CORRUPTION is why the Sacramento City Charter was changed FROM the Boss Mayor model decades ago.

"When the public had it ... the school board shut it down" illegally.

"Most people drive by and say to themselves, "My kid is NOT going there" because they see so many minorities." Since SacPress chose to use that today as their pull quote, Gonzo, what evidence do you have of that blatantly racist statement? That is not the reason/s that people don't want to go to Sacramento Charter High School or St. HOPE. That is not the reason/s that people want their rightful, court-ordered and tax-payer owned comprehensive public high school. Inserting false and bigoted claims only serves to trivialize the issue and cause more conflict. Is that what you want?

Time to give The Real Sac High back: to the public that paid for it; to the families and teachers that won a lawsuit against the SCUSD after The Real Sac High was taken away from its student body illegally; and to the diverse, historic community of Sacramento which benefits from having a central, comprehensive public high school. The fact that the city DOESN'T yet have a central, comprehensive public high school to replace The Real Sac High, this many years after the illegal takeover and despite the fact that the SCUSD was ordered by the court years ago to replace it, is unconscionable.

Thanks Susie. The Real Sac High education paid off. Thanks for all your work :)

Thanks Melissa, very kind of you. Keep up the good work!

Newsbeat is a cultural institution and represents the best of Midtown. The Sacramento store stood in triumvirate - with Beers Books and The Beat records - of central city core longtime independent businesses that locals support. Locals as in people-who-live-here-and-need-to-buy-things. The wonderfully gracious, accommodating and community-serving owners, Janis and Terence Stamp and their great staff, deserve a bit more than a kick in the business plan from the landlord on the way out the door. Yes, the general economy “contributed greatly” to the business’ closure. As did the choices of developers and city/business leaders over the past decade: to gear Midtown toward drawing a party and "swank" crowd to drop dollars on exorbitant cocktails and (sometimes) food. This business agenda also affected Second Saturdays; a time that the art lovers and galleries eventually and ironically abandoned; a night that brought Newsbeat hordes of people - occasional swarms in the pre-shooting Second Saturday heyday - without a lot of sales. Print isn't currently trendy but reading and great design won't die. Newsbeat was a treasure trove of ideas and goodies of all kinds, something for everyone. If they didn't have it, they'd special order it for you. The card selection was the best in town. Candies, cigars, calendars, sundries and medications, ice cream, gift wrap, exotic sodas, fine stationery -- the place was a gift bag waiting to happen. Waiting for enough customers looking for Midtown charm, community, independent business values and unique swag with their "swank." Newsbeat was the last of an era of big city traditions, the news and smoke shop: a community hub. It is Sacramento's loss.

The State of the Schools is that this person used his alma mater as a sacrifice to his own political and personal profit ambitions, at the expense of Sacramento's students, families, diversity, history and future. The Myth (Lie) of "Sac High" must be perpetuated or the myth of Kevin Johnson and his privatization schemes unravel. http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/16758/Operation_Sellout_How_the_Sky_Box_Trumps_the_Lunch_Box

Excellent coverage, Steven Chea. Great writing, stunning photos, very engaging. Thank you!

Thanks for covering this, David. That first still shot with the Capitol is great. More events planned for Sat. Feb 26. Info an links at bottom of article http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/46178/Vigil_for_Wisconsin_workers_human_rights

and why do you assume that people can't and aren't doing both?

That's a good question AG. The show of solidarity was beyond "with other unions." It elevated and connected the issues: "This is about an assault on the working class values of America. This is a fight for democracy. This is a fight that all working Americans cannot afford to lose."

Are your arguments supported by a complete lack of knowledge of history?

(I found the "Serfs Unite" photo ironic for other reasons). Employees in the public and private sector and those that support them are taxpayers, aren't they?

This is the most passive/aggressive non-Comment I have ever read. It has so many falsehoods and rich ironies in it that one hardly knows where to begin. Life is too short to even try.

Who is "striking against taxpayers"? These taxpayers are mobilizing to preserve their rights for collective bargaining, which a reported 11 states are attempting to strip away.

Yes, thanks, sorry to hear you were laid off. There is a lot of info available at the links. And you're right "others" -- in addition to the diligent and dedicated members of SARA and other groups -- need "recognize the problems affecting the parkway;" if it is to be preserved and if voters are asked to approve a plan in 2012. The idea is to preserve and depressurize the Parkway, by looking at the big picture of the parks system, serving the regional community as a whole. Creating a continuous parks/open space/farmland system, interconnected and accessible by non-motorized transportation is an inspired concept. There's nowhere else like it! Grass Roots Working Group for Adequate, Stable, Long Term Funding for Our Regional Parks and Open Space System http://www.sarariverwatch.org/grassroots.php Many other links and details there! And the opportunity to join or visit meetings of the Grassroots Working Group Option being considered: http://www.sarariverwatch.org/options.pdf

GWG provided this info: In response to the comment, the County General Fund contribution to Regional Parks in FY 2005/2006 was $4.6 million. In FY 2009/2010 the General Fund Contribution was $2.1 million. Over the 12 year period from FY 1999/2000 through FY 2010/2011, the County General Fund contribution has ranged from a low of $2.1 million in FY 2009/2010 to a high of $6.0 million in FY 2001/2002 and averaged $4.5 million over the 12 year period.

Thank you, Megan. The numbers are here, with graphs and pie charts. (Links and contacts in article) http://www.sarariverwatch.org/janet_baker.pdf http://www.sarariverwatch.org/grassroots.php http://www.sarariverwatch.org/Public_Presentation_Jan_8_2011.pdf http://www.sarariverwatch.org/budget_brochure.pdf Or, if you will, imagine a pie. Divide the pie into 100 pieces. That's about 1%. That was then. Now cut one of those hundredths into three pieces. That's what the Regional Parks System got last year. The "Crown Jewel of Sacramento" gets an even smaller portion of that one third of one hundredth slice of the pie. http://www.sarariverwatch.org/board.pdf WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Save the American River Association finds that: 1. The Regional Parks System is important to the quality of life and economic future of the residents of Sacramento County. 2. Preservation and protection of the American River Parkway requires a thriving, successful Regional Parks System. 3. Sacramento County government has been unable to provide adequate,long term, stable funding of the Regional Parks System. 4. Sacramento County government has the duty, which is on par with the other duties of the Board of Supervisors, to preserve the Regional Parks System assets that have been developed with taxpayer funds and donations and to protect these assets from damage. read more: http://www.sarariverwatch.org/board.pdf

did he walk out or strut?