On Tuesday, Jan. 27, the Sacramento Department of Human Assistance (DHA) will be conducting the annual Homeless Count from 9 p.m. until midnight. The event relies on volunteers who must attend a 3-hour training prior to the count. Registration is closed, however, as mandatory training sessions were held this weekend. According to the 2008 Homeless Count report released by the DHA last year, 2,678 people in Sacramento County are homeless on any given night. The count included those living in emergency shelters (730) and transitional housing (682) as well as street dwellers (1,266). Of these, a total of 680 are considered to be "chronically homeless." The Department of Housing and Urban De

Paul Dale Roberts Meets Count Saint-Germaine! Paul Dale Roberts, HPI Ghostwriter/General Manager Since I place my contact information into all of my articles, I get contacted by individuals from all around the world, who make bizarre claims. Let me introduce you to Charles Germaine (Note: Charles is a fictitious name to protect the interviewee). Charles contacted me via cell phone. His claim is that he is no other than the immortal Comte de Saint-Germaine. Yep, I am talking about the one and only immortal Saint Germaine! This is a big claim and I had to meet this guy, he seemed pretty familiar with the legend. The date is December 6, 2008, Saturday. I decided to meet him at Center Court R