over Tretheway’s spur-of-the-election-moment proposal to bring a much needed fire station to West Natomas residents at the expense of over $60 million in already-signed, sealed and delivered infrastructural projects (including the fabled North…

A fellow community member sent a great email to members of a  neighborhood association list I subscribe to. In it she opined that more residents must get involved in their communities in order for change to occur. I responded to her with my theory as to why more people don’t get involved. Of course my theory  is only based on my own experience. I recognize your mileage may vary..

Dear Brenda,

In my opinion it all starts at the top. We [Sacramentans]…

What a fabulous letter from Cecily Hastings of Inside Publications. Inside Publications publishes newspapers such as Inside East Sacramento and Inside Arden [hey when is Inside Natomas coming?]. The basic premise of her support for Kevin Johnson is that eight years of Fargo is enough. Eight years is enough for a president, a governor, and should be for a mayor as well. I could not agree more. Great points all the way around.

Eight is Enough: Why I support Kevin Johnson…

In what will undoubtedly be remembered by perceptive types as one of the slimiest political moves in the history of Sacramento politics, holdout councilperson Kevin “Forest Gump” McCarty (oh come on, I kid the McCarty!), FINALLY announced his “endorsement” of Heather Fargo on the steps of city hall today.

The Big Ooze, as we like to call him, dug deep into his bag of speech tricks and called proud Mama Fargo a “leader” (whiskey tango foxtrot?!), and told hapless onlookers and…

Forget the State Fair; if the Sacramento City Hall starts selling deep fried zucchini and Texas style bbq rib sandwiches, I just may take my family THERE this summer to see the circus.

Who could resist? With Heather Fargo, Ray Tretheway, Lauren Hammond and others in our illustrious city council shamefully attempting to portray their dissenting colleagues as election season puppets, RATHER than fiscally responsible budget stewards attempting to curb spending n the face of a staggering $58 million dollar budget…

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I went to Inderkum High in Nomas tonight to attend the public safety meeting called to address the rash of home invasions and armed robberies terrorizing the community at present.

The good news is that it was so packed with cops, residents, press, and even members of the Guardian Angels, that people had to stand out in the hallway and listen without line of sight. The bad news is that a good 25% of the…