Rhonda Erwin comment-57415 2011-09-17T05:54:54Z 2011-09-17T05:54:54Z "and we need elected leaders like the mayor who understand that when businesses are able to prosper, the community is better for it.” that is also nice, however, we also need leaders and a mayor ---- with a vision to see the forest (people) through the trees (business)--- to understand that when people prosper businesses are better for it. Rhonda Erwin 2011-09-17T05:54:54Z Rhonda Erwin comment-57414 2011-09-17T05:39:12Z 2011-09-17T05:39:12Z “The mayor has the right idea of making Sacramento more business-friendly" that's nice too bad the mayor doesn't have any idea on making Sacramento more youth-friendly Rhonda Erwin 2011-09-17T05:39:12Z YouWantWhat comment-57401 2011-09-16T21:45:53Z 2011-09-16T21:45:53Z Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! BTW the sun will be rising in the east, tomorrow. YouWantWhat 2011-09-16T21:45:53Z Mark comment-56209 2011-08-29T23:09:29Z 2011-08-29T23:09:29Z Want to improve Sacramento's future economy? Don't be so darn conservative (and I'm not taking just politics). Sacramento is boring. Boring doesn't sell. Sacramento is the beige capitol of the world. Mark 2011-08-29T23:09:29Z William Burg comment-55973 2011-08-26T02:43:04Z 2011-08-26T02:43:04Z This article reads like a marketing-buzzword "Mad Lib." William Burg 2011-08-26T02:43:04Z Ash Roughani comment-55968 2011-08-26T02:10:51Z 2011-08-26T02:10:51Z Very exciting news! Ash Roughani 2011-08-26T02:10:51Z Hal Silliman comment-54057 2011-07-28T23:43:16Z 2011-07-28T23:43:16Z Exactly, the businesspeople in New Orleans came together in an unprecedented fashion when government failed. The Study Mission is going to visit those businesspeople and find out what worked and why. You must take a dim view of education: We should never stop learning. Hal Silliman 2011-07-28T23:43:16Z Mark comment-53962 2011-07-27T22:28:50Z 2011-07-27T22:28:50Z Do you realize how much outside money and effort was poured into NO after the levee breech disaster and subsequent government screw-up? Do you really think that studying the very unique case of NO will give our "leaders" anything to apply here and if they did we would see similar results? All of these "study missions" are a joke. Nothing ever comes of them. They only tell me that those in charge here haven't a clue about to do so they must go around looking what others have done. Most successful urban renewal involves grass roots/local solutions. Instead of flying all over the country on working vacations maybe they should start finding ways to bring smart and creative local people together and empower them to make positive changes. Most of the answers to our city's problems can be found in the minds and hearts of our people and not in our so-called leaders. Mark 2011-07-27T22:28:50Z Hal Silliman comment-52666 2011-06-27T21:18:39Z 2011-06-27T21:18:39Z It's one in the same effort. Two groups on two different sides of the mountain working for the same objective collaboratively. http://calwintergames.com About the CWGC The California Winter Games Committee is a group of business, civic and state leaders, who in cooperation with the Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition. It is working to thoroughly explore the benefits and impacts of hosting the Olympic Games in the region. The California Winter Games Committee also guides the strategy and launch implementation of the outreach, education, media, marketing, and government relations elements of the support campaign. The CWGC has set up a web site to allow the general public to get involved in the Olympic movement in California. For more information, please visit www.CalWinterGames.com or follow the CWGC on Facebook. Hal Silliman 2011-06-27T21:18:39Z Ben Ilfeld comment-52633 2011-06-25T22:13:33Z 2011-06-25T22:13:33Z I'm a bit confused. Tahoe is part of a Reno bid as well. Is this distinct from that bid or a part of it? Ben Ilfeld 2011-06-25T22:13:33Z Hal Silliman comment-49223 2011-04-15T16:28:20Z 2011-04-15T16:28:20Z Yes, perhaps