TomRunge comment-63319 2012-02-05T20:14:22Z 2012-02-05T20:14:22Z Is it ok to out people now on Sac Press? TomRunge 2012-02-05T20:14:22Z TomRunge comment-63103 2012-02-02T02:28:52Z 2012-02-02T02:28:52Z That would be great. Or they could have surface retail and parking on top. I seem to remember a grocery store on Pike and Broadway that had this layout and it was a great addition to the neighborhood. Sacramento needs to start using our spaces more wisely. TomRunge 2012-02-02T02:28:52Z TomRunge comment-63085 2012-02-01T21:33:14Z 2012-02-01T21:33:14Z That is true, but having a huge parking lot fronting the sidewalk creates deadspace and isn't very inviting for pedestrians. TomRunge 2012-02-01T21:33:14Z TomRunge comment-63020 2012-02-01T06:23:37Z 2012-02-01T06:23:37Z Hansen: lying hack who will say anything to get elected Schanz: union hack who will do anything Bill Camp tells him to Yee: straightforward answers. Yee is looking pretty good at this point. TomRunge 2012-02-01T06:23:37Z TomRunge comment-62992 2012-02-01T02:59:16Z 2012-02-01T02:59:16Z I was hoping for a more urban style design. Hopefully there can be tweaks to the design to reduce in impact of the surface street parking lot and make the co-op a more bike and pedestrian friendly destination. TomRunge 2012-02-01T02:59:16Z TomRunge comment-62868 2012-01-29T05:30:59Z 2012-01-29T05:30:59Z So? By all accounts the St. Hope kids are getting a great education. Seems like money well spent. TomRunge 2012-01-29T05:30:59Z TomRunge comment-62638 2012-01-24T05:14:05Z 2012-01-24T05:14:05Z How bad could have her numbers been that she had to drop out even after redistricting herself into a favorable district? (I've seen the numbers. They were worse than you could have imagined) TomRunge 2012-01-24T05:14:05Z TomRunge comment-62008 2012-01-09T09:28:01Z 2012-01-09T09:28:01Z "Ms. Dalvi encouraged me to share the meeting details, which I did" Uh.....how is this a "secret meeting"? TomRunge 2012-01-09T09:28:01Z TomRunge comment-61786 2011-12-30T23:10:32Z 2011-12-30T23:10:32Z It's a sad state of affairs that the SafeGround crowd sucks up most of the news, when the city and county should be working on building very low cost permanent housing with on-site support. But I get the feeling that the SafeGround folks and their supporters don't really want to see a solution to homelessness. For the SafeGround employees and their scumbag lawyer Mark Merin, it's just an opportunity to profit off peoples continued misery. For the elected official who get their name in print everytime their is a story about the homeless, it's a chance to let the voters know "they care" without having to actually do anything. These are the types of programs that are going to get people off the street and these are they types of programs that our elected officials should be supporting. http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/57607/Salvation_Army_opens_housing_complex_for_homeless_families http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/61094/Mutual_Housing_celebrates_opening_of_the_Highlands TomRunge 2011-12-30T23:10:32Z TomRunge comment-61481 2011-12-19T19:32:19Z 2011-12-19T19:32:19Z Jibboom Street is right on the other side of the I-5. Caltrans is currently doing road widening to the Richards offramps which feed Jibboom. TomRunge 2011-12-19T19:32:19Z TomRunge comment-61252 2011-12-13T04:41:22Z 2011-12-13T04:41:22Z Why the city was allowed to build on a floodplain I will never be able to understand. When the levees finally give way, Sacramento will make New Orleans look like a walk in the park. The federal government should agree to pay for the completion of the levees only if the city agrees to keep the building moratorium in place. TomRunge 2011-12-13T04:41:22Z TomRunge comment-61178 2011-12-09T23:56:03Z 2011-12-09T23:56:03Z Excellent. These are exactly the types of programs that homeless and those folks living on the margins need. Sacramento County should consider raising the inclusionary housing ordinance to fund more developments like this. TomRunge 2011-12-09T23:56:03Z TomRunge comment-61111 2011-12-08T20:23:22Z 2011-12-08T20:23:22Z I think we have our "Win-Win" Sac City Trustee: Take West Campus Swap Off The Table http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/08/4109567/sac-city-trustee-take-west-campus.html TomRunge 2011-12-08T20:23:22Z TomRunge comment-61101 2011-12-08T07:45:01Z 2011-12-08T07:45:01Z Then you should contact Gabe Ross and ask him why he told the crowd that St. Hope doesn't owe the district any money. Here's his number: (916) 643-9145 TomRunge 2011-12-08T07:45:01Z TomRunge comment-61007 2011-12-07T06:19:09Z 2011-12-07T06:19:09Z Actually you haven't explained anything. Since SCUSD says that the swap would cost the district money and your reasoning for the swap are foggy at best, none of this makes any sense. TomRunge 2011-12-07T06:19:09Z TomRunge comment-61006 2011-12-07T06:07:36Z 2011-12-07T06:07:36Z