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National Night out in Sacramento
by Kati Garner, published on August 3, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Storyline: Happenings around Sacramento
The mayor of our fair city had a busy night out on National Night Out, from north to south Sacramento and points between.
First stop for Mayor Kevin Johnson, Police Chief Braziel and Gus Vina, interim City Manager, was Heritage Park Neighborhood Association off Elkhorn Blvd from 6-6:30pm. Then the three moved on to Robla Park Community Association • Robla Park until 7:20pm.
Throughout the evening until 9:30pm, the Mayor and his staff did touch and go visits to Swanson Estates, Meadowview Neighborhood Association • Freeport Park and finally Golf Course Terrace Estates.
After receiving a warm welcome from residents at Heritage Park on arrival, Mayor Johnson told them their area "exemplifies the very best in neighborhood watch." He explained "our commitment as a city is that public safety is a top priority in Sacramento." He told them their voices will be heard at City Council on a regular basis with Angelique Ashby being recently voted in and taking office in November. Heritage Park has a 100% participation rate for neighborhood crime watch, explained Ashby.
Sacramento Chief of Police Rick Braziel talks with a resident of Heritage Park during his visit.
Angelique Ashby, incoming City Council member, District 1 and Gus Vina applaud as the mayor introduces law enforcement.
George Huarjardo (foreground) joins a group of Heritage Park folks who came out to National Night Out for some food, socializing and to meet the mayor.
Kevin and Vicki Coughlin in East Sac talk with a block party visitor. They say this is their sixth year of participating in National Night Out. Many neigborhoods throughout the city held similar National Night Out parties.
Block party goers BBQ on a grand scale on 54th street that was blocked off between L and M streets. There was good food, wine and beer from local businesses and things for the kids to do.
National Night Out | America's Night Out Against Crime: "Tight budgets in communities across the country make National Night Out more important than ever…
Communities are being forced by tight budgets to scrutinize everything they do.
The closer people look at the value of National Night Out, the better it is. On a small annual budget, National Association of Town Watch (NATW), the sponsoring organization of National Night Out, has created and hosts an annual event that this year will bring together 37 million Americans in 15,000 communities.
Local coordinators receive everything they need to host a successful National Night Out in their community. NATW remains committed to working with city governments, police departments and grassroots organizers to make their communities better places to live.
And, we begin our second 25 years with a renewed commitment to meeting the same standards of transparency and accountability expected of our law enforcement and community partners."
(www.natw.org)
SacPress Photos | Kati Garner
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Where's our high school?
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/03/2935201/neighbors-celebrate-national-night.html
take note of the third paragraph that says "...in its 27th year nationally, is intended to bring neighbors together in a stand against crime. "
geez, i bet if KJ was out fighting for high schools you would blast him for ignoring the crime problems in sacramento. some people you just can 't make happy. right "naga"?
KJ is the reason, really? so his year and half of being mayor of sacramento (you remember that position can't really do anything without city council approval right?) and he is the sole reason there aren't high schools in half of the neighborhoods in sacramento? it couldn't possibly be the sacramento school district doesn't have enough money or teachers to create those schools. no, no, no...in "naga's" world the reason sacramento has half as many schools as "naga" says we need is because KJ is mayor.
thank you for displaying yet again why you are closed-minded. oh and before you spout your "you are misrepresenting and lying" garbage you like to spew, please reference something i have said that is incorrect if you are going to accuse me of anything.
Here ya go. I did not say this. It's another lie from you:
"in "naga's" world the reason sacramento has half as many schools as "naga" says we need is because KJ is mayor. "
And again, you don't know what you're talking about. It was mentioned in the news yesterday. Do some reading about the record of St. HOPE -- and why it displaced the student body of Sacramento High School.
It is you who are "close-minded" if you don't think that neighbors at a community night-out, are not concerned about or discussing the education of their children and aware of the connection between educational opportunities and crime.
Duh.
That is a silly, rigid, close minded interpretation of what the event is about.
you take a good idea of rallying communities around fighting crime and see the negative side of "where is our high school?". how about saying:
"dear mayor, political and business attendees. as supportive of the fight against crime in our local communities as i am, i am still concerned over the lack of high schools in the area to educate our youths of today. i feel if we educate our youths, this will in turn help the fight against crime by giving them careers so they can be contributing members to society. thank you for your commitment to our neighborhoods and i hope you also spend the equal time necessary towards our local education system".
instead you come right out with "where are our high schools?" with such a negative tone, can you blame anyone for tuning you out right away? but then again, that would be way too much to ask for you to be open-minded towards something like that...
"and this article is still about crime, not education. duh!!!!!!! they may be discussing education, but the purpose, as was given in my website reference AND quote, is to combat crime."
The reason that correcting the current attacks on our education system is so crucial is to prevent more generations of dumbed down, black and white thinkers, people who think in rigid categories, have no critical thinking skills, who use dictionaries to strangle word definitions and totally miss the big picture.
once again, the point of the National Night Out was for communities to rally around each other and show solidarity against the ever increasing crime rates. it is for neighborhoods to take back their communities. if you can't see that, then no amount of education that you are concerned about will ever help you make the connection.
i guess if you would have gone to the link i provided above you would have seen this part of the article. sorry, next time i won't make that mistake again of giving you a resource because it is clear you don't read them.
Thank you for making my point.
i don't recall ever disputing the "bringing the neighbors together" aspect. it was the WHY they are getting together that you are wrong about. read the part about making it clear to criminals (i.e. those who commit crimes) that neighbors banding together against them. they aren't banding together to get more high schools or fight for more money towards education or parks or anything else you want to claim. they are getting together to fight crime. but i wouldn't expect you to get that because that is just way too obvious.
when you go out and talk to every neighbor, neighborhood and community, gathering on that night and talking about whatever you tell them they're not supposed to be talking about -- because YOU SAY SO and it's ALL ABOUT CRIME -- and they don't laugh you off or put a hot dog up your nose, when they all agree to follow YOUR rules about their front porch conversations, get back to us. Bring video.
do i have to spell out everything for you? you talk about me never understanding whatever mind games you want to play, but i don't think i can spell it out and further than that. if you can't understand the basic principle of "get together to fight crime" as the vehicle to get neighbors together, then it will take someone with a doctorate to help....and that, admittedly, i don't have.
Rich E. do ya need a hug? :hug:
how do you figure that only YOUR point of view and opinion is the ONLY correct one? shouldn't you be on bigger boards duking it out with the bullies? this is small potatoes here, mate. ;>)
it's not my job to educate you. inform yourself. don't understand a reference: Google it! or ASK. don't pretend to know what you don't. try recognizing points of agreement instead of always trying to shout down what you don't understand. how bout that?
as far as control issues, i have no idea what you are talking about. if you are 100% behind your opinion, i don't have a problem with that, and neither should you. if you let me talk you down out of your stance, then apparently your stance wasn't that firm. again, not my problem. have an opinion, have supporting references for your opinion and we will be fine. i am not into these emotional name calling games either. frankly i would rather have a respectful conversation with you. but the conversation needs facst, otherwise we are arguing opinions, and opinions are subjective.
like i have said before, have a nice life. i look forward to the day where we can have a civilized discussion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXQqpCCEQT0