On Wednesday night, members of the VIBE foundation's Youth Leadership Board met at their 3,000 square-foot future lounge site, a building donated to them by the Sacramento Housing Redevelopment Agency, to discuss their recent accomplishments and funding plans. The youth lounge, which is scheduled to open in August, aims to provide a safe and fun environment conducive to the success of its youth members. In addition to after-school tutoring, the lounge will offer a game area and career center... caseykirk2106 anthony95823 comment-23946 2010-03-29T18:04:35Z 2010-03-29T18:04:35Z Attention Jim Knapp: 1st Thing is your way off bases about the Schenirer family. I know Jay and David personally, if you ever met this to wonderful people you would say other wise. 2nd with or without the Vibe center Jay Schenirer has been a youth advocate for disenfranchised youth and youth in a whole in the Sacramento Community. 3rd Developers and lobbyists who want to own Shinerer's vote. NOT going to happen, Jay is an independent person and thinks for himself, and is not swayed by other people. Lets talk about this is a bunch white prep school kids and they will have no impact on disenfranchised youth. WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU SAY something so belittling about youth that are making a difference in their community and Sacramento. Clearly you have no life. AND TO THE prominent African American political leader WHY don 't you get off your lazy ass and be a man or woman enough to being your concern to the Schenirer family. They would be more then happy to speak with you. 4th David could make it to Standford or Yale on his own and is not padding his resume. PLUS HE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO EITHER OF THOSE SCHOOL. AT LEAST HE COULD MAKE IT INTO THOSE SCHOOL. UNLIKE YOURSELF. IF YOU EVEN WENT TO COLLEGE. Youth is actually something that he really cares about as well as his community. and to the prominent African American political leader WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HELP THE DISENFRANCHISED YOUTH. SURE HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR NAME INT HE PAPER ABOUT DOING ANYTHING FOR US. and YES YOU FOOL... I am BLACK. This family has been helping disenfranchised youth for years. so before you start talking shit about them get to know them first. i have known this family for 6 yrs personally and they have been a great help to me and the Sacramento disenfranchised youth. AND IF YOU are MAN OR WOMAN ENOUGH OR HAVE THE BALLS I WOULD BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU IN PERSON. anthony95823 2010-03-29T18:04:35Z juliannagler comment-22944 2010-03-05T07:45:59Z 2010-03-05T07:45:59Z lets clear a few things up Jim. 1) If you have any LOGICAL concerns with VIBE, David and I will be more than happy to meet with you. Having said that, your incredibly false bantering on this site is unnecessary, unless you are simply trying to prove your case as a fool. 2) VIBE was created under the Sacramento Youth Commission, of which Jay Schenirer has no control. 3) To say that Ben Wangerg "runs" VIBE only furthers your persona as an ill-informed critic. Although Ben did great work representing SCOE on the VIBE Board, he has not been a part of the organization for over six months. 4) Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has absolutely no involvement in VIBE, other than being a supporter. And even if he did, are you proposing that would be a bad thing? Are mayors not supposed to support local youth lead non-profits? 5) The City of Sacramento has zero involvement in VIBE, other than being supporters, so your wrong again. (common theme?) 6) "The senior Shinerer is a close Johnson ally who Johnson is pushing for City Council to have more votes on the council." REALLY? thats funny. If this were true, you would think Mayor Johnson would have endorsed him huh? 7) learn how to spell SCHENIRER before you attempt to falsify. I look forward to speaking with you in the future. juliannagler 2010-03-05T07:45:59Z mrose714 comment-21679 2010-02-03T20:21:24Z 2010-02-03T20:21:24Z p.s.- he is NOT going to Stanford or Yale. Is that where you got rejected from that you're so bitter? mrose714 2010-02-03T20:21:24Z mrose714 comment-21678 2010-02-03T20:17:05Z 2010-02-03T20:17:05Z Attention Jim Knapp: I think you are completely ignorant in your comments about VIBE and the Schenirer family. You have no credential to talk smack about what you think the VIBE is going to represent. VIBE is open for youths ALL OVER Sacramento, including the "disenfranchised youth." VIBE has gone to meetings with youths of all races, and financial backgrounds to promote VIBE and what it has to represent for Sacramento. The City of Sacramento is NOT spending money on Vibe, but if they were to, I think it would be an extremely positive thing for midtown, and the youths in Sacramento. Clearly, you're alone in life-- come to Vibe, even you'll be welcome. mrose714 2010-02-03T20:17:05Z The Parrhesiac comment-11795 2009-08-09T00:04:34Z 2009-08-09T00:04:34Z Um lets be real here folks and have FULL DICLOSURE...The VIBE center is ran by Jay Shinerer's son, David Schenirer and former Kevin Johnson aide Ben Wangerg. The senior Shinerer is a close Johnson ally who Johnson is pushing for City Council to have more votes on the council. As a prominent African American political leader, who I will not disclose the name of stated, after they stopped laughing, "this is a bunch white prep school kids and they will have no impact on disenfranchised youth." Well one look at photo 4 surely supports that statement. Sadly, I agree. This "lounge" seems to have been inspired for two reasons only, A: It is an election year and Sr. wants street cred and appear to be a youth advocate, and Jr. wants to pad his resume to Stanford and Yale. I can guarantee you one thing...private donations may not be hard to find. I will bet $5 bucks that donations start coming out of the woodwork as the election cycle heats up. Developers and lobbyists who want to own Shinerer's vote on the council should he be elected. The sad part of this is that the money the City is spending could have provided more youth services through the Boys & Girls Club and other youth programs that are truly effective. The Parrhesiac 2009-08-09T00:04:34Z pcax comment-10213 2009-07-03T00:18:35Z 2009-07-03T00:18:35Z let's hope this gets the community, civic, and corporate support it needs to get done--one thing that cannot be allowed to suffer during these down times is our kids' welfare. we can make this happen, but we need some champions in the 'adult' world to step up and provide the fiscal and professional resources the kids need to make this a reality. pcax 2009-07-03T00:18:35Z Jacob Scandone comment-8973 2009-06-06T00:23:02Z 2009-06-06T00:23:02Z Hope they're successful. Teens need an enjoyable place to hang out with a positive environment. I've got nothing against skate parks, but a building with a career center will be more constructive in the building of a teenager's future. Jacob Scandone 2009-06-06T00:23:02Z lifesizetwinkies comment-8871 2009-06-05T04:29:53Z 2009-06-05T04:29:53Z Sounds awesome. Can't wait to see what it looks like when its finished. Keep up the good work. lifesizetwinkies 2009-06-05T04:29:53Z Christina Giffin comment-8869 2009-06-05T04:09:33Z 2009-06-05T04:09:33Z It's about time! Midtown needs something for teens and the idea of youth making this happn for themselves is exciting. Very impressive Christina Giffin 2009-06-05T04:09:33Z