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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Paul Cox
Age26 years old GenderMale OccupationNunya NeighborhoodMidtown |
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About MeLived in Sac all my life, moved to downtown in 2001 and have been here ever since. Haven't owned a car since 2004 and love getting around by foot, wheel, or...*grumble* transit. Looking for other cool folks to hang out with around downtown and midtown. Love going to Paesano's, Java City, True Love (when it existed), Infusion, and other places. |
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How clean are your streets?
We've all seen the street cleaning signs Downtown. No Parking on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, take your pick, from 8 a.m. to noon, usually. We've struggled trying to remember which side is which when we've come home late at night, and then tried to find a spot on the correct side. Is it all really necessary? I've had occasion to be home on a number of street cleaning days for my street. The funny thing is, I haven't seen street cleaners--ever! I don't see the evidence that they've even been there. What I do see are tickets. Evidence that the meter maid has come by to ticket you for parking someplace. Someplace where they need to clean, but won't. For transparency's sake, during a recen
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Graffiti in Midtown, is it Art?
You can’t escape it if you’ve been downtown for more than 5 minutes. Whether it’s a large mural, a few hastily scrawled “letters”, or an unintelligible scribble. Graffiti, an art form to some, a nuisance to others. I’ve seen it on cross country trips as Amtrak passes any number of freight trains. It’s nearly the signature of the New York City Subway system. What is graffiti? It depends on who you ask. The most common, and in my opinion least attractive, is tagging. Usually done with a paint pen on a street sign or a business door or window. The kind of graffiti I saw on those trains is a more elaborate form of tagging. Sometimes it’s a persons nickname, other times it’s a word, occasio
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Conversation about: DWB: OK, I get it
I appreciate what the Kings mean to some people, and that there are genuine fans who love them. But this whole relationship with the Maloofs, them threatening to leave and then acting like they're so beneficent by deciding to stay, and us celebrating that...feels a little like the girl who's baby daddy smacks her on Jerry Springer, but who takes him back, cuz she's "sure he'll change, he just needs time."
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Conversation about: More bicycle access coming to downtown
We have street maintenance? Who knew?!?
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Conversation about: Zipcar attracts car-sharing fans
I think it's mainly for people who commute via public transportation or who don't have cars. I haven't had a car for 7 years and this is an awesome thing. Since there are short trips to Davis or other parts of Sac that are either out of the way of public transit or would take far too long. For people who commute and leave their cars at home or at transit parking lots, this would be a way for them to attend meetings that are a little further away, without having to bring their car into town and pay all day parking for them. Or if they just want to get away at lunch, but don't like the options closest, this opens up other parts of Sac to them.
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Conversation about: Zipcar attracts car-sharing fans
Also, if you are an employee of an organization that is involved in the Sacramento TMA, like CalEPA employees, you can use your work email and the one-year membership fee is dropped to $25. I believe the application fee is also waived. AND if you use the code SACRAMENTO when you register, you'll get a $50 driving credit. I think the only downside of the event was a handicapped woman in a mobile scooter that was getting agitated at the workaround that ZipCar had regarding handicapped accessible vehicles being available. Basically, I believe the VP talked to her and stated that if a handicap accessible car was necessary, that they would need a 7 day advance notice to get one to a location. And she didn't sound happy at that solution. I'd be interested in seeing what their plan is to address that issue, beyond what he offered.
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Conversation about: Party with Pride this Saturday
I'm thinking that some people just don't realize what the up or down arrows are for. My understanding is that they were to rate the article and not the content of the article. How can an informational article be voted down? You might as well vote down on one that tells about how many police are going to be at a police event and what is going to happen throughout the day. It just makes no sense.