parkouraddict13 comment-61143 2011-12-09T16:24:19Z 2011-12-09T16:24:19Z im in the 95819 zip but i can probly go different places parkouraddict13 2011-12-09T16:24:19Z parkouraddict13 comment-61142 2011-12-09T16:22:55Z 2011-12-09T16:22:55Z when and where can i meet up with other pepole in sacramento to do parkour parkouraddict13 2011-12-09T16:22:55Z robertmatthewking comment-12442 2009-08-21T22:34:58Z 2009-08-21T22:34:58Z Sometimes: Practice at Bella Vista High School, meeting Sundays and Wednesdays at 4 p.m. robertmatthewking 2009-08-21T22:34:58Z Kassandra Perlongo comment-12435 2009-08-21T19:27:36Z 2009-08-21T19:27:36Z Well written, and so appealing! I remember watching this in a French movie - District B13 - and was just completely blown away by what these guy could do with their bodies. It really is an artform combined with mental/physical training. I think the police force has everything to gain and nothing to lose by implementing this into their training. I would love to see more females involved with this. Are there any traceuse's that participate in Sacramento? Kassandra Perlongo 2009-08-21T19:27:36Z Hawa Arsala comment-12417 2009-08-21T16:21:31Z 2009-08-21T16:21:31Z It's great to hear from you about the Sac parkour scene! Thanks for giving us your input, we really appreciate it! Hawa Arsala 2009-08-21T16:21:31Z Sonia Lucyga comment-12371 2009-08-20T21:05:31Z 2009-08-20T21:05:31Z Illuminating! I had always wondered about Parkour...The philosophy behind it is phenomenal and totally applicable to day to day existence. I think we could all be more aware of our physical boundaries, or lack thereof! Sonia Lucyga 2009-08-20T21:05:31Z Meatlad comment-12358 2009-08-20T17:45:28Z 2009-08-20T17:45:28Z Great article, keep up the good work guys and keep feeling that sun and smelling that dirt (I hope it's dirt)! - Meatlad Meatlad 2009-08-20T17:45:28Z Corndogg comment-12357 2009-08-20T17:42:32Z 2009-08-20T17:42:32Z Corndogg, co-founder of SF Parkour here. Great article! The SacPK group has really established themselves as leaders in the community, and as an open, diverse group that is very welcoming to newcomers. Victor and many others there can ensure you get off on the right foot, safely training with proper techniques and controlled progression. There is a great mix of traceurs, methode naturalle practitioners, freerunners and even trickers all training together, so its a great place to get exposed to different movements. I highly recommend meeting up with them and giving it a shot, regardless of sex, age, or abilities. Parkour is about control of your own movements, and finding whats right for your own body and abilities. Jam soon! Corndogg 2009-08-20T17:42:32Z robertmatthewking comment-12354 2009-08-20T16:40:42Z 2009-08-20T16:40:42Z Excellent article. Great photos. Hopefully this inspires more people to explore the benefits of Parkour! robertmatthewking 2009-08-20T16:40:42Z Deathkimian comment-12349 2009-08-20T16:21:07Z 2009-08-20T16:21:07Z Corey from Sacto parkour. Loved the article, great writing and well thought. Thank you for taking time to come out to the practice. Deathkimian 2009-08-20T16:21:07Z Ionslash comment-12341 2009-08-20T10:54:44Z 2009-08-20T10:54:44Z Billy from Sacramento parkour here! This was definitely a great article, and I have it saved. With your permission, I'd like to add it to the SacPK website when I get it back up? Email me at sactopk@gmail.com with your response, because I'll probably forget to check this site. Ionslash 2009-08-20T10:54:44Z Hawa Arsala comment-12340 2009-08-20T07:43:18Z 2009-08-20T07:43:18Z Thanks for providing us with more information, Victor! Hawa Arsala 2009-08-20T07:43:18Z Baggy comment-12339 2009-08-20T07:41:01Z 2009-08-20T07:41:01Z Ahoy ahoy! This is Victor Lo Forte, just wanted to say thanks for this great opportunity to spread movement and health awareness, this article is awesome! If anyone is interested in any of this, you can find more information here: www.SFparkour.com (Northern California) or www.AmericanParkour.com (to find a group near you elsewhere) :] Baggy 2009-08-20T07:41:01Z gsus comment-12255 2009-08-18T06:55:18Z 2009-08-18T06:55:18Z I'm exited about working with meshugga. We are going to make a "Spectacular Chaos" already working in the meshugga lifestyle inspired line. One thing I can advance it will be full of color!!! Amazing qirls love them! gsus 2009-08-18T06:55:18Z Juniper James comment-11701 2009-08-07T21:47:22Z 2009-08-07T21:47:22Z Can't wait to have you girls at The Urban Hive! Juniper James 2009-08-07T21:47:22Z Jenn Walker comment-11645 2009-08-06T22:11:55Z 2009-08-06T22:11:55Z How many different quotes has he posted total, or are there too many to count? It would be neat if he could eventually have them interpreted in even more languages than Spanish and English at some point -- since we have so many minority groups in Sacramento. Jenn Walker 2009-08-06T22:11:55Z Hawa Arsala comment-11628 2009-08-06T20:51:11Z 2009-08-06T20:51:11Z So far his main basis of support is his personal circle of friends that know about the project and help him put up the magnets. I believe this article is one of the first to shed light