Juliette54 comment-46189 2011-02-22T20:06:20Z 2011-02-22T20:06:20Z I enjoy this Faire and have found some treasures there! Juliette54 2011-02-22T20:06:20Z rene comment-25405 2010-04-22T16:10:16Z 2010-04-22T16:10:16Z This place is simply just fabulous. I don't drink, so spend no time in the bar. When you walk in, though, you have to go through the bar. I always see someone that I know and stop to chat for a minute. I do feel welcome here. Oh, and the Cobb Salad is to die for. French fries are stellar. So far, all servers have been great. Give it a try. Better yet, walk or ride your bike for an even better experience. rene 2010-04-22T16:10:16Z ccritt comment-16253 2009-10-24T16:57:28Z 2009-10-24T16:57:28Z And the seats are now numbered ccritt 2009-10-24T16:57:28Z Rowdycowboy comment-15832 2009-10-19T04:12:08Z 2009-10-19T04:12:08Z Great show... great cast... wtg Lambda Players Rowdycowboy 2009-10-19T04:12:08Z Esther Hodapp comment-15763 2009-10-18T01:31:25Z 2009-10-18T01:31:25Z Photos courtesy of the Lambda Players Esther Hodapp 2009-10-18T01:31:25Z Steven Maviglio comment-15544 2009-10-14T16:57:09Z 2009-10-14T16:57:09Z Your name calling aside, the Charter Commission's lack of work was cited by the Sacramento Bee editorial board as well. Steven Maviglio 2009-10-14T16:57:09Z bbbbmer comment-15256 2009-10-10T18:45:06Z 2009-10-10T18:45:06Z You obviously are singularly unaware of the committee's record online. They did substantially more than you and your tribe of suckups, sycophants, and now, siblings ever did in crafting the SMI, and their work stands up to legal scrutiny as yours fails to. I predict the council will remove this measure from the ballot because of its flaws, especially as the FBI investigation escalates, hopefully forcing your bossmayor to resign, and leaving Sacramento much wiser for having encountered the darkest and most corrupt period of this city's history.... Don't let the door slap you in the ass when you finally leave.... bbbbmer 2009-10-10T18:45:06Z Rhonda Erwin comment-15247 2009-10-10T08:06:27Z 2009-10-10T08:06:27Z Tom, No, I did not attend the October 5th charter review meeting. I plan to only attend the meeting Oct 13 (I believe that's the date) held closer to my home at the Meadowview cntr. I don't think it's happening exactly how you describe it. The meeting I attended at city hall (prior to the Oct 5th meeting) conversation was held on how they should educate and listen to the concerns of the community. I don't feel like looking for my notes or the agenda I took from the meeting. But I recall seeing the ol special assistant sitting texting... If there was a problem with it he could have said something, it was open to the public. I spoke. He could have spoke and shared his concerns. The entire night most of the discussion was on keeping it balanced and fair. I forget his name but the other guy the one the Mayor has on the panel he didn't complain at the meeting when discussions were had on how they should be handled. Board members were asked to attend the townhall meetings and several signed up and some did not. I did not get the impression the meetings were slanted in fact several members that I heard speak were pretty vocal on keeping the townhall meetings well balanced and they did not want it to be or appear to be swayed in one direction or another. And I'd like to add, it is insulting for some to assume IF the board was slanting that community members couldn't see through it. It is insulting to think we can not think for ourselves. It is insulting when people assume the community will be swayed by the board members. We will vote what is in our hearts, listen to the recommendations of the board just as we have listened to all the slanting remarks, comments, prophaganda Steve has done on behalf of Mayor Johnson. Come on now. No one has slanted this proposal as much as Steve on every site imaginable. Community members can weigh the pros and cons. But just because Johnson and a team of campaign managers, advisors.... think they can spread prophaganda to sway public opinion doesn't mean the public is that easily swayed by the board or Johnson's camp. My goodness the Strong Mayor Proposal has the Bee slanted in your direction -not to mention kerryjustin1 trickery on the comment section- what is a few board members attending townhall meetings with 10-12 folks in attendance? I don't see you or Steve complaining about the slant from within the Bee and they are reaching more than 10-12 folks in a community. I'll see when I attend the meeting in Meadowview, if they are going to do like some within Johnson's camp have done and that is underestimate and insult the intelligence of the voters. They really appeared sincere when I attended the session at city hall. Rhonda