they were coming back from Old Sacramento on a field trip. Also on Friday, there were 2 Folsom school bands playing in the Downtown Plaza--doing a really great job. Their musicanship was fantastic. School is learning how to be a part of the world. Hal Silliman 2011-04-15T16:28:20Z Hal Silliman comment-49222 2011-04-15T16:25:54Z 2011-04-15T16:25:54Z The numbers came from the S.F. Examiner. As to UC Davis' portion, that's from an official UC Davis publication: Budget Plan A Kelly Ratliff, associate vice chancellor in charge of the budget, outlined the campus’s budget shortfall: • $73 million cut in state funds (UC Davis’ share of an overall cut of $500 million in UC funding). Hal Silliman 2011-04-15T16:25:54Z Tony Sheppard comment-49189 2011-04-15T04:26:31Z 2011-04-15T04:26:31Z That number for Budget cuts to the UC and CSU systems is off, I think. The CSU is currently slated for a $500m cut in an estimate based on the tax extension going to ballot and passing, If that doesn't happen, then the CSU alone can expect approx. $1B in cuts. That's over 40% of its state funding, following multiple and significant prior cuts. And the funding formula is pretty simple, with only two sources of income - state funding and student tuition. So you'll either see massive tuition increases or the number of available seats in classrooms is going to plummet as class sections and staff/faculty disappear in unprecedented numbers. We've seen two days of student protests on campus, but the students would be better served camping out in the State Capitol than camping out outside the campus president's office. It's the legislature that needs to hear the message and it's the legislators who are going to need to hire extra staff to take the phone calls from angry parents whose children can't get into their first, second,...,or twenty third choice of campus. Or, alternatively, they'll be allowed onto campus (as there are few mechanisms in place to bar entry) but they will have a hard time graduating because either the classes won't be offered or they won't be able to get into them. Meanwhile the staff haven't had raises for years, the faculty salaries lag behind comparable institutions, the faculty contract was frozen a couple of years ago, and staff, faculty, and administration all took a year of voluntary pay cuts, misidentified as furloughs. People who think there is "bloat" in the university system need to point out exactly where it is. Tony Sheppard 2011-04-15T04:26:31Z Rhys02 comment-49188 2011-04-15T03:22:16Z 2011-04-15T03:22:16Z I was just at Downtown Plaza at about 4:30PM and about 100 school kids were coming down the elevator, from what I am sure was not a math or science class. Get back to basics; stop trying to be parents and maybe someone will care what happens to these budgets. The waste and bloat is there for everyone to see. Rhys02 2011-04-15T03:22:16Z MACDONALDBANK comment-46123 2011-02-21T06:06:05Z 2011-02-21T06:06:05Z Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom should suggest to Gordon Getty; that he finally pay the overdue $6,440,000 bill at MACDONALD BANK … after MACDONALD BANK earned the Getty Oil Company shareholders … $4,000,000,000. MACDONALDBANK 2011-02-21T06:06:05Z cogmeyer comment-45870 2011-02-17T16:56:57Z 2011-02-17T16:56:57Z What a pathetic attempt at psuedo-conservativism Darrell. Lets get real here.... how about a moratorium in the legislature on new regulations, Mr. Steinberg? Are you afraid to anger the lobbyists and special interests who keep you in office? cogmeyer 2011-02-17T16:56:57Z cogmeyer comment-45738 2011-02-16T03:39:11Z 2011-02-16T03:39:11Z 3 years into the recession this is the best you can come up with Darrell? How about a moratorium on new regulations? cogmeyer 2011-02-16T03:39:11Z Hal Silliman comment-45544 2011-02-12T00:10:51Z 2011-02-12T00:10:51Z Thank you for your interest. Supervisor Serna began an effort to keep shelters open until March 31 or so. There was a shortfall in what he had raised--so he asked the Metro Chamber to ask its members to