SACRES comment-60683 2011-11-27T05:29:02Z 2011-11-27T05:29:02Z Seeing how San Diego is a mess, I would not tout them as a success. Furthermore, the reason for the revolving door at the manager's office lately has been due to KJ himself. Just ask Gus Vina. Even though he is not a SM, he wants to act like one and is getting in the way of running the city. SACRES 2011-11-27T05:29:02Z SACRES comment-60627 2011-11-25T22:28:48Z 2011-11-25T22:28:48Z To run a city you need management experience. How much management experience does KJ have? ZERO! As a matter of fact, a couple of things that he has "tried" running have turned into a disgrace for Sacramento, especially the federal investigations. These strong mayor positions turn into a giant mess with the elected mayor appointing his buddies or buddies of the buddy who made contributions to the campaign. Furthermore, they can end up changing every four years, which creates a great deal of instability in city government. Don't let anyone tell you for a minute that the elected mayor is more accountable. That is just simply BS Mr. Maviglio. Can you say cronyism? There are several of us in Sacramento that will fight this concept to the end. We already won round one and if you want to give it another try - the water is warm - come on in! SACRES 2011-11-25T22:28:48Z SACRES comment-60626 2011-11-25T22:12:38Z 2011-11-25T22:12:38Z This mayor must be smoking something funny if he thinks he has a chance at re-election! Besides creating hate and discontent among his colleges, he has wasted numerous opportunities to bring business into the city as he has been too busy promoting his EGO and everything Johnson. Johnson has spent so much time promoting his "Strong Mayor" self-effort, that he has had time for little else. Now we see him catering to special interest groups like Local 522 and others to whom he has already given the store away His brokering or deals with said labor groups will bring long lasting financial woes to the city long after he is gone. This only proves that he has no idea on how to run a city, a job better left to a professional city administrator. With his "celebrity" status he should have been out promoting the city instead of his BIG EGO. We need a strong person, not a strong mayor. I keep waiting and hoping that someone like Deborah Ortiz will jump into the race and provide real leadership, which is something this city is starving for. Whatever you do, please don't fall for this mayor's antics again! SACRES 2011-11-25T22:12:38Z SACRES comment-55779 2011-08-24T04:55:26Z 2011-08-24T04:55:26Z Hey - Is the mayor's car exempt? I hear he parks illegally in the downtown area ALL the time? I don't think his undercover vehicle is part parking enforcement....... SACRES 2011-08-24T04:55:26Z SACRES comment-51589 2011-06-03T13:41:38Z 2011-06-03T13:41:38Z Another bone-headed suggestion by Cohn and his cronies. This is simply a bad idea! The city just got spending millions under the direction of The Portland Boys to relocate CDD & Transportation employees to this location, and now they want to spend more by undoing what was done less than 2 yrs ago. How stupid! Cohn better figure out how to save the city money in these tight economic times and quit trying to figure a way to spend more. Has he forgotten that 2012 is next year? SACRES 2011-06-03T13:41:38Z SACRES comment-50214 2011-05-05T03:55:51Z 2011-05-05T03:55:51Z That is GREAT news! The council in Encinitas must be a pretty sharp group, one that recognizes talent when they see it. Sacramento had not seen talent like Gus since Bill Edgar & Bob Thomas were around last time. Oh yes - Then came KeRIDge - What a disaster! The only thing we could say when he left was good riddance! The best to you Gus! SACRES 2011-05-05T03:55:51Z SACRES comment-48897 2011-04-08T15:00:22Z 2011-04-08T15:00:22Z Great piece! You managed to bring out Gus' intelligence & integrity. It is too bad that the council did not see this. Gus did a great job bringing back morale in the city after the Portland gang of KerRIDge and Thomas left in disgrace. The best to Gus in his future endeavors! SACRES 2011-04-08T15:00:22Z SACRES comment-48149 2011-03-28T15:49:49Z 2011-03-28T15:49:49Z "New leader must grapple with city budget, union negotiations" ....and current leadership has no idea on what to do! Now that Vina is gone and there is no leadership. Get ready for gridlock. The current council is split, managers left are