Erwin 2009-10-10T08:06:27Z TomRunge comment-15246 2009-10-10T06:50:02Z 2009-10-10T06:50:02Z Rhonda, You must have missed the Charter Commission meeting on Oct. 5. That's where, according to the Sac Press report: "Committee members directly asked the town hall attendees whether they thought the council should place a competing charter amendment on the June 2010 ballot, or spend the majority of their efforts trying to defeat the initiative through other means." http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/14956/Strongmayor_idea_scoffed_at_town_hall The committee no longer even pretends it's a fair panel. They have moved on to being a political operation, with the stated goal of defeating the Strong Mayor Initiative. Using tax dollars for a political campaign is illegal. The commission members must be held to account for their illegal activities. TomRunge 2009-10-10T06:50:02Z Rhonda Erwin comment-15216 2009-10-10T02:13:25Z 2009-10-10T02:13:25Z So a writer says they didn't do much and we are to take that as gospel?? There was a time when I relied on getting my news of exactly what occurs in meetings from the daily paper. Then one day I attended a town hall meeting. The following day I read the news article and was shocked when a writer didn't even mention the labor that went into the meeting, didn't even see the people in the meeting but was blinded by shiny badges. The article was titled "Law enforcement officers reach out in Del Paso Community" Their were over a 100 people from age 7 to 87 who filled the room to capacity in shades of light, medium and dark. And the writer only saw the few in uniform. And their was no reaching out, folks were mad in fact then police chief Najea seemed annoyed more than reaching out.... My point is just because a writer stated they didn't do much doesn't mean that writer knows everything they did. Surely you know this and as soon as a writer says something negative about Johnson you'll play musical chairs and let it be known the writer missed something....Don't get me wrong I have respect for many writers at the Bee, so many have heard the cries of families suffering as a result of youth violence... but I disagree with the writer's opinion. When I attended a city charter commission meeting at city hall it was said the community forums meetings would both educate and give the community a chance to ask questions and have a voice. But it would be just like Johnson (and his camp) to overlook the community, put the community on mute and think the meetings are to just explain what the Charter Commission did. I am not at all surprised by the response- it's transparent. Rhonda Erwin 2009-10-10T02:13:25Z Esther Hodapp comment-15203 2009-10-09T19:05:15Z 2009-10-09T19:05:15Z Thanks for the comments everyone. The town hall meetings are an open forum for community members to have their questions answered about the strong mayor initiative and the charter committee recommendations. I would highly encourage everyone to attend these meetings because they provide a very constructive environment to discuss a variety of issues of importance of local citizens. Esther Hodapp 2009-10-09T19:05:15Z Steven Maviglio comment-15175 2009-10-09T16:03:02Z 2009-10-09T16:03:02Z Well, congratulations. That makes you and our City Attorney, who is more interested in preserving her job than properly advising the Council, who think so. Steven Maviglio 2009-10-09T16:03:02Z Steven Maviglio comment-15174 2009-10-09T16:02:07Z 2009-10-09T16:02:07Z Actually, the "purpose" of these meetings was to explain what the Charter Commission did. Unfortunately, they didn't do much, as the Sacramento Bee pointed out. Steven Maviglio 2009-10-09T16:02:07Z Ronald West comment-15167 2009-10-09T14:41:27Z 2009-10-09T14:41:27Z Read the initiative: http://www.reformsacramento.com/images/stories/pdfs/charter_amendment.pdf Ronald West 2009-10-09T14:41:27Z Rhonda Erwin comment-15161 2009-10-09T08:39:12Z 2009-10-09T08:39:12Z WOW, Perhaps they didn't discuss it because they planned to discuss the Strong Mayor Proposal since that was the purpose of the meeting. Rhonda Erwin 2009-10-09T08:39:12Z TomRunge comment-15153 2009-10-09T05:23:32Z 2009-10-09T05:23:32Z Did the Charter Commission discuss how they plan to use taxpayer funds to defeat the the SMI at this meeting too? TomRunge 2009-10-09T05:23:32Z fifthgensacramentan comment-15149 2009-10-09T04:58:35Z 2009-10-09T04:58:35Z California State Constitution Article 11(Local Governments) Sec 3 (b) (b) The governing body or charter commission of a county or city may propose a charter or revision. Amendment or repeal may be proposed by initiative or by the governing body. California Supreme Court March 2009 Definition of “revision” "make a far-reaching change in the fundamental