At the November informational meeting the district held at West Campus, the SCUSD rep stated that St. Hope does not owe the district any money. TomRunge 2011-12-07T06:07:36Z TomRunge comment-61003 2011-12-07T05:28:58Z 2011-12-07T05:28:58Z "The district has to provide the community with a high school." As you mentioned in your post above, you already have several choices to choose from. Apparently none of those options are good enough for you, so you will be sending your kids out of the district. That is your choice as well. TomRunge 2011-12-07T05:28:58Z TomRunge comment-60999 2011-12-07T04:32:07Z 2011-12-07T04:32:07Z So if SCUSD doesn't have, as you say, "enough programs or decent schools to keep people in the district" what makes you think that having a comprehensive high school on the Sac High campus will change any of that? Sounds to me like you're not going to be happy no matter what the district does. Which leads me to wonder what all this is really about in the first place. TomRunge 2011-12-07T04:32:07Z TomRunge comment-60991 2011-12-07T01:41:35Z 2011-12-07T01:41:35Z And Sac Charter pays rent to the district. The district is still getting money from the Sac High campus. TomRunge 2011-12-07T01:41:35Z TomRunge comment-60990 2011-12-07T01:36:46Z 2011-12-07T01:36:46Z East Sac already has a comprehensive school to serve it's area. They also have the choice of sending their school to Sac High Charter. If they still want to send their kids out of the district that is their choice to make. TomRunge 2011-12-07T01:36:46Z TomRunge comment-60989 2011-12-07T01:31:48Z 2011-12-07T01:31:48Z Since the students at PS7 and Sac Charter are doing so well, it sound like it was money well spent. TomRunge 2011-12-07T01:31:48Z TomRunge comment-60988 2011-12-07T01:30:55Z 2011-12-07T01:30:55Z I'll tell you what my Mom did when I went to Johnson. She went to the school and checked out the teachers and made sure that I got into the best classes. She was involved in my schooling and my after school activities. If there was a problem on campus (which was very rare) she made her voice heard. You should consider doing the same. You can start here: http://webschoolpro.com/hiram-w-johnson-high-school_CA34674393434636/pta.html TomRunge 2011-12-07T01:30:55Z TomRunge comment-60923 2011-12-06T21:05:38Z 2011-12-06T21:05:38Z This is the information that was given by the district at the November meeting held at West Campus: Here is the cost/benefit analysis of Closing West Campus provided by the district: Cost Benefit Analysis West Campus Savings Principal School Plant Operations Manager Custodian Office Manager Clerk Substitute/Temporary Salaries/Benefits Utilities including Phones $174,334 Projected additional ADA (7%) $299,080 Transportation N/A Total Savings $473,414 Costs 7% Projected loss of ADA* $299,080 Upkeep of Facilities $55,000 Utilities - estimated at 75% of usage at new facility $130,751 Transportation N/A Moving Costs $35,000 Total Costs $519,831 Net Savings/Costs -$46,417 *Previous school closings have resulted in 5-10% loss of AD It will COST money to close West Campus. If the idea is to save money, you should do it by going after successful programs. TomRunge 2011-12-06T21:05:38Z TomRunge comment-60900 2011-12-06T05:27:00Z 2011-12-06T05:27:00Z East Sacramento already has a comprehensive high school that serves its area. It's Hiram Johnson. Parents can start utilizing that school and they wouldn't have to ruin two successful programs in the process. TomRunge 2011-12-06T05:27:00Z TomRunge comment-60849 2011-12-03T04:04:23Z 2011-12-03T04:04:23Z So a bunch of people--some not on the Obama list and some that were--got emails from SAG. Kim Mack, as Co-Chair, signed her name. Sounds like she was doing her job. TomRunge 2011-12-03T04:04:23Z TomRunge comment-60847 2011-12-03T03:11:25Z 2011-12-03T03:11:25Z And? TomRunge 2011-12-03T03:11:25Z TomRunge comment-60844 2011-12-03T02:33:25Z 2011-12-03T02:33:25Z So? I got that same email but I was never on any Obama campaign list. TomRunge 2011-12-03T02:33:25Z TomRunge comment-60441 2011-11-21T01:17:06Z 2011-11-21T01:17:06Z You don't need to destroy two successful programs in the process of trying to get your way. You should work to make Hiram Johnson---the Comprehensive High School that serves East Sac---a better school. You should demand that the district to not make intra-district transfers so easy. They cost our students much needed money. You can start with your fellow Sacramento Comprehensive High School Coalition colleague James Broderick. He takes his kids out of the district and sends them to Rio. I hate to see all that ADA money being lost by our district. TomRunge 2011-11-21T01:17:06Z TomRunge comment-60390 2011-11-19T05:41:53Z 2011-11-19T05:41:53Z Here is the cost/benefit analysis of Closing West Campus provided by the district: Cost Benefit Analysis West Campus Savings Principal School Plant Operations Manager Custodian Office Manager Clerk