This Second Saturday we set up shop at Bike Kitchen for the evening of Mochii yogurt, cold beers, good people and a super fun band, The Poplollys! We did a little meet and greet, gave away our reusable grocery bags, stickers and fantastic Mochii yogurt from our friend Marc Otero! Its is very interesting to hear people talk about there experience with the site just four months after launch. I met a few community contributers and a couple familiar faces from the local media world. With the weather teasing like its Spring people were out and about this Second Saturday and I hope you stopped by and said hello!  

You know the old joke: Q: How many anarchists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Dude, anarchists don’t change anything! But don’t tell that to the various activists who will be showing up at the Brick House Gallery in Oak Park Saturday from noon-10 p.m. for the third Sacramento Anarchists’ Cafe. Representatives from anarchist groups in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as Sacramento, will be speaking and holding workshops in the edgy art gallery all day long. They range from SANE, a group that runs a needle exchange, to Courage to Resist, a group that helps GIs who wish to terminate their military service. There will even be a workshop on “Herbalism for Women” and a represe

The Sacramento Bike Kitchen (SBK) has been open for a week and the buzz is all over town. A DIY bike workshop that spreads bike culture with its unique approach to getting 'er done. Volunteers help YOU know your bike by showing you how to fix and maintain it. The result is that you are much more at cause over your 2 wheeled friend NOT the effect. Your affinity skyrockets for all things bicycling and simply cannot go anywhere unless it's on a bike. Well alright thats a little over the top but I hope you get my point. At the kitchen we have a theory that most entry level bicyclists have had their hearts broken with the box store variety of bicycles that are not long for the dumpster. Poorly

Its party time come this Second Saturday. You see the Sacramento Bike Kitchen has a new center and we are throwing a grandopening party. The Bike Kitchen otherwise known as SBK is a nonprofit org(501(c)3) with the intention of keeping you on your bike and more importantly creating more advocates who create a more bike friendly community, one bike at a time. Heres how it works. For a small fee you can have someone show YOU how to fix and maintain your bicycle. A sort of teach a man to fish philosophy. We survive on donations such as unused bikes and bike parts. Unused, tools, and bike stands are gladly accepted as well. 2 hats we are wearing is the recycler and educational center for all t

The past few weeks of growth at The Sacramento Press has been quite exciting to witness.  With more readers, more contributors, and more content, we are sure to see some major success with our site for our community. As the Sales Manager of Sac Press, I am now finding myself moving ahead “full-steam” with our plans to gain great advertising from our local, Southside Park and downtown businesses. My mission is simple.  I will seek local and national businesses who are most reflective of, and beneficial to, the needs and views of our readers and contributors.    Most of our advertisers will have already brought their businesses from what we like to call “brick-to-click,” by having robust,