Time to slip into your grungy Birkenstocks and peddle your urban mountain bikes to get some local, organic wheat juice while the city goes to hell in a handbasket. Aaaaah, so refreshing (and GREEN too). That's what Sacramento gets for voting in a dumb jock.

As Mammy said (from the book and movie "Gone with the Wind"), "You can dress a mule in horse harness, but it's still a mule!" Why are we spending time and money on this stupid project?

Great photos of a tiny slice of "redevelopment"...but, uh oh, you missed the "other" half of Del Paso Heights--around Marysville Blvd. and Grand Ave: The druggies walking their pit bulls up and down the street, the lovely Ho's hanging in front of the local grocery store, the jacked up cars with gang boys driving around town, the junky, funky houses & apartment buildings with a bazillion cars parked out in front, the "guys on 10-speeds" casing homes and businesses, and the boarded-up store fronts. Until the ingrained culture of drugs, poverty, gangs and violence are seriously addressed and erradicated, Del Paso Heights will continue to earn a poor reputation in this town!

The major issue is that as prey animals, horses will spook, bolt, buck, get scared of things they don't understand and take "flight"--sometimes. As a lifelong horse owner (6 right now) I know first-hand that no horse on earth is "bomb proof" and getting dumped on concrete really hurts! But, if riding a 1,200 pd. animal around town really helps our officers, then I applaud the continued use of equines in law enforcement. Oh, and remember to always wear your helmets, vests, boots and gloves while riding.

I used to work for the Sacramento SPCA and I can attest to the fact that ANY dog breed can be dangerous. It all depends on how the dog was raised, trained, socialized (or lack of) by their human gaurdians. Sadly, many people aquire a dog without properly researching the breed or how to train it. And for some reason, Pit Bulls represent a "bully breed" that many unsavory people like to own (and also surrender to the shelter). Pet owners are responsible (and liable) for keeping their animals from roaming free and attacking! Those dogs lost their lives due to their human idiot owners who did not property contain, socialize or take responsibility for their dogs.

My Dad slipped, fell and broke his hip because the family dog slobbered water from the dog dish in the kitchen! He ended up getting hip surgery and died a week later from complications. Such a sad end to a wonderful life! As my parent's aged, we did everything we could to keep them safe in their home...except we overlooked something as simple as slobbery dog water.

Enjoy and honor your parents now--while they can still grasp your hand tightly and look you in the eye. I am forever grateful to my folks for hanging in there so long. Also, remember to ask about their early lives, childhood memories, career highlights, etc. while you can. Because once they're gone, all you have are scribbled notes on a pad and fading photographs (still on my fridge).

Thank you for taking the time to help Miss Bee. There is something profoundly wrong with a society that ignores its fragile creatures.