Substitute/Temporary Salaries/Benefits Utilities including Phones $174,334 Projected additional ADA (7%) $299,080 Transportation N/A Total Savings $473,414 Costs 7% Projected loss of ADA* $299,080 Upkeep of Facilities $55,000 Utilities - estimated at 75% of usage at new facility $130,751 Transportation N/A Moving Costs $35,000 Total Costs $519,831 Net Savings/Costs -$46,417 *Previous school closings have resulted in 5-10% loss of AD It will COST money to close West Campus. If the idea is to save money, you should do it by going after successful programs. TomRunge 2011-11-19T05:41:53Z TomRunge comment-60333 2011-11-17T20:11:17Z 2011-11-17T20:11:17Z At the meeting last night, the representative from the school district stated that Sac High did not owe any money to the district. Also, Sac High and PS7 currently share the campus. What would happen to the PS7 students? TomRunge 2011-11-17T20:11:17Z TomRunge comment-59839 2011-11-08T17:52:03Z 2011-11-08T17:52:03Z Most artists have a reputation for compassion for their fellow man. It's disappointing that these artists wish to see their fellow man forced to live in tents on dirty lots. Very shameful. TomRunge 2011-11-08T17:52:03Z TomRunge comment-58814 2011-10-18T18:05:41Z 2011-10-18T18:05:41Z There's nothing compassionate about forcing people to live in tents. TomRunge 2011-10-18T18:05:41Z TomRunge comment-58362 2011-10-08T00:58:06Z 2011-10-08T00:58:06Z And let's be clear about how much Camp and his team cares about the working people of Sacramento: Zilch. They purposely pitted two working class neighborhoods (Oak Park and Tahoe Park) against each other just so they could have their way during the redistricting fiasco. It became very apparent to those of us watching that Camp cares more about himself and his cronies on the Council then the working people of Sacramento. Time for the Labor Council to give Camp the boot as well. TomRunge 2011-10-08T00:58:06Z TomRunge comment-58306 2011-10-07T01:41:05Z 2011-10-07T01:41:05Z That awesome! Bill Camp's redistricting plan that favored incumbents was passed by the City Council so why wait to make endorsements? And for all their effort, it won't do them much good. I can't wait to see Pannell and Sheedy tossed out on their rumps. TomRunge 2011-10-07T01:41:05Z TomRunge comment-58143 2011-10-04T01:36:44Z 2011-10-04T01:36:44Z Let's hope they invest some money on the janitorial staff. Last time I was there someone took a dump on the floor. I pointed this out to the front desk staff but the turd was still there an hour later. I canceled my membership the same day. TomRunge 2011-10-04T01:36:44Z TomRunge comment-57703 2011-09-23T04:41:10Z 2011-09-23T04:41:10Z Merin and Burke are classic cases of poverty pimps. They make their living off of the continued misery of folks living on the margins. What horrible examples of human beings they are. TomRunge 2011-09-23T04:41:10Z TomRunge comment-56801 2011-09-07T16:26:39Z 2011-09-07T16:26:39Z I think that was the most stunning moment of the night. OPNA did indeed submit a map that placed the Med Center in District 6. Here is the link to their map (#27) http://www.cityofsacramento.org/redistricting/documents/SubmittedRedistrictingPlans_w_links_reduced.pdf TomRunge 2011-09-07T16:26:39Z TomRunge comment-56325 2011-08-31T05:49:53Z 2011-08-31T05:49:53Z What about the 800 block? I haven't heard anything about that recently. Weren't the two projects approved as companion pieces? I thought the reason the council gave for this smaller project rather than the Boqueria was that they could be done immediately. TomRunge 2011-08-31T05:49:53Z TomRunge comment-56318 2011-08-31T01:38:06Z 2011-08-31T01:38:06Z If that's the case, I'm curious why the article's author left that piece of information out. It seems that if someone not on the board was aware that a deal by the council had been struck, that would be irrefutable evidence that the Brown Act had been violated. TomRunge 2011-08-31T01:38:06Z TomRunge comment-56227 2011-08-30T04:39:47Z 2011-08-30T04:39:47Z What is the name of the Labor leader? That would be informative if there is to be a Brown Act challenge. TomRunge 2011-08-30T04:39:47Z TomRunge comment-55998 2011-08-26T15:55:47Z 2011-08-26T15:55:47Z The way it's set up in SF---and can be done so here---is that the commission's boundaries are set in stone. TomRunge 2011-08-26T15:55:47Z TomRunge comment-55977 2011-08-26T04:04:12Z 2011-08-26T04:04:12Z It's a formality. The BOS doesn't deviate from the charter commission recommendations. I was involved in the process in SF in 2001. TomRunge 2011-08-26T04:04:12Z TomRunge comment-55945 2011-08-25T20:49:44Z 2011-08-25T20:49:44Z "OPNA had been informed by an insider prior to the meeting commencing by, what the voting intentions were." Who was this insider? This would be informative if there is to be a Brown Act challenge. TomRunge 2011-08-25T20:49:44Z TomRunge comment-55943 2011-08-25T20:28:27Z 2011-08-25T20:28:27Z San