on his actions, and hopefully he will gain more support in the future as the project evolves! Hawa Arsala 2009-08-06T20:51:11Z Henry Stroud comment-11626 2009-08-06T20:28:11Z 2009-08-06T20:28:11Z Interesting story. Has Mr. Donnoe received any of the public support that it sounds like he is aiming for? Henry Stroud 2009-08-06T20:28:11Z Tina Armour comment-11623 2009-08-06T20:13:43Z 2009-08-06T20:13:43Z Excellent ending statement! Tina Armour 2009-08-06T20:13:43Z Hawa Arsala comment-11594 2009-08-06T16:43:50Z 2009-08-06T16:43:50Z This article was a joint effort with Jenn Walker. Hawa Arsala 2009-08-06T16:43:50Z Sonia Lucyga comment-11247 2009-07-30T00:45:57Z 2009-07-30T00:45:57Z These guys sound phenomenal. What's their style akin to? I'm visualizing crumping for some reason. Sonia Lucyga 2009-07-30T00:45:57Z Hawa Arsala comment-11218 2009-07-28T18:50:59Z 2009-07-28T18:50:59Z Jennifer, thanks so much for the clarification on numbers! It's good to hear there was a great turnout. Do keep us updated on future events and let us know what the final head-count is! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-28T18:50:59Z Jennifer Wade comment-11196 2009-07-27T19:13:06Z 2009-07-27T19:13:06Z As part of the Vhcle Team I want to say thank you to everyone who supported the event from the sponsors and talent to the volunteers and people cleaning up the next day. The press were super easy to work - especially Sacramento Press. We estimate the attendance at 800 people for the night (some people came early and left prior to LA Riots) and are working on finalizing the head count. Stay tuned for more details on http://vhcle.wordpress.com and http://www.myspace.com/vhclelaunch and - Definitely thinking about our next event but the details are SUPER TOP SECRET ; ) Jennifer Wade 2009-07-27T19:13:06Z Sonia Lucyga comment-11192 2009-07-27T07:04:03Z 2009-07-27T07:04:03Z For more about the event read: http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/11173/Launching%20Sac%20Style Sonia Lucyga 2009-07-27T07:04:03Z sac14379 comment-11186 2009-07-26T20:02:46Z 2009-07-26T20:02:46Z They got the party started! "Future Thinkers" was an awesome song! sac14379 2009-07-26T20:02:46Z tdramer comment-11043 2009-07-22T23:43:38Z 2009-07-22T23:43:38Z Just to address the implication in the beginning of the thread about homeless people having mental illnesses...Many homeless folks do, and are on the streets because they are sick, and not maintaining treatment or they have drug or alcohol addictions or both. Most likely, their families have either tried and failed to help them, or they go undiagnosed and burn relationship bridges everywhere they go, But! not all homeless people are mentally ill. Some are recent to the street because of layoffs and foreclosures- they have no idea where to turn to for help and end up devastated, shocked, in denial and too embarrassed to go to family members. Many people who find themselves without a roof over their heads and no resources, didn't fall from the middle-class but were poor to begin with. Their friends are poor, and their families are poor, and they just can't support one more. Most of the homeless people I meet, were born poor, or were marginally poor and dropped out of school, or life left them with a physical disability or started out with a developmental disability, they had kids too young when they couldn't afford it, they had a financially crippling illness or have just plain never learned how to manage money. Many of the women I meet come from abusive relationships. When you read about women who stay with their abusers for years and decades...the most common-immediate reaction is "why don't they just leave?" Well some do, and they end up homeless on the streets of Sacramento. Did you know that some homeless people camp outdoors because if they work, they can't stay in a shelter? To stay in a shelter, you have to arrive by 3pm. If you work say a temp job that day- or any job for that matter, you're out on the street for the night. At shelters, there's no plopping on the couch and cracking a beer and watching the game either. Many also prefer to camp outdoors because if your married or in a committed relationship, you can't stay with your spouse- as soon as you enter a shelter, the men and women are separated. It's not just about sleeping arrangements, remember it's from 3pm in the afternoon on. (They also wake you up and throw you out in the streets at 5-6am depending on the shelter. That would about kill me.) For goodness sake- let these people sleep at night until we can figure out the shelter situation or until we can reach out to each and every one and help them find the type of housing that is suitable for them- until they can reengage with everyday society...they need housing with services attached to them, housing without services attached- shared housing, boarding houses, apartments, etc. We all know there's not enough housing out there and available that is affordable to people with extremely low incomes. The housing that is available costs more than these people can make in a month or 6 months once their out scraping everyday just to survive and being