help out. They did. B of A contributed enough to close the gap entirely--and other members kept on giving. The Metro Chamber began last year a program called Project Inspire that helps local nonprofits through bringing in volunteers and donations. You can read about that effort at metrochamber.org/inspire. It is a way for businesses and individuals to give back to member nonprofits. In fact, last Friday, the Inspire Giving program gave $10,000 to the River City Food Bank to help rebuild after the fire. The food bank was one of 4 finalists this year. The donation came from Teichert and Sutter Health. Our chamber members do a great job when called upon. You can read about that in an article posted here last week. Hal Silliman 2011-02-12T00:10:51Z MidtownSquinter comment-45515 2011-02-11T20:37:07Z 2011-02-11T20:37:07Z I'm a bit confused here, Hal. If B of A took care of the missing $8500 to cover the $50k through 3/31, then HOW MUCH did each of the long list of OTHER contributors provide, and what will that funding cover? Have I mis-read your press statement's facts? And these various businesses ongoing involvement in this vital community issue is what exactly, Hal? Or does the Chamber already provide steady member-derived contributions to these orgs & agencies as part of its' commitment to charitable funding? MidtownSquinter 2011-02-11T20:37:07Z Curmudgeon comment-44406 2011-01-26T16:49:34Z 2011-01-26T16:49:34Z The Metro Chamber is correct. "Beggar thy neighbor" policies are generally bad ideas. Curmudgeon 2011-01-26T16:49:34Z Dale Kooyman comment-44390 2011-01-26T04:07:37Z 2011-01-26T04:07:37Z "Representing 2,000 member . . . six county region . . ." Remind me again, what great businesses with how many jobs has the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce brought to the city of Sacramento that gives me confidence in his objective assessment of this issue? Dale Kooyman 2011-01-26T04:07:37Z William Burg comment-44032 2011-01-20T16:14:39Z 2011-01-20T16:14:39Z Except when they did three years ago. http://www.metrochamber.org/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6300 William Burg 2011-01-20T16:14:39Z Rhys02 comment-44022 2011-01-20T02:47:29Z 2011-01-20T02:47:29Z If nothing else KJ can draw a crowd...you certainly wouldn't find 900 business folk attending a breakfast with Heather Fargo. Rhys02 2011-01-20T02:47:29Z NickCronenwett comment-40253 2010-11-09T04:53:23Z 2010-11-09T04:53:23Z Stanford* NickCronenwett 2010-11-09T04:53:23Z NickCronenwett comment-40252 2010-11-09T04:51:53Z 2010-11-09T04:51:53Z Do you know where we can get a hold of the report written by the Standford student cited in the Sacbee article a few days ago? NickCronenwett 2010-11-09T04:51:53Z Hal Silliman comment-40241 2010-11-08T19:13:07Z 2010-11-08T19:13:07Z That's the position of the Metro Chamber--consolidate services that are redundant. Hal Silliman 2010-11-08T19:13:07Z YoYo comment-40187 2010-11-07T15:01:58Z 2010-11-07T15:01:58Z Can our leaders agree long enough to help the drowning taxpayers? YoYo 2010-11-07T15:01:58Z StealthTruthDetector comment-39048 2010-10-17T15:00:40Z 2010-10-17T15:00:40Z The inane dribblings from you far left Marxists--PW, Karen, dshore, honestyingov, et al--are amusingly illogical. If we compared actual words uttered between liberals and conservatives over the years, liberals would win the I-Can-Demogogue-And-Denigrate-Groups-of-People-More-Viciously-and-More-Often-Than-You Game hands down. The main reason for this, of course, is that liberals cannot compete using logic in the ARENA OF IDEAS. Instead, you rely on stoking anger and resentment in others by falling back on the sick philosophy upon which liberalism is ultimately based: that it is ok to mandate that people who earn can always afford to help people who don't. Margaret Thatcher said it best: "Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money." StealthTruthDetector 2010-10-17T15:00:40Z dshore22 comment-39021 2010-10-16T07:49:02Z 2010-10-16T07:49:02Z Sarah Palin is the best advertising money