Francisco has a charter commission that holds the final authority over how the BOS districts are drawn. TomRunge 2011-08-25T20:28:27Z TomRunge comment-55511 2011-08-20T19:07:01Z 2011-08-20T19:07:01Z Why are you limiting the VRA challenge to the Hispanic vote in the North part of the city? Cohn 2.0 also dilutes the Hispanic vote in the Tahoe Park/Oak Park area as well. TomRunge 2011-08-20T19:07:01Z TomRunge comment-55412 2011-08-18T20:53:13Z 2011-08-18T20:53:13Z How is it debatable that Sac High is located in Oak Park? TomRunge 2011-08-18T20:53:13Z TomRunge comment-55411 2011-08-18T20:51:03Z 2011-08-18T20:51:03Z None of the four maps forwarded by the committee cut McCarty out of his district. TomRunge 2011-08-18T20:51:03Z TomRunge comment-55410 2011-08-18T20:48:15Z 2011-08-18T20:48:15Z The Cohn Map is in effect the same map (#30) that labor boss Bill Camp was pushing for on the redistricting commission. It's safe to assume that Labor sees a big financial stake in the railyards and would like to have an ally represent that area. Sacramento is a labor town and I think it's important for labor to have a role in the redevelopment of that area, but not at the expense of the rest of the neighborhoods in the city. TomRunge 2011-08-18T20:48:15Z TomRunge comment-55407 2011-08-18T20:33:57Z 2011-08-18T20:33:57Z "It interesting how people use racist dog whistle phrases like "spade" or "Nude pole dancing" and "24 hour liquor store" when describing a poorer neighborhood and then claim innocence when called on it. But something tells me Mr. White Wolf would stand firmly with his statements and wouldn't have to cry to the moderator when called on it. TomRunge 2011-08-18T20:33:57Z TomRunge comment-55398 2011-08-18T18:21:59Z 2011-08-18T18:21:59Z False charges of racism? Really? A picture of a white wolf and the use of "calling a spade a spade" are easy giveaways this guy is proud of his racism. Don't be so naive. http://www.adl.org/learn/news/white_wolves.asp TomRunge 2011-08-18T18:21:59Z TomRunge comment-55034 2011-08-12T17:27:35Z 2011-08-12T17:27:35Z This was Labor's map pure and simple. This is the same map that Sheedy's appointee Bill Camp was pushing (#30) that was voted down by the commission. Sandy and Steve revived it in a slap in the face to the hard work and that was done by the commission. TomRunge 2011-08-12T17:27:35Z TomRunge comment-54843 2011-08-10T08:03:30Z 2011-08-10T08:03:30Z I wonder who will be the first group to file a court challenge? Can't wait to see what council districts the courts come up with. Maybe we'll finally get some neighborhood representation after all. TomRunge 2011-08-10T08:03:30Z TomRunge comment-54817 2011-08-09T20:12:44Z 2011-08-09T20:12:44Z Actually, the deviation is not a technicality or distraction. It is the main criteria that must be used when drawing up new maps. From the City's own website on redistricting: "For the U.S. congress, strive for strict population equality; no difference is too small if it could have reasonably been avoided. For local and legislative cases: Total deviation below 10% may not constitute prima facie equal protection violation; above 10% needs strong affirmative defense. However, in Larios v. Cox (2004) the court concluded that even +5% is not a safe harbor. (For example +1% and -9% still totals 10%, but one district was more than 5% over/under). The more deviation, the more potential lawsuit challenge." http://www.cityofsacramento.org/redistricting/documents/RedistrictingPrimer1-Criteria.pdf If the Council goes forward with this plan, they should expect a court challenge. TomRunge 2011-08-09T20:12:44Z TomRunge comment-54758 2011-08-09T02:35:09Z 2011-08-09T02:35:09Z If the overall population deviation for that map is 11.9%, then it is out of the accepted range and should immediately be disqualified from consideration. TomRunge 2011-08-09T02:35:09Z TomRunge comment-54633 2011-08-06T18:23:13Z 2011-08-06T18:23:13Z Because it's not a "garbage strewn lot." The only thing I've seen there recently are bulldozers for all the building that's going on at the Med Center across Stockton Blvd. TomRunge 2011-08-06T18:23:13Z TomRunge comment-54582 2011-08-05T22:19:38Z 2011-08-05T22:19:38Z it's fairly clear that you have no idea what that space is like or what business surround it. maybe you should put down your ayn rand and go check it out before you make any more thinly vailed racist remarks. TomRunge 2011-08-05T22:19:38Z TomRunge comment-54581 2011-08-05T22:17:31Z 2011-08-05T22:17:31Z Panera Bread and two other local eateries. Yes, fast food joints with two drive-thrus that are open til 1 are no appropriate for 2nd avenue and stockton blvd. it would negatively affect the neighborhood. that is why there are zoning regulations. but maybe in your free market world you see things differently. maybe i can build a rendering plant next to your house. TomRunge 2011-08-05T22:17:31Z TomRunge comment-54571 2011-08-05T18:57:23Z 2011-08-05T18:57:23Z