pushed from gutter to bush to bridge and back again. tdramer 2009-07-22T23:43:38Z satapana comment-11074 2009-07-22T07:16:49Z 2009-07-22T07:16:49Z hawa, you got me totally hyped to see them!! satapana 2009-07-22T07:16:49Z Fareed comment-11061 2009-07-21T22:53:41Z 2009-07-21T22:53:41Z This is fairly well written article. Fareed Fareed 2009-07-21T22:53:41Z Bill Albertson comment-11058 2009-07-21T20:38:26Z 2009-07-21T20:38:26Z I wonder- has anybody considered whether or not the city's response to the increase in its displaced citizens is in any way exemplary of what it would be like in a more immediate emergency? I mean, if the city is overwhelmed by homelessness now, and wants to make the issue just disappear with only a few people, what happens when a levee or a dam breaks? Maybe if people looked at this problem (gradual displacement due to regional economic collapse) instead as an opportunity to practice our response to emergency situations, it may be more likely we, together, will fare much better rather than worse in a more immediate displacement problem, like a massive fire or flood. FYI- Sacramento has been destroyed by both in the past, so its likely either will happen again. Its only a matter of time and whether or not we are prepared. Bill Albertson 2009-07-21T20:38:26Z Bill Albertson comment-11056 2009-07-21T20:29:21Z 2009-07-21T20:29:21Z Thank you for a reasoned reply to this issue. I have lived in or around midtown (just south of the Bannon Street camps) for years, and this is the worst I have ever seen the homeless issue. A lot of the new ones are either displaced or recently homeless. I and my wife regularly talk with these people as they walk past our apartment, or when we ride the train. These aren't the serious mentally ill basket cases that get abandoned around here- but you can see living in fear of being rousted is having a similar effect on their outlooks. Bill Albertson 2009-07-21T20:29:21Z Hawa Arsala comment-10982 2009-07-20T20:25:18Z 2009-07-20T20:25:18Z Barefoot Coffee roasters in Santa Clara according to Scott Guglielmino http://www.barefootcoffeeroasters.com/people/barefoot/ Hawa Arsala 2009-07-20T20:25:18Z Jenn Walker comment-10978 2009-07-20T18:44:52Z 2009-07-20T18:44:52Z Does anyone know where their coffee beans are from or their teas? Jenn Walker 2009-07-20T18:44:52Z William Burg comment-10972 2009-07-20T16:37:40Z 2009-07-20T16:37:40Z Although unnecessary for many...they're a block from light rail and an easy walk for folks in Newton Booth, Poverty Ridge, the Alhambra Triangle or Midtown. Lots of bike parking too! I am interested to see what other businesses pop up in the complex on that corner, and hopefully we'll see buildings pop up on the adjacent vacant lots someday too. William Burg 2009-07-20T16:37:40Z Hawa Arsala comment-10968 2009-07-20T08:19:00Z 2009-07-20T08:19:00Z Thanks! Their second location is homey, and I must say the parking will be GREAT for customers. Hawa Arsala 2009-07-20T08:19:00Z sac14379 comment-10967 2009-07-20T07:14:45Z 2009-07-20T07:14:45Z The event was well executed and their second location is homey! Good job on the coverage! sac14379 2009-07-20T07:14:45Z sac14379 comment-10966 2009-07-20T07:07:14Z 2009-07-20T07:07:14Z You totally captured Club Lyfestile's lifestyle! Keep up the good work! sac14379 2009-07-20T07:07:14Z Hawa Arsala comment-10965 2009-07-20T06:46:15Z 2009-07-20T06:46:15Z Article with more background information: http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/9780/One_Temple_not_enough Temple website: http://www.templecoffee.com/ Hawa Arsala 2009-07-20T06:46:15Z arifkhaleel comment-10964 2009-07-20T05:22:13Z 2009-07-20T05:22:13Z Great discussion Hawa, congrats too. arifkhaleel 2009-07-20T05:22:13Z arifkhaleel comment-10962 2009-07-20T02:50:05Z 2009-07-20T02:50:05Z The debate on property rights must include the profits one makes out of its use. The government, the community, some individual whoever uses a piece of land kept open unpurposefully shall share the proceeds with the owner ONLY if used for personal/commercial gains. It can be through an agreement or legislation. arifkhaleel 2009-07-20T02:50:05Z arifkhaleel comment-10961 2009-07-20T02:45:18Z 2009-07-20T02:45:18Z Yea, the government should regulate the use of empty spaces with due consideration of a person's property right... unless the owner had intended to keep it open, unused at the time of purchase. One cannot sit indefinitely on a piece of land making it a mole in the whole community. It must be used as temporary shelter, I like this idea or temporary park, free auction space, free parking etc. arifkhaleel 2009-07-20T02:45:18Z Hawa Arsala comment-10926 2009-07-18T05:45:47Z 2009-07-18T05:45:47Z Bill, I really appreciate your thoughts on this article. I also appreciate the perspective and background that you bring as you are familiar with the history and politics of the region. The people I interviewed shared some of your concerns about the coverage of the events. It was certainly a unique opportunity to be able to sit down with the delegates, and I only hope more people want to hear their stories. Hawa Arsala 2009-07-18T05:45:47Z wilsonmk10 