can buy -- FOR DEMOCRATS. dshore22 2010-10-16T07:49:02Z KarenJ503 comment-38986 2010-10-15T18:24:09Z 2010-10-15T18:24:09Z She's a politician? All her followers say she's a private citizen, she can say whatever (flame-throwing misinformed hyperbole) she wants to. She's said that herself in her most recent 2 speeches (she reads the blogs, you see, i.e., gets her talking points there). However, it's amazing how every one of her speeches -- that she gets OTHER people to pay HER for -- seems to be a campaign stump speech. Clever, she probably got that idea from Newt Gingrich, who's been doing the same thing for more than 10 years. She even borrows her basic speech topic from President Obama. Whatever he's for, she's against. Easy peasy policy statement. KarenJ503 2010-10-15T18:24:09Z honestyingov comment-38969 2010-10-15T09:42:16Z 2010-10-15T09:42:16Z How Honest is Sarah Palin when she starts telling her ' stories ' and gets all folksy. Last week she said Her and Todd drove from AK to LA in ONLY 2 days... over 3,300 miles. Is that physically possible...? Not really. But she said it. Small problem as well. Someone SAW her getting on a plane to go to LA as well. I guess her RV has wings. Will attendees get ' honest ' answers tomorrow? Not likely. http://palingates.blogspot.com/2010/10/sarah-palin-caught-red-handed-road-trip.html honestyingov 2010-10-15T09:42:16Z Lindol French comment-38966 2010-10-15T07:25:58Z 2010-10-15T07:25:58Z I was going by the actual Metro Chamber's site, but as you said, whatever. I just don't understand the level of ire out there for her. She sucks, but she's a politician, they all suck. I hear her spoken of as if she were some cloven hoofed she-devil, Hell bent on eating YOUR children. Relative to, say, Pelosi or Boxer, I find her to be rather innocuous. Different strokes, I suppose. Regardless, the list of people I'd pay to see speak is fairly short, and none of these 4 (or 5) make the cut. Lindol French 2010-10-15T07:25:58Z P W comment-38843 2010-10-14T20:34:50Z 2010-10-14T20:34:50Z Being the most "vocal" doesn't make her the most "substantive" spokesperson available. If that were the case, Rush would be king of the planet by now. But we all know he's a joke...as is Sarah. I fully understand the meaning of "perspectives", with emphasis on the plural. But this brainless bimbo does not speak for the majority of thinking Republicans, with emphasis on "thinking." P W 2010-10-14T20:34:50Z P W comment-38899 2010-10-14T20:18:11Z 2010-10-14T20:18:11Z 1) Dean, 2) Palin, 3) Buckingham, 4) Henderson, 5) Sullivan - according to this piece...no mention of who the emcee is. Whatever. Whether or not she earned her "elevated" position IS relevant! Those who are responsible for perpetuating her illusion of significance (by using her to attract the drunken lemmings to their agendas) are guilty of fanning the falsehood of her relevance! P W 2010-10-14T20:18:11Z Lindol French comment-38898 2010-10-14T19:26:45Z 2010-10-14T19:26:45Z 4 speakers. 1 host. http://www.sacramento.wliinc3.com/Perspectives/speakers.htm "But we all know he's a joke...as is Sarah" I did not mean to claim that Sarah is as learned as Dr. Ho Do. I suppose "relavent" may have been a better word to use than "credible". Whether or not she earned her elevated position is irrelevent. She is in that position, and as such, her perspective is interesting. She is certainly the biggest draw on the dais. Lindol French 2010-10-14T19:26:45Z P W comment-38884 2010-10-14T18:12:17Z 2010-10-14T18:12:17Z Uh, there are FIVE speakers, Lindol...not four. Hence: 20%. You obviously attended the same skool as poor Sarah. What's "incredible" and "fascinating" is your amazement at the obvious! (But I don't see where I said anything about being certain that I speak for anyone else but me.) When you make the statement that Palin and Dean share equal credibility, it's telling of your own lack of cred. DOCTOR Howard Dean...who, after serving a stint as a state representative and lieutenant governor, was elected to five two-year terms as