You are right. It never should have come to this. That is why there should be anti-bullying policies and instructions on schools. And since studies show that the overwhelming targets of bullying are LGBT kids and kids who are percieved to be LGBT that the focus should spotlight that problem. TomRunge 2011-08-05T18:57:23Z TomRunge comment-54570 2011-08-05T18:51:21Z 2011-08-05T18:51:21Z Actually there have been 3 businesses that had the support of neighborhood that have wanted to build on that site, but the owner has held out for more money. That certainly is his right as a property owner. But that is also why there are planning quidelines for what is and is not appropriate for commercial lots. TomRunge 2011-08-05T18:51:21Z TomRunge comment-54558 2011-08-05T08:33:03Z 2011-08-05T08:33:03Z You're talking about this case: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/brandon-mcinerney-planned-and-carried-out-execution-of-gay-classmate.html "King was bullied by McInerney and other boys at the school, Deputy Dist. Atty. Maeve Fox said in her opening statement in the trial, which is being conducted at a courthouse in Chatsworth. But shortly before his death, King had begun wearing high heels, makeup and earrings to school and had become more confident in himself, she said. “Larry King for the first time in his life wasn’t taking it anymore,” Fox said. “And he started to give people what I prefer to call the proverbial chin. Only it was more profane. The proverbial ‘f ... you.’” The day before King was shot, the two boys had been bickering in a eighth-grade science class, she said. When King got up to get a drink of water, “Brandon said ‘I am going to shoot him.’ And this is what a student will testify to.” The next day McInerney pulled a .22-caliber handgun out of his backpack and shot King in the head, authorities have said." So I take it from your post that you believe a 15 year old boy who stands up to his tormentors deserves to get his brains blown out? TomRunge 2011-08-05T08:33:03Z TomRunge comment-54463 2011-08-04T03:41:03Z 2011-08-04T03:41:03Z "I also said "harrassed". But there are many cases of gays, some of which are transexual, bisexual, etc, who have badgered, conned, and bullied victims into sex, or relationships." Some gays are not transexual, bisexual, or-as you put it-"ect." They are either gay, bisexual or transexual. I'm not aware of anyone who is an "ect." Still, I doubt that anyone of these folks could con or bully an unwilling straight person into sex or a relationship. "Have any of them committed suicide? I think so, but I'd have to research it a bit. They've certainly left a mark on some people's brains." Let me know how that research turns out. I doubt you'll find anything of the kind. "There seems to be some sort of implied saintlyhood on behalf of gays lately amid all the concern for their safety, their rights, their pursuit of happiness." Not sainthood. Just our rights and protections afforded us under the Constitution. "The truth is that amid the gay/transexual//bisexual demographis lies a percentage of behavioral misfits too. Some are downright mean. some are persistant to the point of harrassment. some are criminal." You're right. These people are often called idiots or criminals. "Jeffery Damer, John Gacy for example. Were their victims killed because they were straight? Maybe..they certainly didn't seek out other gays it seems. The evidence doesn't suggest so." The evidence doesn't merely suggest, but proves that Jeffery Dahmer picked up his victims at gay bars. John Wayce Gacy went to his grave denying that he was gay, but most certainly was. He said he committed his horrendous crimes because of a loathing of homosexuals. But are you really comparing bullied gay children to serial killers? That is an odd comparison to me. "The point is, everyone should be on equal footing in any program that prevents bullying or harrassment." That would be great in theory, but the evidence shows that LGBT kids and those perceived to be LGBT are the overwhelming victims of harassment and bullying. Until that changes, let's put our resources where they are needed. "Now it seems as though it is only meant to condition people into accepting gays, transexuals, bisexuals as their peers." That's because gays, transexuals and bisexuals ARE your peers. Hate to break the news to you. "Not all of us are comfortable being badgered into doing so. I don't want to bully or harrass gays at all, but I don't want anyone telling me I'm a bad person because I don't embrace the concept or the lifestyle." Being gay, bisexual or transgender isn't a concept or lifestyle. It is an innate part of who those individual are. Nobody is forcing you to like it if you choose not to. Folks are just asking that LGBT kids are able to get an education free of harassment, intimidation or violence. "I also am not comfortable having my kids taught that they must embrace the concept or