comment-10916 2009-07-18T00:06:21Z 2009-07-18T00:06:21Z My understanding is that a good portion of that land was publically owned and zoned for an emergency shelter - I believe that the Safe Ground folks do not want to break the law - they would rather live within the law, peacefully, but the state of the law in Sacramento does not permit that. It is effectively illegal to be homeless in Sacramento. With the shelters full and closed, there needs to be a better approach to the situation. wilsonmk10 2009-07-18T00:06:21Z thsas comment-10868 2009-07-17T23:16:18Z 2009-07-17T23:16:18Z I do not assign NO responsability to these folks, I dont think they all get a free pass on braking the law. And as I said, I wish I understood how it went so wrong for so many, if all the babble it to be believed. Sorry I cant agree with all of it. I would say one is incredibly naive to buy into all of it. Note I was asking questions when you jumped me.... thsas 2009-07-17T23:16:18Z Bill Albertson comment-10913 2009-07-17T22:42:12Z 2009-07-17T22:42:12Z Its not so much what I know now as what I have experienced in the past. I was assigned to a US Army unit in Honduras in 1987-88. I learned a lot about the politics of their country and ours from the experience. What I have been seeing in the press has been a big effort on the part of certain segments of Honduran society to color the event in a very specific way. Its something I have seen before. The excessive comments pushing discussion specific ways in article message boards, the persistent behavior of some news organizations to not mention or analyse the text of the law or how it has been used in the past, and the disjointed coverage of events separating reasons from behaviors has all made me concerned that pieces were missing from the whole story. This story was unique in that the people interviewed had access to several different levels of Honduran society and had an understanding of the people they were dealing with. The article gave perspective to an outsider where perspective was missing. It made it easier to explain what is going on to my family and friends. The discussion of handouts of pieces of the law used to justify the coup, and the machine gunning of bus tires were events I had not seen in print, but it read like the kind of thing the power elite in Honduras would do, given the kind of help they have received from our government in the past in learning counter-insurgency and psyops techniques. Overall, the article comes across as very well informed and does a good job at bridging the perceptive differences arising between how US citizens would view these events and how Honduran politics work. Bill Albertson 2009-07-17T22:42:12Z thsas comment-10889 2009-07-17T18:31:09Z 2009-07-17T18:31:09Z Who said anything like that? Anyone can buy into the nation of victims game, but we are all free to make mistakes and bad decisions. I do not assign NO responsability to these folks, I dont think they all get a free pass on braking the law. I do not believe that 100% of them are non-functioning and incapable. Fact: Around a quarter of homeless people are mentally ill, and about 40% are alcohol or substance abusers, with around 15% suffering both disabilities. Koegel has researched the prevalence of mental illness among the homeless population and found "between 20% and 25% of those homeless people studied have at some time experienced severe and often extremely disabling mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and the major affective disorders (clinical depression or bipolar disorder)." James Wright, of Tulane University, has studied the prevalence of alcohol and other drug abuse among the homeless population. He finds that 38% of homeless people are alcohol abusers, as opposed to 10% of the general population. He furthermore finds that 13% of homeless people are drug abusers. The Center for Mental Health Services states that betweeen10 and 20% of homeless people suffer "co-occurring severe mental and substance use disorders." thsas 2009-07-17T18:31:09Z thsas comment-10900 2009-07-17T18:11:34Z 2009-07-17T18:11:34Z The 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act recognized the civil rights of homeless people, including the right to sleep in public if there is no other place available. thsas 2009-07-17T18:11:34Z Hawa Arsala comment-10896 2009-07-17T17:17:34Z 2009-07-17T17:17:34Z Thank you for taking the time to read this, Arif. I would like to get your international perspective on this issue. Do these accounts seem to reflect what you have heard about the events? Hawa Arsala 2009-07-17T17:17:34Z Hawa Arsala comment-10892 2009-07-17T16:44:34Z 2009-07-17T16:44:34Z Thank you very much! I must say that I cannot fully be sure of what his intentions with the referendum were. From what I understand through research and stories, Zelaya wanted to allow the people of Honduras to eventually have a say in what their young constitution says. Now the changing of the constitution is a far removed process from the initial survey on June 28, and would be up to the people of Honduras to change, not Zelaya. If you have further questions, please comment! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-17T16:44:34Z Hawa Arsala comment-10890 2009-07-17T16:32:44Z 2009-07-17T16:32:44Z Thank you very much, Bill! It was, and is, a great learning experience. Do you think you would share what you have heard about the situation? Hawa Arsala 2009-07-17T16:32:44Z arifkhaleel comment-10888 2009-07-17T13:30:32Z 2009-07-17T13:30:32Z A nice account of an experience, good journalistic account of the happenings around the title. arifkhaleel 2009-07-17T13:30:32Z Mathieu Über comment-10882 2009-07-17T05:48:26Z 2009-07-17T05:48:26Z Yeah mental illness is a hoax, just like global climate change. I'm beginning to see where you're coming from. Mathieu Über 2009-07-17T05:48:26Z Bill Albertson comment-10876 2009-07-17T04:51:52Z 2009-07-17T04:51:52Z This is a really excellent article on what went on down there, no bias or bs. Thank you for taking the time to research and write it! Bill Albertson 2009-07-17T04:51:52Z mhbaldwin comment-10864 2009-07-17T00:25:04Z 2009-07-17T00:25:04Z think that you need to have more information. If you went out there and gave some of your time to HELP others that are less forturnate than you, it might open your eyes to a problem that is sneaking up on a lot more folks. If you are sleeping in your cool home tonight, taking a shower in the morning then you probable have a job. These people with unemployment at close to 11%, (the highest its been since the end of WW2) have been displaced from their homes because they are UNABLE to pay for basic housing. They are unable to look for a job, as where ever they go, their belongings must come with them. If you have never been homeless, then you need to talk to those that are. Most of these people are your friends and neighbors. Help out at Loaves and Fishes, then make up your own mind. mhbaldwin 2009-07-17T00:25:04Z mhbaldwin comment-10863 2009-07-17T00:20:33Z 2009-07-17T00:20:33Z I think that you need to have more information. If you went out there and gave some of your time to HELP others that are less forturnate than you, it might open your eyes to a problem that is sneaking up on a lot more folks. If you are sleeping in your cool home tonight, taking a shower in the morning then you probable have a job. These people with unemployment at close to 11%, (the highest its been since the end of WW2) have been displaced from their homes because they are UNABLE to pay for basic housing. They are unable to look for a job, as whereever they go, their belongings must come with them. If you have never been homeless, then you need to talk to those that are. Most of these people are your friends and neighbors. Help out at Loaves and Fishes, then make up your own mind. mhbaldwin 2009-07-17T00:20:33Z sac14379 comment-10862 2009-07-17T00:17:00Z 2009-07-17T00:17:00Z Great article! If you can fill me in... Why did Zelaya want to have this referendum in the first place? What were his intentions? sac14379 2009-07-17T00:17:00Z thsas comment-10848 2009-07-16T20:55:29Z 2009-07-16T20:55:29Z Thank you Hawa. thsas 2009-07-16T20:55:29Z Hawa Arsala comment-10798 2009-07-16T08:04:05Z 2009-07-16T08:04:05Z Photos courtesy of Kate Allen and Bill Camp Hawa Arsala 2009-07-16T08:04:05Z Hawa Arsala comment-10791 2009-07-16T03:47:49Z 2009-07-16T03:47:49Z Thank you so much, Dale. I will definitely look into that. Hawa Arsala 2009-07-16T03:47:49Z Mathieu Über comment-10779 2009-07-16T03:40:30Z 2009-07-16T03:40:30Z Harshly insensitive and short-sighted. The world that these people live in is so far removed from your scope of reality. Judging you by your response you and I are similar in that we would likely never go homeless because of the circle of support that we have built around us. For some people a crippling sense of paranoia keeps them from following these social norms due to progressive mental illness. That is just one easy example of the unique problems that lead people down this path. Yet, others never had support and that coupled with other problems they never had a chance. Some were even raised in feral environments. Obviously trespassing is illegal, but in the broader spectrum these people are criminalized and thus further marginalized. Putting it in such simple terms saying that these people have no homes because they have all made bad decisions is quite unfair. Again the easiest cause to point at is mental illness and lack of treatment, although it is far more multi-dimensional than that. With that said I worry about how the state seems to be ignoring the rise in dementia cases. With this lack of preparation we will soon see a severe increase in elderly homelessness among people with progressive degenerative cognitive disease. Mathieu Über 2009-07-16T03:40:30Z Dale Kooyman comment-10787 2009-07-16T03:10:51Z 2009-07-16T03:10:51Z Hawa, you might try googling Maricopa county homeless plan--there are probably many critiques pro and con which I've not read recently. I was able to bring the entire plan up once for reading. But I have not googled it for years now. Nor have I read the results in the last three or so years. They converted a warehouse district that was located just off downtown (from the description) to places