too weak and there is a BIG vacuum in leadership at the city level. Add to that the fact that Vina was still in the process of cleaning up the mess left behind by KerRIDge and his cronie Bill Thomas and you have a bigger mess. Time for the 4 council members that seem to have their head on right to show some leadership and move the city forward. That should start by searching for candidates that can fill the void in 2012, including a strong mayoral candidate. One that has the interest of the city in mind, not his/her own. As someone famous once said, "NO MAS" Give the change back in 2012! SACRES 2011-03-28T15:49:49Z SACRES comment-48146 2011-03-28T15:38:06Z 2011-03-28T15:38:06Z Another Sacramento City Council masterpiece! These characters can't get anything right if they tried. They finally had a guy that new the business, but did not know how to appreciate him. Gus did not make enough of his ideas - theirs. That fried the mayor especially. He wants all good ideas to appear as if they cam from him, except we know better. He can screw up a wet dream! Give the change back in 2012 - Time for real change! SACRES 2011-03-28T15:38:06Z SACRES comment-47850 2011-03-23T14:12:16Z 2011-03-23T14:12:16Z Did you expect any different? Even Stewart Satow said last night that in the 150+ searches that he has done, he has not seen anything like this before. All goes to tell you that the discombobulated city council should not be in this position as they should have hired Gus Vina in the first place. Now they are spending thousands we do not have and when it comes down to it, they have no idea what they want. Furthermore, this is nothing more than a tug-o-war between certain council members. Some of these guys voted against Gus simply because the mayor supported him. Otherwise, we would have a city manager in place today to deal with the tough economic times. This is bad timingh, bad politics and bad for the citizens of Sacramento. Give the change back in 2012!!!! SACRES 2011-03-23T14:12:16Z SACRES comment-46114 2011-02-20T23:57:33Z 2011-02-20T23:57:33Z I think that "newguyinsac" has been schooled! The rest of you are exactly right! Why keep spending on something that we've seen no results? I think that Gus Vina has done & is doing a pretty good job of cleaning house. However, now we have the additional issue that the city is spending thousands to replace him. What sense does that make? With all that he has done for this city, his experience and fiscal knowledge, the city council should have hired him and moved on. This on-going auditor saga is just another distraction. Either the auditor is capable of doping the audit or it all gets contracted out. SACRES 2011-02-20T23:57:33Z SACRES comment-46058 2011-02-19T04:16:46Z 2011-02-19T04:16:46Z The more I read about this or that about the city, the more frustrated I get. Why is Oseguera getting into all these audits when he has not finished the one he has on-going. He started to audit the CDD never did a final report. Whatever happened to the mess left behind by KerRIDge & Billy Boy Thomas? Why does he not do an audit of the manager to employee ratio which the Portland boys really stacked in favor of the managers? Or, is he just simply trying to score brownie points with his bosses the mayor & council? This auditors position is starting to look like a BIG waste! SACRES 2011-02-19T04:16:46Z SACRES comment-44578 2011-01-30T01:03:04Z 2011-01-30T01:03:04Z Based on the lot size, it sounds like they don't have much choice. Besides, there several infill projects of this type throughout midtown that have already been approved and thereby setting a precedence. Once more the historical folks getting hysterical over something very small! I suppose they also want them to install single pane windows. Nice job presenting the complete story. SACRES 2011-01-30T01:03:04Z SACRES comment-44576 2011-01-30T00:49:09Z 2011-01-30T00:49:09Z There is no way you can compare old single glazed leaky wooden window with a retrofit that looks identical and much more energy efficient. This is where Sacramento historical folks get histerical about silly issues that have little or no importance. SACRES 2011-01-30T00:49:09Z SACRES comment-44574 2011-01-30T00:40:36Z 2011-01-30T00:40:36Z George is a great guy who is well liked by the community. Always have received great service as the employees are very courteous. Oh yeah - The food is good too! SACRES 2011-01-30T00:40:36Z SACRES