Kudos to Sacramento Community Members, Activists, Soldiers. Today I read a comment made to me from Marion Millian. The comment touched me so very much. I attempted to respond to her on the article she posted it on. However, the comment is too long and I will submit it here. This is not a news article. This may not be newsworthy to many. This is about how a comment made, by Marion to me who I've never had the pleasure to meet in person or talk to outside of this forum, has forever touched my heart.. This is about love; reaching out in the spirit of love. This is about how she reached out to me in the Spirit of Love and how I am reaching out to her in the Spirit of Love. I apologize in a

Critics of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson are raising concerns over a consulting firm’s ability to conduct an objective audit of the Community Development Department. But City Auditor Jorge Oseguera said Tuesday that Sacramento firm Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting Inc. does not have a conflict of interest. Oseguera will ask the City Council on Thursday to hire Sjoberg to conduct the audit. Some of Johnson’s critics pointed out in comments on The Sacramento Press that Sjoberg has worked with the law group Bell, McAndrews and Hiltachk. That group's managing partner, Thomas Hiltachk, wrote the strong mayor initiative. Johnson would have obtained more authority from the initiative, which was str

A prototype condo building will be constructed on a Midtown alley after approval by the city earlier this month. The Planning Division of the Sacramento Community Development Department granted a parking waiver and a side yard variance on Oct. 8 for a pilot alley residential project known as "Stitch" when developer Jeremy Drucker worked out compromises to address nearby residents' concerns. "The biggest concern was how heavily that block is impacted for parking," said Drucker, who previously developed 9 on F, the central city's first residential project certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Drucker made his comments Thursday a