If your kid ever asks you, “Mom/Dad, what does it mean when someone says you have ’sour grapes’?” you may want to show them a picture of Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson.

In fact, in light of his statements in a recent radio interview, Dickinson may have enough sour grapes to start his own winery–or is that “whinery”?

Shortly after the Sacramento City Council joined other cities in REJECTING a permutation of Dickinson’s anti-gang tax shenanigan,  he appeared on Ben Adler’s Capital…

You scream, I scream, we ALL scream: “GUN!!!!”

Wonder if Fargo, Dickinson, and Marcos Breton’s super duper new anti-gang tax would have prevented any of these crimes?

I’m pretty sure all these new crimes reported by the PD all occurred in Natomas–or at least in that general vicinity. I have not included a slew of other crimes in Natomas like when the 20- something guy with the two year old toddler with him walked up and

“Nearly one million—three in 10 California teens—are left unsupervised after school three or more days each week” (Opinion Research Poll, June, 2006)

A little over two years ago, law enforcement people from all over the place met with state legislators and pleaded with them to put key legislation in place “to ensure high–quality [prop. 49 after school] programs roll-out successfully.” At the time, an official added, “these reforms are necessary because serious financial and administrative barriers currently keep many kids…

The following North Patrol calls were observed Saturday and Sunday night by a vigilant (bored? ) Joe Sacramento reader. Before I type another word, I have to say that while criminal activity can be heavy on the North Sacramento beat at times, I am extremely impressed by the work our police department is doing.

As you will see, police response times are

Updated Saturday, July 19. In what is perhaps the most violent summer in Natomas history, two MORE violent crimes have been reported by Natomas victims, both committed early yesterday morning. These were not gleaned from a police email, these were reported by the Sacramento Bee this evening (thank you Sacramento Bee).

For those counting, the newest two armed robberies in Natomas bring the count to three within the past 48 hours, four if you count the one on Norwood to be…