The smell of stale urine, trash, puddles, cracked pavement - these are the things one might find in a dingy, unkempt alley. But can Sacramento turn those alleys into commercial and residential areas resembling something more like an oasis, complete with plants, permeable pavement and a sense of safety? That is what more than 75 Sacramento residents met to discuss on Wednesday, March 25. A monthly gathering organized by Sacramento's Urban Design Alliance (UDA), this week's dialogue was entitled Alleys in Sacramento's Future, and was standing room only for about a third of the crowd. The meeting began with everyone introducing themselves, viewing a photograph of an alley, and telling what

So my favorite picture is the paint splatters that have created art by covering up another form of art. Funny how that works.  Ok so name this alley way. The first one to correctly name the cross streets gets a reusable sacpress.com grocery bag.