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 [...]

Well the Sacramento city council election is a little over a month away and I wanted to see what Angelique Ashby had to say about her candidacy. I have never met Angelique Ashby in person, although we have corresponded via email for almost two years now.  In this article I have added a few observations [...]

There was an article in the Bee today about a local program called  “Flourishing Families.” The program, sponsored by an organization called “The Healthy Marriage Project,” was created to help low-income couples with a child up to 3 months of age learn relationship skills such as conflict resolution, communication and money management.  BRAVO! I love [...]

Agenda item #18 for this coming Tuesday’s city council meeting is as follows:
Inclusionary Housing Workshop [To Be Delivered] (Updated on 2-6-09 at 9:35 a.m.)
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation:Review results of economic analysis and neighborhood research. Provide direction on potential framework for changes to Mixed Income Housing (Inclusionary) Ordinance. Contact: Lisa Bates, Deputy Executive Director, (916) 440-1330, Cindy Cavanaugh, [...]

Apparently usurping Fargo wasn’t enough. Mayor Johnson now wants to be CEO of Sacramento, too. Is he ready?
No matter your stance on today’s news about KJ’s stated desire to essentially kick the council to the curb and take full command of the city, I think we can all agree he is following through on his [...]

Heads are spinning, nodding, shaking, and probably rolling tonight after local officials released a commissioned report stating blacks (and Hispanics to a lesser degree), are two times more likely to be pulled over than Whites and Asians in SOME AREAS in the city of Sacramento.
I read through the report last night (not recommended). Looks [...]

“Dont push me, cause Im close to the edge, Im trying not to lose my head, Its like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under” – Grrandmaster Flash in “The Message”

I was over at some apartments in Regency Park (which is north of Natomas Park) off Zurlo Way yesterday [...]

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 [...]