comment-43340 2011-01-08T18:35:57Z 2011-01-08T18:35:57Z "Retirement from SMUD provides “just a little more time to focus on some of the policy issues that really interest me,” he said." What does that tell you? Simply, that he spent very little time there. SACRES 2011-01-08T18:35:57Z SACRES comment-42676 2010-12-23T17:20:36Z 2010-12-23T17:20:36Z Sounds like something Fidel Castro would have come up with..... SACRES 2010-12-23T17:20:36Z SACRES comment-42311 2010-12-16T04:29:45Z 2010-12-16T04:29:45Z Vina is a GREAT guy & would be an excellent choice. He has brought integrity & professionalism to a position that was disgraced by Ray kerRIDge. Mr. Vina is well liked by city employees and tells it like it is. Council should appoint him permanent ASAP!!! SACRES 2010-12-16T04:29:45Z SACRES comment-41014 2010-11-20T01:34:15Z 2010-11-20T01:34:15Z The energies here have to be geared towards those that really screwed-up the department - kerRIDge & Billy Boy Thomas. They are the ones that with their corrupted ideas went way out of line and gave away the city's monies to developers. I would not doubt that they actually had knowledge of and approved what waters did. Fong should focus on making sure that RK & BBT are thoroughly investigated. SACRES 2010-11-20T01:34:15Z SACRES comment-40190 2010-11-07T16:15:42Z 2010-11-07T16:15:42Z Concrete - I agree, but remember that seismic safety was not a concern then. Furthermore, the steel in the walls (if any) was subjected to extreme heat during the fire. The review approvals & inspections should be doe & people's safety should have priority over any celebration. SACRES 2010-11-07T16:15:42Z SACRES comment-40184 2010-11-07T04:11:27Z 2010-11-07T04:11:27Z Permits? Who needs permits? What's holding up the walls? SACRES 2010-11-07T04:11:27Z SACRES comment-38479 2010-10-07T03:00:13Z 2010-10-07T03:00:13Z "Q: Does this at all, in your mind, tarnish the legacy of Ray Kerridge? His big thing was “bring the customer to success” and make it easier to build and develop here." A: KerRIDge was not just tarnished - he was rusty when he got here. He and his buddy Billy Boy Thomas brought us this mess w/ their kiss @$$ attitude towards developers. "Q: Is it your opinion that the city attorney should look at these findings to see if any criminal charges should be brought" A: Last time I checked a gift of public funds is a federal offense. Besides the book that BT wrote is self incriminating. SACRES 2010-10-07T03:00:13Z SACRES comment-38465 2010-10-06T22:58:46Z 2010-10-06T22:58:46Z The audit reads in part; "CDD’s Organizational Culture Fostered a Weak System and Process ontrol Environment and Allowed for the Circumvention of Proper Permitting Processes." And who were the managers @ the time? Can you say Bill Thomas & Ray KerRIDge? Yes, they were the managers that led the department amok!!! What is interesting is that Bill Thomas has now written a self incriminating book detailing how he gave the store away in Sacramento & how regulations are not important. The book is called, "Implementing Change Management: Reinventing the culture and structure of public and private organizations." Now you have KerRIDge promoting the same ideas in Roseville & Thomas is hiding somewhere in Oregon, while Sacramento deals with their aftermath, including the lack of the much needed cash that they fraudulently gave away. What they did is a gift of public funds, which if I remember correctly is a federal offense. Why are they not being investigated criminally? I sincerely hope that the new community development director & city manager clean house of ALL the old managers brought on by these two characters and restore the integrity to a department that has the charge of safeguard the public's health, safety & welfare, not kissing the developer's @$$!!! SACRES 2010-10-06T22:58:46Z SACRES comment-36736 2010-09-12T02:39:16Z 2010-09-12T02:39:16Z Max will do a great job and clean-up the corruption left behind by KerRIDge & Billy Boy Thomas. This city's CDD needs to be run with integrity and it needs to enforce the laws that keep us safe, not cater to developers like the Porland boys were doing! Keep up the good work Max! SACRES 2010-09-12T02:39:16Z SACRES comment-35323 2010-08-21T18:33:07Z 2010-08-21T18:33:07Z While I'm glad to see the store there, I wonder about the new owner's integrity as they were trying to push the city to allow the store's opening w/ an unsafe electrical system. I