governmental structure or the foundational power of its branches" “substantially alter[s] the basic governmental framework set forth in our Constitution" Replace "Constitution" with "City Charter" and the SMI sure walks, talks and quacks like a REVISION. fifthgensacramentan 2009-10-09T04:58:35Z Kassandra Perlongo comment-14927 2009-10-04T22:55:08Z 2009-10-04T22:55:08Z yummy!!! Kassandra Perlongo 2009-10-04T22:55:08Z The Parrhesiac comment-14903 2009-10-03T07:23:39Z 2009-10-03T07:23:39Z I wish someone would do a documentary or expose on how corrupt our City and County elected officials are...even better...compare and contrast them with the crooks that run Chicago and New Orleans. The Parrhesiac 2009-10-03T07:23:39Z Tony Sheppard comment-14901 2009-10-03T05:11:54Z 2009-10-03T05:11:54Z This is an extraordinary program, championed by Ron through good financial times and bad. It has given new filmmakers their start and has given experienced filmmakers an opportunity to both experiment with their art and mentor a new generation of filmmakers (of all generations!). For this reason we gave Ron our Film Arts Service Award last year and I encourage you all to watch this year's films. Who knows, next year you might make one! Tony Sheppard, Co-Director, Sacramento Film & Music Festival Tony Sheppard 2009-10-03T05:11:54Z ron cooper comment-14851 2009-10-02T18:20:34Z 2009-10-02T18:20:34Z Thanks Esther and all of this years PCS filmmakers. Each of the 12 films has a crew of 10-30 people actively involved in front of and behind the camera. Join them at the Crest on Sunday for a wonderful celebration of life here in the River City. However, doors open at Noon and I'd advise arriving early and avoid the long line at the ticket booth. See you at the movies! Ron Cooper, Access Sacramento ron cooper 2009-10-02T18:20:34Z Kati Garner comment-14429 2009-09-25T23:04:55Z 2009-09-25T23:04:55Z Excellent! Kati Garner 2009-09-25T23:04:55Z Kassandra Perlongo comment-14392 2009-09-25T19:08:33Z 2009-09-25T19:08:33Z Man this looked amazing, I wish I would have gone to it! Great coverage Esther! Kassandra Perlongo 2009-09-25T19:08:33Z Walter comment-14323 2009-09-25T01:05:16Z 2009-09-25T01:05:16Z I wish Sac State would reach out more to the city of Sacramento with their events. Community subscribers might bring in more revenue for events. Maybe they do already and I'm just not being reached or not noticing. Sounds interesting, though. Walter 2009-09-25T01:05:16Z raylynninsac comment-14296 2009-09-24T23:25:47Z 2009-09-24T23:25:47Z The show has extended!!! We're now playing through November 1st, don't miss it! raylynninsac 2009-09-24T23:25:47Z Esther Hodapp comment-14261 2009-09-24T03:42:00Z 2009-09-24T03:42:00Z The image included with this story was created by India Curry, a graphic design intern at the University Union, CSUS, using images supplied from Rooftop Comedy. Esther Hodapp 2009-09-24T03:42:00Z advocate comment-14237 2009-09-24T00:01:25Z 2009-09-24T00:01:25Z Don't forget that it was all of these houses and more that the city planned to tear down and replace with rows of three story very low income housing. But for the efforts of preservationists and pioneer residents who recognized the value of the quality of materials and design, none of these houses would exist today. advocate 2009-09-24T00:01:25Z bbbbmer comment-13751 2009-09-15T02:59:22Z 2009-09-15T02:59:22Z This is one of the funniest, if not THE funniest, local productions I've EVER seen in Sacramento!!! My GOD I nearly peed my pants -- ok -- I DID pee them -- during some of the funnier moments in this off/off/off/off/off Broadway production... There really IS talent in Sacramento -- it just needs a little nudge, and some cash, to pull off... A VERY WORTHWHILE SHOW!!!! bbbbmer 2009-09-15T02:59:22Z Kathleen Haley comment-12130 2009-08-14T17:04:26Z 2009-08-14T17:04:26Z That's so sweet! Kathleen Haley 2009-08-14T17:04:26Z davegassman comment-12116 2009-08-14T15:06:55Z 2009-08-14T15:06:55Z Hi Es I am a logged on account member of the paper. I will enjoy looking over the paper. See ya Dad davegassman 2009-08-14T15:06:55Z davegassman comment-12115 2009-08-14T15:05:03Z 2009-08-14T15:05:03Z Hi Esther You are the New Lois Lane and Jon does have a Clark Kent look. See You soon Love Dad davegassman 2009-08-14T15:05:03Z Bhulenpazzen comment-12091 2009-08-13T23:44:29Z 2009-08-13T23:44:29Z I wish I were in the area to see this musical. It sounds fabulous. But, unfortunately, I'm in the Midwest! Bhulenpazzen 2009-08-13T23:44:29Z Esther Hodapp comment-12033 2009-08-13T17:52:23Z 2009-08-13T17:52:23Z As a correction, photos were taken by Leon Fredette of Fredette Photography, and provided by Chris Crittenden, President of Lambda Players. Esther Hodapp 2009-08-13T17:52:23Z