The Sacramento Press is a hybrid site of professional and community-contributed journalism. One recent event that we could not cover in-house is a perfect example of how citizen journalism works best: One of our reporters, Kathleen Haley, was unable to attend a debate scheduled for Thursday night. Our editorial department e-mailed a resident Haley had met at another event who had shown interest in the debate. This resident suggested that a friend of hers, Chris Shannon, who had already planned to go to the debate, write about it for The Sacramento Press. We asked our interns to see who was available, but none of them were to attend either. Chris Shannon e-mailed us and called to confir

Sacramento Press witnessed the block party at de Vere's firsthand. We had a booth set up in the middle of the festivities. Here are some pictures of the festivities.             Beer Brats Sonny Mayugba interviews the Kennelly Dance Company. Sonny sits down with Henry de Vere White. Sonny interviews Rob Kerth for the Sacramento Press livestream.   The Sacramento Kings dancers at the Sacramento Press booth.   Sonny interviews Simon de Vere White.   News 10's Jennifer Smith and camera man check out The Sacramento Press.

We have a free journalism workshop scheduled later this month. Dianne Heimer will lead our first Research and Fact-Checking workshop on Tuesday, March 23, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Heimer is a journalism professor at Sac City College and advises the college's newspaper, The Express. Doing research for articles seems daunting, but we'll show you that it isn't difficult and that the added credibility and depth are worth the time and effort. Heimer will discuss appropriate sources and will go over how to confirm the accuracy of the facts in your story. She'll also discuss the trustworthiness of the Internet as a source. Food and drinks will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the workshop at 6:45. Our offi

Jacob Owens didn't get a second chance. After a night of drinking, he got into the driver's seat of a car and crashed into a tree. Despite the best efforts of the members of the Mercy San Juan Medical Center trauma unit, he did not survive. He was 21 years old. Many drunken drivers get a second, third, and even hundredth chance — which increases the likelihood that they will cause a fatality. "There is research that says for every time someone is arrested for drunk driving, they had actually driven drunk 200 times before that," Dr. Leon Owens said. Determined to change these lethal odds, Owens dove headfirst into research. He is the director of the Mercy San Juan Medical Center Trauma P

Sacramento City Manager, Ray Kerridge announced his resignation today, effective March 12, 2010. "After much thought and consideration, I will be resigning on March 12, 2010," said City Manager Ray Kerridge. "The City of Sacramento is a great organization with outstanding employees, and I am honored to have had the opportunity to serve this community." After 35+ years in the public sector, Mr. Kerridge will be taking a private sector position. In February 2006, Mr. Kerridge was appointed City Manager by the Mayor and City Council. He has been the catalyst behind significant culture change in City Hall bringing customer service to the forefront of City government. He joined the City of

Per Craig Mohar of the Sacramento Police Department and member of the Teachable Moment Foundation, as of now, the foundation has 730 interviews completed and they expect to complete the remaining 70 by June.

I hope you can make it. I'm sure your own input would make for a great discussion and bring up points others might not have thought about.

Here is the link to the Marcos Breton story : http://www.sacbee.com/breton/story/2450653.html

Where will the runway be placed? In the shop area?

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