don't know if this is poor coordination & planning by their contractor or simply greed on their behalf, but putting the public @ risk is not an option regardless. You see, the city' electrical inspectors job is to protect the public by not allowing substandard electrical connections, not the owner's self interests. I hope they succeed, but I also hope that they learn to abide by the laws of the land! SACRES 2010-08-21T18:33:07Z SACRES comment-34491 2010-08-08T20:16:14Z 2010-08-08T20:16:14Z The answer is that it was done based on seniority. an the reason the 11 went out the door is due to the lack of agreement w/ PPF 447. And yes, Gus may have been the manager during the previous budgets, but he was acting under the direction of none other than....Ray give it way KerRIDge! Which by the way, appears to be walking the line in Roseville. I guess he does not want two grand juries looking at him. SACRES 2010-08-08T20:16:14Z SACRES comment-33591 2010-07-27T04:57:49Z 2010-07-27T04:57:49Z That is right - He does not work for Gus, he works for the mayor & council. Remember how they insisted on hiring an auditor that worked for them directly? Here you go..... SACRES 2010-07-27T04:57:49Z SACRES comment-33590 2010-07-27T04:55:29Z 2010-07-27T04:55:29Z Oh -Oh - Oseguera is in trouble already..... Fox guarding the hen house? That is right he works for the mayor - Oh well! Nice work Kathleen!!! SACRES 2010-07-27T04:55:29Z SACRES comment-33522 2010-07-25T22:23:12Z 2010-07-25T22:23:12Z Agreed that the union should work with the city to resolve the current impasse, however, the city is trying to create two classes of employees. In this case the city is clearly favoring the "public safety" employees, and therefore, treating the rest as something less important. 522 & SPOA deferred raises for 2-3 years, but received additional days off in return. in addition, they received a NO layoff guarantee. Now the city wants to take the following from other unions; 4% retro to 06/19/10 + 1 day furlough, which = 5%. If I add that right, that is a 9% cut. Also, the city wants employees to give up raises in healthcare, reduction in required certification pay, etc. The healthcare issue is a double wammy as in 2011 healthcare benefits become taxable under Obamacare. So are employees outside of fire & police less important? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Ask SFD if they can put out a fire w/o water? Ask SPD if they can take care of neighborhood problems w/o code enforcement & building inspectors? The answer again is ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Therefore, the city needs to STOP treating employees differently. Yes, i know that PD & fire dodge bullets & run into burning buildings, but utility workers deal with spilling sewage, building inspectors deal with collapsing buildings & code enforcement folks tread on ground that SPD & SFD aren't willing to tread on. Furthermore, the city has approx. 3 million dollars identified in Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG), that was identified by Management consultants, a firm hired by the city to review the city's system. These funds were identified as eligible for code enforcement. If these funds were to be used and not turned over to SHRA, the city's general fund would have an additional 3M to spend in fixing the budget. City staff has pointed this issue out to the union & management, but no one is willing to address it. Why? Where is this money being spent now? What appears to be going on between the city & the union appears to be a head butting contest and not any kind of negotiations. I see this issue heading straight for the courts with the residents of the city paying the price in many, many ways....... SACRES 2010-07-25T22:23:12Z SACRES comment-33524 2010-07-25T22:21:20Z 2010-07-25T22:21:20Z Yes you're right! The city can still afford to let go of quite a few more managers and that would certainly help the situation. SACRES 2010-07-25T22:21:20Z SACRES comment-33494 2010-07-24T19:04:56Z 2010-07-24T19:04:56Z O.K. so the city has a budget problem and police & fire takes up 70 - 80% of the budget and Mr. Oseguera is auditing what? Once again we have our priorities screwed up! This is just like when the DSD was sinking the ship as a result of Billy Boy Thomas' corrupt schemes and his boss Ray KerRIDge would not let the former auditor audit his department. What is up with this? Oh - BTW - Mr. Thomas has