for homeless to live and obtain various services on site as opposed to running them all over the county like we do here. On the other hand some criticized them for what they did because it sounded like they were kind of tough----tough love type thing. From just reading it then, it seemed very successful but it is an issue that brings out both sides as you know here. But providing living facilities and services on site sounded like a step up from what we have here and what some other counties have.. Dale Kooyman 2009-07-16T03:10:51Z Mathieu Über comment-10786 2009-07-16T02:35:21Z 2009-07-16T02:35:21Z Yes. There are currently 500,000 dementia cases in California alone. This figure is expected to triple by 2050. Senator Elaine Alquist represents the Silicon Valley. She has put forth legislation to help with the situation most of it did not pass last year, and it's likely that her efforts will be vetoes this year due to the focus on the disastrous budget situation. Mathieu Über 2009-07-16T02:35:21Z William Burg comment-10784 2009-07-16T01:32:26Z 2009-07-16T01:32:26Z Video of city council meetings has been archived on the city's website for several years; I'd suggest checking cityofsacramento.org and seeing if September 06 is in their video archive, you can view it online. The 10-Year Plan is a city and county program, it is intended to address chronic homelessness (those who have been on the street for a year or more) and is in progress despite the obvious budget setbacks. It is not intended as a comprehensive program to eliminate all homelessness (and never was) but about 1000 chronic homeless over the course of a decade. William Burg 2009-07-16T01:32:26Z Hawa Arsala comment-10782 2009-07-16T01:26:15Z 2009-07-16T01:26:15Z Mathieu, you bring up some very important issues. Do you have any more information about the rise in dementia cases? Hawa Arsala 2009-07-16T01:26:15Z Mathieu Über comment-10780 2009-07-16T01:12:29Z 2009-07-16T01:12:29Z Huh? There is none. I wasn't speaking in literal terms of course. I was thinking more of a societal attitude. Mathieu Über 2009-07-16T01:12:29Z Hawa Arsala comment-10778 2009-07-16T00:50:38Z 2009-07-16T00:50:38Z Thsas, thank you for suggesting another way to approach the article. I am very open to hearing your opinions, as I feel members of the community have knowledge that others may not. Please feel free to email me at: hawa.arsala@sacramentopress.com For this article, I did mention who the property owners were and linked back to a previous article that mentions the illegal nature of the campers' acts. I would also encourage you to write as well! We offer free copy editing services, and you can get more information by emailing journalism@sacramentopress.com Hawa Arsala 2009-07-16T00:50:38Z thsas comment-10775 2009-07-15T23:46:25Z 2009-07-15T23:46:25Z I don't know that I disagree, however my respect for the legal property owner trumps my personal opinion of how the land might be better used. If there was a code violation for improper use of the land , that is another matter, between the law and the property owner. thsas 2009-07-15T23:46:25Z MrOzo comment-10774 2009-07-15T23:26:29Z 2009-07-15T23:26:29Z I'm all for property rights, but I don't think it's right to leave land in the central city vacant for decades on end. MrOzo 2009-07-15T23:26:29Z thsas comment-10773 2009-07-15T22:54:51Z 2009-07-15T22:54:51Z Hawa, I appreciate what you are doing here and the contributions you make to the Sacramento Press. I would suggest this story could be told from another viewpoint, as in Property Rights Upheld. thsas 2009-07-15T22:54:51Z Hawa Arsala comment-10771 2009-07-15T21:49:02Z 2009-07-15T21:49:02Z Photo Credit: Justin Wandro Hawa Arsala 2009-07-15T21:49:02Z Hawa Arsala comment-10770 2009-07-15T21:45:07Z 2009-07-15T21:45:07Z Hi Dale, Thanks for the information. Do you have resources you can point us to so that we may be able to access the information you cite above? Hawa Arsala 2009-07-15T21:45:07Z Dale Kooyman comment-10769 2009-07-15T21:39:11Z 2009-07-15T21:39:11Z Suzanne, the 10-year plan was developed by the Bush Administration, and it hired private consultants to go around the country to explain its provisions (I was on the Homeless Board at the time). Private providers loved it because they got more money to implement it. It worked in some cities and counties and not in others, like Sacramento where the results have been minuscule as you can see from the number remaining homeless.. From all reports Maricopa County, Arizona (Phoenix) campus plan as implemented has had considerable success but Sacramento providers didn't like Maricopa's plan. I believe that NYC also reported some success. Dale Kooyman 2009-07-15T21:39:11Z Hawa Arsala comment-10768 2009-07-15T20:39:50Z 2009-07-15T20:39:50Z Thanks Kathleen! We should be getting pictures in of this event soon, so stay tuned for another update! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-15T20:39:50Z Kathleen Haley comment-10761 2009-07-15T20:00:17Z 2009-07-15T20:00:17Z Excellent reporting, Hawa. Kathleen Haley 2009-07-15T20:00:17Z Hawa Arsala comment-10760 2009-07-15T19:54:51Z 2009-07-15T19:54:51Z Justin, I appreciate your thoughts on this issue. I should clear up that most of the homeless people in these stories do know that what they are doing has legal consequences, because they are active in the community. They have advocated for a legal "Safe Ground" to avoid citations and incarceration. They are left with almost no options for housing, and you touch on the closing of the emergency shelters, which is a part of this lack in options. Thank you for contributing your thoughts! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-15T19:54:51Z Justin Wandro comment-10739 2009-07-15T19:45:18Z 2009-07-15T19:45:18Z Tom, I doubt there would ever be any laws that directly come out and say "It is a crime to be poor." I hope none of our policy makers are that heartless. However, it can be done through indirect means. Whether it is intentional or unintentional I don't know. When someone doesn't have enough money to pay rent they are forced to leave. If they can't find any subsidized housing - which they often can't. they are forced to look for friends or family who can put them up. If they can't find friends or family then they are forced to look for emergency shelter. In Sacramento there are not enough emergency shelters and many have long waiting lists. If they can't find emergency shelter...well, then they must sleep on the river banks, under the bridges, or in the alley ways. But wait, don't they know it's illegal to camp. And it's not just illegal to camp on the sidewalks or in doorways - but anywhere. Even in far removed fields. Even on far removed fields where the owner says it's ok. Not all of the poor are criminalized by the anti camping ordinance. Just the 1200 poor people who were unlucky enough to not have any friends, family, or access to shelter. Justin Wandro 2009-07-15T19:45:18Z Hawa Arsala comment-10733 2009-07-15T17:05:27Z 2009-07-15T17:05:27Z This is the link to a site that has information on it: http://www.communitycouncil.org/homelessplan/ You can scroll down to get the full plan and summaries as well. This is what it says about the plan "Adopted unanimously by the City Council and the County Board of Supervisors in September of 2006, the 10-Year Plan describes innovative new strategies to address chronic homelessness." I should get an update on that council meeting if I can find somebody who attended! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-15T17:05:27Z TomRunge comment-10730 2009-07-15T16:56:21Z 2009-07-15T16:56:21Z Justin, The laws you listed have to do with camping. Where are the laws that "criminalize poverty"? TomRunge 2009-07-15T16:56:21Z Suzanne Hurt comment-10728 2009-07-15T16:43:07Z 2009-07-15T16:43:07Z Hey Hawa -- whose 10-year plan is it, and what's that about? I'm curious to know how many homeless campers showed up at the city council meeting and how that went. Suzanne Hurt 2009-07-15T16:43:07Z thsas comment-10724 2009-07-15T15:53:03Z 2009-07-15T15:53:03Z I belive vagrancy laws have been around a long long time, and for good reason. thsas 2009-07-15T15:53:03Z thsas comment-10723 2009-07-15T15:50:30Z 2009-07-15T15:50:30Z It is a wierd problem. (I think it is the trespassing that is illegal. Hopefully everyone agrees that your property is YOUR property) I wish I could better understand why these folks are not at relatives, friends, or church members door step for support. ( Have they no aunts, uncles, brother, sisters?) And are these truely "homeless" people, in the sence that they are down on their luck for a short while, or are they rebranded bums or criminals who just want to go that direction? Living in a free country also allows us the freedom to make bad decisions. thsas 2009-07-15T15:50:30Z Justin Wandro comment-10722 2009-07-15T15:44:26Z 2009-07-15T15:44:26Z Sacramento City Code 12.52.030 Unlawful camping. "It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities, or use camp paraphernalia in the following areas: A. Any public property; or B. Any private property. 1. It is not intended by this section to prohibit overnight camping on private residential property by friends or family of the property owner, so long as the owner consents and the overnight camping is limited to not more than one consecutive night. 2. Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit or make unlawful, activities of an owner of private property or other lawful user of private property that are normally associated with and incidental to the lawful and authorized use of private property for residential or other purposes; and provided further, nothing is intended to prohibit or make unlawful, activities of a property owner or other lawful user if such activities are expressly authorized by the city’s comprehensive zoning ordinance or other laws, ordinances and regulations. 3. The city manager may, as provided in Section 12.52.050 of this chapter, issue a temporary permit to allow camping on public or private property in connection with a special event. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. In addition to the remedies set forth in Penal Code Section 370, the city attorney may institute civil actions to abate a public nuisance under this chapter. (Prior code § 44.03.007) http://www.qcode.us/codes/sacramento/view.php?topic=12-12_52-12_52_030&frames=off Justin Wandro 2009-07-15T15:44:26Z TomRunge comment-10721 2009-07-15T10:36:17Z 2009-07-15T10:36:17Z "No kidding. How can poverty be criminalized in such a fashion." Please list the penal code that criminalizes poverty. TomRunge 2009-07-15T10:36:17Z Mathieu Über comment-10718 2009-07-15T04:42:44Z 2009-07-15T04:42:44Z “This is a grave situation with nowhere for folks to go,” Burke said. No kidding. How can poverty be criminalized in such a fashion. Mathieu Über 2009-07-15T04:42:44Z Hawa Arsala comment-10484 2009-07-09T17:26:00Z 2009-07-09T17:26:00Z I was not under the impression that the opening night is any different than the others. They seem to go large EVERY night haha! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-09T17:26:00Z Hawa Arsala comment-10483 2009-07-09T17:25:28Z 2009-07-09T17:25:28Z I would venture to guess that you could stay up that late with all the loud heckling and fun! It definitely sounds like big fun! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-09T17:25:28Z thsas comment-10427 2009-07-09T16:45:20Z 2009-07-09T16:45:20Z This sounds like big fun! (Wish (I could stay up that late...) thsas 2009-07-09T16:45:20Z William Burg comment-10467 2009-07-09T05:40:00Z 2009-07-09T05:40:00Z Opening night normally gets a particularly strong turnout, but every week has special events (the Trash Action Sideshow and Retro-Trash Lounge in the lobby, and a pre-show on-stage event.) The main event website, http://www.trashfilmorgy.com, has all the details for the various weeks. William Burg 2009-07-09T05:40:00Z Sonia Lucyga comment-10466 2009-07-09T05:30:26Z 2009-07-09T05:30:26Z I have never been to TFO, I am excited to see the spectacle this year. Does anyone know if opening night is bigger or has any special events/entertainment? Sonia Lucyga 2009-07-09T05:30:26Z papier comment-10439 2009-07-09T04:12:43Z 2009-07-09T04:12:43Z "extra boobs, blood, more explosions, action and monsters" definitely sounds like fun! papier 2009-07-09T04:12:43Z William Burg comment-10416 2009-07-08T21:25:40Z 2009-07-08T21:25:40Z The TFO is a true Sacramento tradition, and a must for any fan of midnight movies! William Burg 2009-07-08T21:25:40Z Hawa Arsala comment-10368 2009-07-07T21:02:28Z 2009-07-07T21:02:28Z If you look on the top left-hand side of the site, there is a list of links. The "info and dates" section lists the events on the right side of the web page. Here is the link: http://www.tourdesacramento.com/Info_and_Dates.html Hawa Arsala 2009-07-07T21:02:28Z Steven Maviglio comment-10367 2009-07-07T20:37:19Z 2009-07-07T20:37:19Z Where are the rides? The website doesn't have any useful information. Steven Maviglio 2009-07-07T20:37:19Z David Watts Barton comment-10336 2009-07-07T17:45:32Z 2009-07-07T17:45:32Z We should note that "Food, Inc." continues to play the Crest Theatre through this Thursday, July 9 at 5:30 and 8 p.m. David Watts Barton 2009-07-07T17:45:32Z Seth Sandronsky comment-10283 2009-07-05T15:38:57Z 2009-07-05T15:38:57Z There was over-investment in U.S. real estate, commercial and residential. In sum, we saw too much production chasing too little consumption. This imbalance is nothing new. Investors have partial information about future demand and supply. The rise and fall of too many U.S. industries is proof of that. Seth Sandronsky 2009-07-05T15:38:57Z thsas comment-10273 2009-07-04T19:07:52Z 2009-07-04T19:07:52Z Yes, crreated my a govening body that made it illegal to NOT give homeloans to people who would never actually qualify, with the process overseen and approved by other government departments, and investigated and validated by yet other government departments. thsas 2009-07-04T19:07:52Z Hawa Arsala comment-10239 2009-07-04T00:50:26Z 2009-07-04T00:50:26Z Thanks for clearing that up! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-04T00:50:26Z Hawa Arsala comment-10233 2009-07-03T19:06:56Z 2009-07-03T19:06:56Z Thanks for signing up to contribute to the Sacramento Press! If you have any other details you'd like to add, please feel free to comment! Hawa Arsala 2009-07-03T19:06:56Z Seth Sandronsky comment-10227 2009-07-03T16:43:08Z 2009-07-03T16:43:08Z Have you heard of the housing crash? That is what caused the current recession. Seth Sandronsky 2009-07-03T16:43:08Z Michael Zwahlen comment-10217 2009-07-03T04:49:43Z 2009-07-03T04:49:43Z Right, if the government owned and controlled more of the private sector there would not have been a recession. Oh wait, they have started to doing that right now with banks, healthcare, automotives… lets see how that goes. Michael Zwahlen 2009-07-03T04:49:43Z jmross comment-10214 2009-07-03T01:21:41Z 2009-07-03T01:21:41Z Thank you for the great coverage of the project and our event. I'd like to mention that the California Council for Humanities was also a key funder of the project and that folks can learn more about what we did and see all the youth produced media at the Art of Regional Change Website: http://artofregionalchange.ucdavis.edu. jesikah maria ross, Director; Art of Regional Change jmross 2009-07-03T01:21:41Z