the lifestyle, especially when they are forced to do so." See above. "I was exposed to gays, transexuals, and self-described bisexuals for a lot of my younger years. Some were good, some were just OK; Some were just annoying and others downright scary." I'm sorry that you had some bad experiences with some gay or downright scary LGBT individuals. Sounds like they were idiots. It seems you have allowed your few bad experiences to paint the entire LGBT community with a broad brush. Fortunately, we don't make public policy on the bad experiences of a few individuals. Public policy is--or should be--designed for the greater good. "Some people just don't accept "no" very well, and are persistent to the point of harrassment or worse, and when you retaliate you are seen as homophobic, hateful, or a bully." I've been hit on by many folks--both gay and straight--who are so socially inept they don't take no for a answer. Again, these people are called idiots. Still, I've never felt to need to "retaliate" for someone's social ineptness. Maybe that's why I've never been called heterophobic, hateful or a bully. "So Ask again.....when does this program protect non gays from bullying or harrassment? Or is it just one way here?" See above. TomRunge 2011-08-04T03:41:03Z TomRunge comment-54423 2011-08-03T20:08:22Z 2011-08-03T20:08:22Z Or these: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Violent+crimes+against+LGBT+individuals/5090781/story.html TomRunge 2011-08-03T20:08:22Z TomRunge comment-54422 2011-08-03T20:07:31Z 2011-08-03T20:07:31Z Or these: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/13/nation/la-na-lgbt-hate-crimes-20110713 TomRunge 2011-08-03T20:07:31Z TomRunge comment-54421 2011-08-03T20:06:49Z 2011-08-03T20:06:49Z Or these: http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=5854 TomRunge 2011-08-03T20:06:49Z TomRunge comment-54420 2011-08-03T20:04:46Z 2011-08-03T20:04:46Z You mean like this kind of hate crime? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/us/23oxnard.html TomRunge 2011-08-03T20:04:46Z TomRunge comment-53796 2011-07-23T06:25:57Z 2011-07-23T06:25:57Z Is this a press release for EAN or a story about this historic repeal of DADT? TomRunge 2011-07-23T06:25:57Z TomRunge comment-53673 2011-07-21T05:32:18Z 2011-07-21T05:32:18Z One NIMBY from Land Park doesn't exactly equal "NO ONE" TomRunge 2011-07-21T05:32:18Z TomRunge comment-53645 2011-07-20T18:51:09Z 2011-07-20T18:51:09Z “I don’t think we should spend any money studying something no one wants,” said Councilwoman Angelique Ashby. “Take (Sutterville Road) off the table completely and be done with it.” Really NO ONE wants it? That's the first I've heard of that. Actually, the Sutterville Road crossing make the most sense in terms of creating the most access for the people of West Sacramento. TomRunge 2011-07-20T18:51:09Z TomRunge comment-53450 2011-07-16T03:20:44Z 2011-07-16T03:20:44Z This is going to be devastating for Tahoe Park. We have the Depot Park, 65th Street, Stockton Blvd. and Oak Park redevelopment area all surrounding our neighborhood. Expect the blight to continue once the Redevelopment Areas are eliminated. TomRunge 2011-07-16T03:20:44Z TomRunge comment-52674 2011-06-28T00:49:31Z 2011-06-28T00:49:31Z @David The County's IBO is fairly low. I believe it's 15% It should be 18% for on-site units or 21-25% for off-site units. @Hunnicutt. Those are the costs of living in a civilized society. At some point we have to stop with all the hand wringing and accept that some folks are incapable of living, full productive lives and that it is our obligation to help those in need. It's called the social contract. The other part of that contract is that folks in need have to use those services when they are made available to them. No camping along the river or Safe Ground B.S.. Law enforcement should be used to vector the homeless directly into services. It's really not that complicated. TomRunge 2011-06-28T00:49:31Z TomRunge comment-52660 2011-06-27T17:41:44Z 2011-06-27T17:41:44Z Isaac....the solution if fairly simple: Build--or rehab--simple, affordable SRO units and staff the buildings with on site services. Pay for it with an increase in the county's inclusionary housing ordinance. Elected officials just need to learn to stand up to the housing industry. TomRunge 2011-06-27T17:41:44Z TomRunge comment-52659 2011-06-27T17:33:46Z 2011-06-27T17:33:46Z Great event for Stockton Blvd! TomRunge 2011-06-27T17:33:46Z TomRunge comment-52287 2011-06-17T00:22:56Z 2011-06-17T00:22:56Z Isn't the whole point of firefighter calendars is to see, you know, shirtless firefighters? TomRunge 2011-06-17T00:22:56Z TomRunge comment-50795 2011-05-19T01:44:40Z 2011-05-19T01:44:40Z Merin's a classic poverty pimp. He doesn't even have the shame to not pose with the expensive art he's been able to purchase making money perpetuating other people's misery. TomRunge 2011-05-19T01:44:40Z TomRunge comment-50703 