now written a book touting how he screwed Sacramento. But in it he states that if you hype anything enough, that you can get people to believe whatever you are feeding them. He also boasts of how he used the dept's PIO to do it. The last chapter in his book should have been how to screw up a city department & stay out of prison. SACRES 2010-07-24T19:04:56Z SACRES comment-32334 2010-07-08T03:57:59Z 2010-07-08T03:57:59Z This guy can probably best be identified as the "Chief Brain Washer". At a time when the city is laying off hundreds, the mayor has the audacity to announce yet one more person to his staff. Ridiculous! So what does R.E. Graswich do? What does Kumar Merchant do? I can go on & on..... I guarantee you that this guy is going to do nothing more than to promote the mayor & not the city. This is nothing more than a "community organizer" like Bill Ayers is/was in Chicago. These "community volunteer" programs are nothing more than Communistic ideas which are used by these community organizers to reach the impoverished and get them to support worthless ideals. If you read history you'll find that Fidel Castro used the same tactics to wrap people around his pinky. Unfortunately when people woke up it was too late. Mr. Mayor how about finishing a project of benefit to the city? K st., Downtown Plaza, Arena, Railyards....anything....? SACRES 2010-07-08T03:57:59Z SACRES comment-32231 2010-07-06T05:45:15Z 2010-07-06T05:45:15Z Nice of you to take the time and compliment city staff! Quite often people see them as obstructionist, however, what they don't see are the benefits that come as a result. We quite often read or see stories on TV about fires where the exiting was not adequate or some building component failed due to the lack of oversight and people die. Yes, the fees are high, it does take some time, but I'm glad they do what they do. On the other hand, what we can not afford is the giveaway program that KerRIDge had going for the benefit of some. It was him & his buddy Billy Boy that gave the folks @ CDD a bad name. Under Gus Vina's leadership the system can only get better and even the counter will become more efficient I'm sure. Thanks again for sharing & keep up the good work! SACRES 2010-07-06T05:45:15Z SACRES comment-32125 2010-07-03T22:08:37Z 2010-07-03T22:08:37Z Due to efficiency or not, the CDD has to be revamped and Max may just be the guy for the job. Mr. Fernandez has done a great job w/ code enforcement and is capable of doing the same for a department disgraced by former city manager Ray KerRIDge & his buddy Billy Boy Thomas. The combined departments are there as another arm of public safety. First, CDD is there to make sure that buildings are built correctly and in compliance with ALL applicable codes. Secondly, CE is there to make sure that said properties are maintained in a safe manner in order to protect the public's health, safety & welfare. During the past 5 years the Portland boys made a mockery of the CDD/DSD department by giving away the store along with the animals and the farmer's wife. They brought to us buildings in the flood plain, waiver of much needed revenue and a hovering grand jury. It is time to clean house and start afresh with a director that is capable. Again, Max Fernandez may very well be it! Gus, are you reading? SACRES 2010-07-03T22:08:37Z SACRES comment-31254 2010-06-24T20:15:41Z 2010-06-24T20:15:41Z "I made a commitment to say council relations is a top priority of mine." Notice that he is committed to saying it, but saying and doing it are two different things. If he had said, "council relations are a priority" that would have been a acceptable. In other words, his statement is meaningless as he tends to not do what he says. SACRES 2010-06-24T20:15:41Z SACRES comment-29129 2010-06-05T05:19:54Z 2010-06-05T05:19:54Z It is too bad that these guys have used Sac Press, as I think they are doing a great job and provide an alternative to the major newspaper. But, what they are doing with humor has a lot of truth in it & the message is right on target. The fact is that KJ is endorsing certain folks that he feels will vote his way. Furthermore,it illustrates the power hunger by this mayor and points out the true motive of his supporters - the developers. SACRES 2010-06-05T05:19:54Z SACRES comment-29071 2010-06-04T15:34:13Z 2010-06-04T15:34:13Z In reality fire is not losing that much, most of the cuts that they are taking are already vacant. Granted, they are short staffed and will have to do the brow-outs to compensate. And remember, in the fire business there is always mutual aid. In the case of Sacramento, Metro Fire & Cosumnes Fire is sometimes closer than a city unit. However, the city seems to be cutting in areas that affect fire protection in a different way. For example, they are cutting building inspectors w/i the Code Enforcement department which inspect substandard & dangerous buildings. These inspectors work diligently to require that property owners make the necessary repairs to buildings & structures in order to safeguard the public's health, safety & welfare and therefore, prevent fires. What about them? It appears that the city is cutting managers and unrepresented, but not deep enough. I bet there are approx. 10 - 20 additional managers that can go and the public would never notice. SACRES 2010-06-04T15:34:13Z SACRES comment-28888 2010-06-02T23:20:38Z 2010-06-02T23:20:38Z This is nothing more that a power play by a group of Republican "leaders" who represent a bunch of developers and want to have control of the mayor and his appointees. The "Group of 60" is that group and they want nothing more than carte blanche when it comes to city regulations. We have already seen what that can cause...a compromise of public safety. Just look at the fllooding issue in Natomas. You have citizens living in the flood zone due to a giveaway by the city. Which by the way, the "fix it" plan by the city was rejected by FEMA and so far only reported on by KCRA 3. First, I'm hopeful that the council will have enough cojones & vote it down. Furthermore, if it gets to the ballot it is my hope that the voters of Sacramento can smell the strong odor coming from this measure. By the way...why is a Democratic mayor hanging out with these extreme Republicans? Must be selve serving reasons! SACRES 2010-06-02T23:20:38Z SACRES comment-28845 2010-06-02T19:53:22Z 2010-06-02T19:53:22Z Combining CE w/ CDD is a good thing, especially for CDD employees! By doing this the city will bring the integrity back to the CDD, which has suffered lately due to the giveaway program instituted by Billy Boy Thomas & KerRIDge. The new dept. director needs to arrange the combined dept. to be a model in the area with the respect that should go with an agency who's job it is to safeguard the public's health, safety & welfare. Ayatollah & Natomas got it right - Sacramento CE has been lauded nationally as one of the most efficient operations. Therefore, leave it alone and let them do their jobs w/o further cuts. SACRES 2010-06-02T19:53:22Z SACRES comment-28405 2010-05-27T21:50:43Z 2010-05-27T21:50:43Z Mr. Albrecht - As indicated above, it appears that you have an ax to grind with the city and the code enforcement dept. in particular. Public records show that you not only own several properties, but that you have also been the subject of enforcement by this dept. I don't know why Sacramento Press takes you as a "writer" when you use their site to vent against city servants that are simply doing their job by enforcing codes that have mostly come about due to people like you. Last time I looked you appear to call yourself a “writer”, but the only thing I found of yours was a story about a drunk in Tijuana. Furthermore, I also see that a close relative of yours is in the real estate business. Is it possible that these inspections are getting in the way of you renting or selling your substandard properties? It sure looks that way! Again, realize that these folks are simply doing their work and please don't use this site to write self-serving articles. SACRES 2010-05-27T21:50:43Z SACRES comment-27239 2010-05-18T17:36:53Z 2010-05-18T17:36:53Z "The city’s slogan, “Get the Customer to Success,” was “somewhat misunderstood” by the development department, Vina told neighborhood activists." You think? That is right! The @$$ kissing is done! Now it is time to follow and enforce the law, which is the job of this dept. Public safety is what building inspectors are about,, not giving away fees and regulations compromising said safety of Sacramento residents. This should serve as a warning to Roseville residents. If the see their community being compromised the way that KerRIDge did in Sacramento, they need to put an immediate stop to it and ifre his @$$. SACRES 2010-05-18T17:36:53Z SACRES comment-22371 2010-02-18T02:52:33Z 2010-02-18T02:52:33Z