2011-05-17T16:02:31Z 2011-05-17T16:02:31Z “So much attention is spent on the railyards, the downtown core area, the Westfield Mall and things like that. Not enough attention is given to the ‘step-child,’ which we consider ourselves. The older corridors: Stockton Boulevard, Florin, Power Inn and so forth. We’re trying to revitalize these old commercial areas.” Amen. TomRunge 2011-05-17T16:02:31Z TomRunge comment-47602 2011-03-17T02:10:20Z 2011-03-17T02:10:20Z I think it's a mistake to think that once the street music stops, the crowds will automatically disperse. I think there will be more problems when the crowds have nothing to do to occupy their attention. Efforts should be made to have bands and other entertainment throughout the evening to give folks something to do other than drink and start fights. Spread the venues out so that not everyone crowds onto 20th Street. The R Street Corridor, K Street and Capitol Mall between 15th and 17th would be great locations for bands to play. TomRunge 2011-03-17T02:10:20Z TomRunge comment-47601 2011-03-17T01:59:44Z 2011-03-17T01:59:44Z The neighborhoods with the highest "No" votes for Prop 8 were Curtis Park and parts of Land Park. If the goal is to have a council district where a LGBT candidate is electable, those areas should be included. TomRunge 2011-03-17T01:59:44Z TomRunge comment-47541 2011-03-16T08:28:55Z 2011-03-16T08:28:55Z "John Kraintz, 57, the president of Safe Ground Sacramento, had been living on the river for about eight years said that they are doing the best they can and now it is time for the issue to be addressed by the city." While there may be waiting list to get into emergency shelters, it certainly doesn't take EIGHT years to get housed. SafeGround is not interested in emergency shelters, they are only interested in setting up squats along the river and starting a new NPO that takes in donations. Nothing they are proposing will help get the homeless housed. That is why they are not taken seriously by the folks at City Hall. BTW Mr. Merin....that's quite a fancy manpurse you're wearing. I wonder how many tents and sleeping bags could have been bought with what you paid for that thing. TomRunge 2011-03-16T08:28:55Z TomRunge comment-47500 2011-03-15T21:05:09Z 2011-03-15T21:05:09Z I don't use 65th Street either---it's way to congested. Most people I know use Redding. TomRunge 2011-03-15T21:05:09Z TomRunge comment-45019 2011-02-03T01:57:22Z 2011-02-03T01:57:22Z The housing anti-market people win again. The Boulevard Park property owners get to see their housing prices rise and the rest of the city gets to suffer. Wonderful. TomRunge 2011-02-03T01:57:22Z TomRunge comment-44808 2011-02-01T06:19:24Z 2011-02-01T06:19:24Z Where are the plans for the 800 Block of K Street? TomRunge 2011-02-01T06:19:24Z TomRunge comment-43351 2011-01-09T01:02:37Z 2011-01-09T01:02:37Z This isn't just about McDonald's---although it is ironic that a company that contributes so greatly to the health woes of this country want to set up shop next to a childhood obesity office and two major hospitals. One of the most important roles of local government is what decisions it makes about it's land uses. Stockton Blvd and the rest of the city's commercial corridors are ideally suited for neighborhood serving developments that promote walkability, community, and a sense of place. When I was out gathering signatures today in opposition to the McDonald's proposal today, the neighbors were--without exception--opposed to this development. For more information on how folks can get involved, please visit the Healthy Developments for Oak Park website: http://hdop.webs.com/ TomRunge 2011-01-09T01:02:37Z TomRunge comment-42744 2010-12-26T18:06:43Z 2010-12-26T18:06:43Z I would like to see the city start revitalizing its commercial corridors with walkable, neighborhood serving developments. The Planning Commission denies the permit to build a McDonald's at the corner of Stockton and 2nd Ave The City Council passes a moratorium on all new building on the Natomas flood plain Jail time for all the people who allowed/made money off of the Natomas build out----with a special padded cell for Heather Fargo. TomRunge 2010-12-26T18:06:43Z TomRunge comment-42453 2010-12-20T21:04:38Z 2010-12-20T21:04:38Z Sorry to let facts get in the way of your ad hominem attacks, but charter schools are public schools. Questions for you: Where would you like your new high school? How would you like to pay for it? Since SCUSD is a district with declining enrollment, where will you find the students to attend the new school. BTW....I'm working at the McDonald's on Folsom drive-thru window tonight. Come by and I'll slip you some extra McNuggets with your order. TomRunge 2010-12-20T21:04:38Z TomRunge comment-42434 2010-12-19T18:14:57Z 2010-12-19T18:14:57Z False. Sacramento High School is a public school and is open to anyone who chooses to go there. TomRunge 2010-12-19T18:14:57Z TomRunge