Thank God for small miracles!!! This guy was/is not qualified to lead a city this size. His lack of leadership is largely to blame for the dysfunctional council. It is time for council to come together and agree on a STRONG city manager that can lead the city and move this city forward. They should start by looking right w/i @ Gus Vina who is extremely qualified and has a financial background. As I have been saving..."Sacramento needs a STRONG city manager, not a strong mayor." I wish Mr. Kerridge the best in a job suited for his qualifications, but his resignation was way overdue as he and his buddy Billy Boy Thomas have driven this city to the ground. SACRES 2010-02-18T02:52:33Z SACRES comment-20635 2010-01-15T04:32:51Z 2010-01-15T04:32:51Z Thank God for answered prayer!!! We need a STRONG city managerm not a strong mayor! SACRES 2010-01-15T04:32:51Z SACRES comment-20497 2010-01-13T04:28:10Z 2010-01-13T04:28:10Z Yeah - They need to start by getting rid of Denny Walsh their court reporter who sleeps during the case & then makes up the stories. SACRES 2010-01-13T04:28:10Z SACRES comment-19377 2009-12-16T16:07:13Z 2009-12-16T16:07:13Z The FPP can work, but it is not a "Carte Blanche do do whatever developers/builders want w/o oversight! First, when the program was implemented in Sacramento, it was done by new comers Ray Kerridge and bill Thomas, who at the time were supposed to be the greatest thing since slice bread and were trying to impress the "development community". well, you have to start by looking at who brought them to town - It was Friedman and the chamber of commerce who wanted someone to do away with regulations that got in their way. Hence the FPP. Secondly, these guys just simply went too far! They created an environment within the building & planning divisions whereby regulations were put aside anytime someone complained that they did not like something or that they were being enforced upon. This was done w/o any regard for public safety, legal requirements or consideration for financial lost. in other words - Sacramento's regulatory process became non-existent. Third, now you have a situation where this developers that have gotten use to the freebies see them going away and they are upset. What the public has to understand is, that most of these guys are from out of town and all they are interested in is their pocket not the safety of the public. Thank God for Eileen Teichert who has stood firm with both the city folks and the developers and is holding them to at least the very minimum standards We can not continue to build entire buildings in the city, like TGI Fridays & Sonic Burger w/o permits. Time for Sacramento to clean house from the city m,anager to all management at community development! SACRES 2009-12-16T16:07:13Z SACRES comment-17641 2009-11-12T02:09:42Z 2009-11-12T02:09:42Z The FPP program was initiated by KerRIDge and Billi Boy Thomas in order to take care of those that brought them to town...None other than Mr. Friedman himself. If you do the research, you will find that the first beneficiaries of said program was Friedman's Arden Fair mall. By KJ's statement he is basically saying that some of his buddies are being affected by the program being gone and he is going to look for every way possible to bring it back so the belly aching can stop. These flakes have to understand that the law applies to them also and codes exist in order to safeguard the public's health, safety & welfare, not to line their pockets. So get used to it!!! SACRES 2009-11-12T02:09:42Z SACRES comment-14205 2009-09-23T03:37:10Z 2009-09-23T03:37:10Z The city's code enforcement & housing & dangerous buildings building inspectors do a GREAT job for the city! These folks go where even cops fear to tread and are doing a great job trying to make our city a better place to live. The city needs to increase their budget in order to help them keep on keeping on! Kyle Caluya who is the guy you see with the hose. does a awesome job and has single handed cleaned up Oak Park significantly. Give him a raise!!! SACRES 2009-09-23T03:37:10Z SACRES comment-14203 2009-09-23T03:29:58Z 2009-09-23T03:29:58Z THE Charter Committee is who we have tosupport! Their proposal makes a lot more sense! SACRES 2009-09-23T03:29:58Z SACRES comment-14202 2009-09-23T03:28:42Z 2009-09-23T03:28:42Z All of Sacramento should attend these meetings and support the Charter Committee! SACRES 2009-09-23T03:28:42Z