comment-42433 2010-12-19T18:13:52Z 2010-12-19T18:13:52Z I looked up "Snenier" and couldn't find anything. So what high school are you missing again? TomRunge 2010-12-19T18:13:52Z TomRunge comment-42425 2010-12-19T03:12:52Z 2010-12-19T03:12:52Z What high school are you missing? TomRunge 2010-12-19T03:12:52Z TomRunge comment-42098 2010-12-11T00:53:07Z 2010-12-11T00:53:07Z Excellent news. Glad the city is starting to pay attention to our commercial corridors. TomRunge 2010-12-11T00:53:07Z TomRunge comment-41788 2010-12-07T05:27:41Z 2010-12-07T05:27:41Z Is she advocating for more building on the Natomas floodplain? If she is, the city is in for a whole heap of trouble. TomRunge 2010-12-07T05:27:41Z TomRunge comment-41686 2010-12-04T06:07:11Z 2010-12-04T06:07:11Z Lots of great old buildings around there. Id love to see what a company like D&S could do with them. TomRunge 2010-12-04T06:07:11Z TomRunge comment-39671 2010-10-28T16:48:04Z 2010-10-28T16:48:04Z Remarkable that the SafeGround folks are now on record as being opposed to finding shelter for the homeless. It really tells you what their priorities are. They prefer to give the homeless a sleeping bag and let them fend for themselves in the cold and the rain, all the while they use the homeless as a fundraising tool. I don't think its any coincidence that the day after they got shot down by the City Council they're sending out alarming Facebook requests for sleeping bags and tarps to be donated to SafeGround. Trying to stay relevant I guess. Got to earn those paychecks somehow...... TomRunge 2010-10-28T16:48:04Z TomRunge comment-39296 2010-10-21T18:47:55Z 2010-10-21T18:47:55Z Here's the key line in the article: "Noell said he'll wait until the oversupply of vacant new and existing homes in the suburbs has been reduced. Until then he can't get the financing and too much uncertainty still exists, he said." Because of Fargo and Co.'s overdevelopment of the Natomas floodplain we have all these vacant and half built lots in the city's central core. The damage that woman caused to the city will be felt for decades. TomRunge 2010-10-21T18:47:55Z TomRunge comment-38825 2010-10-14T03:41:36Z 2010-10-14T03:41:36Z Here's another take on the same event: http://sacramentohomeless.blogspot.com/ TomRunge 2010-10-14T03:41:36Z TomRunge comment-38236 2010-10-02T05:34:28Z 2010-10-02T05:34:28Z Safe Ground advocates have been billing the homeless campground as a bridge from homelessness to permanent housing. By Tracie Rice-Bailey's own account she has been homeless for 13 years. Why hasn't she availed herself to permanent housing during that time? Safe Ground is a huge scam by the poverty pimps at Loaves and Fishes. The City and County have been wise to put their efforts into funding permanent housing and ignoring the the Safe Ground nonsense. Let's hope the rest of the city follows suit. TomRunge 2010-10-02T05:34:28Z TomRunge comment-37838 2010-09-25T07:11:17Z 2010-09-25T07:11:17Z Something along the lines of Powerhouse, 440 Castro or Hole in the Wall in SF or The Cock or Eastern Bloc in the West Village. TomRunge 2010-09-25T07:11:17Z TomRunge comment-37811 2010-09-24T17:17:49Z 2010-09-24T17:17:49Z I'm glad that they'll be more options at 20th/K but I wish it would be a bit edgier. Karaoke and country music? Not what I was hoping for. TomRunge 2010-09-24T17:17:49Z TomRunge comment-36899 2010-09-14T04:41:56Z 2010-09-14T04:41:56Z It's kinda foolish to think that just because the official event ends at 10:00 that the crowds are automatically going to disperse. There needs to be some kind of entertainment or activities for the crowds that aren't ready to go to the clubs or to head home. Live music---perhaps closer to downtown to give the Midtown residents a break from the noise---would be a good way to keep the crowds occupied instead of milling about looking for fights. TomRunge 2010-09-14T04:41:56Z TomRunge comment-34325 2010-08-05T06:54:20Z 2010-08-05T06:54:20Z I love that place. The staff is friendly and the food is great. TomRunge 2010-08-05T06:54:20Z TomRunge comment-33754 2010-07-29T07:15:38Z 2010-07-29T07:15:38Z Have people not learned anything for the overdevelpment Sacramento County did during the last decade? These types of proposals only hurt our environment and continue the trend of unsustainable development further into the county. This proposal, along with the Newbridge and Cordova Hills proposals will add 77,500 more homes that current projections say are needed. So why is this even up for discussion? Sacramento County needs to stand firm against these harmful proposals. TomRunge 2010-07-29T07:15:38Z TomRunge comment-33379 2010-07-23T05:42:28Z 2010-07-23T05:42:28Z What a scam. All that money from Catholic Healthcare West and HomeAid Sacramento should be used to build homes for the homeless, not pay for the operational costs and bloated salaries of the parasitic executives who run homeless NPO's. TomRunge 2010-07-23T05:42:28Z