Governor of Vermont, making him the second longest-serving governor in Vermont's history. Uh, Sarah completed 1/2 of her first term as Alaska's Guv. She spent more time trolliping on the pagent stage.Yep - them's apples to apples alright. P W 2010-10-14T18:12:17Z BrooksTruitt comment-38857 2010-10-14T17:43:52Z 2010-10-14T17:43:52Z C'mon people. Give the Chamber some slack. Obviously, Sarah Palin was booked when when Mahood found out Alfred E. Newman was a fictional character. BrooksTruitt 2010-10-14T17:43:52Z Lindol French comment-38852 2010-10-14T17:27:00Z 2010-10-14T17:27:00Z Isn't it incredible what a visceral reaction the mere mention of "Sarah Palin" causes in P W and his ilk. You can hear the anger and disdain as he writes mean-spirited slurs, certain that he speaks for everyone who matters. It is really fascinating. I'm no Palin fan, but she has at least as much credibility as Howard "WHAHHHEEEAAHEHAH" Dean. I would be very interested to hear what both of them have to say. P.S. if you wanted your money back for the Palin portion of the event, that'd be 25%. Lindol French 2010-10-14T17:27:00Z P W comment-38848 2010-10-14T17:20:26Z 2010-10-14T17:20:26Z Hal: My point is being missed. Of COURSE that's the idea of the event. I'm just saying that there are some much more qualified people who could take Sarah's spot. This woman has zero substance, zero intellect,, zero original thought capability. But she has a nice figure. Go figure. P W 2010-10-14T17:20:26Z Hal Silliman comment-38844 2010-10-14T15:53:34Z 2010-10-14T15:53:34Z Ok, that's right! You have formed an opinion based on your experiences hearing her. Perspectives is a chance to let people in Sacramento hear from her IN PERSON--and other speakers--and form their own opinion--which may or may not tally with yours. That's the idea of the event. Hal Silliman 2010-10-14T15:53:34Z Hal Silliman comment-38838 2010-10-14T15:19:29Z 2010-10-14T15:19:29Z She is one of the GOP's most vocal spokespersons right now on the scene. Perspectives is meant to bring in all points of view. This is a chance for local businesspeople and others to hear from her firsthand without filters...and why the event remains germaine for our times. Hal Silliman 2010-10-14T15:19:29Z P W comment-38834 2010-10-14T13:40:20Z 2010-10-14T13:40:20Z Sarah? Seriously? They couldn't find a more suitable representative from her "perspective"? The elevation to which she has been bestowed is the product of a VP choice steeped in senility and/or desperation. Were she an "unattractive" specimen, I'm sure she would have been relegated to the ash heap of 15-minute-famers. Had I paid for a ticket to this event, I would have demanded a 20% refund. P W 2010-10-14T13:40:20Z benlomond2 comment-37891 2010-09-27T04:27:39Z 2010-09-27T04:27:39Z Is it true that questions of the speakers will be allowed ? benlomond2 2010-09-27T04:27:39Z William Burg comment-37242 2010-09-16T19:50:00Z 2010-09-16T19:50:00Z Wow, it's almost as though Seattle has some of the same problems we do! William Burg 2010-09-16T19:50:00Z thsas comment-37217 2010-09-16T19:05:35Z 2010-09-16T19:05:35Z Origionally named the South Lake Union Transit, the tickets printed out SLUT. thsas 2010-09-16T19:05:35Z thsas comment-37216 2010-09-16T19:03:57Z 2010-09-16T19:03:57Z Seattle's free public buses in the downtown distric are quite nice, however they are unsafe after dark and crowded with bums wh are trying to stay dry on the rainy days...and there are a few of those. thsas 2010-09-16T19:03:57Z Rhys02 comment-37006 2010-09-15T01:32:40Z 2010-09-15T01:32:40Z Given how many trips the Metro C of C has made... it would be nice if they would once bring back an idea or two and actually follow through. Rhys02 2010-09-15T01:32:40Z William Burg comment-36953 2010-09-14T22:11:33Z 2010-09-14T22:11:33Z The South Lake Union Streetcar and Waterfront Streetcar are actually separate from the light rail system...they're not quite the same thing. William Burg 2010-09-14T22:11:33Z Hal Silliman comment-36950 2010-09-14T21:43:52Z 2010-09-14T21:43:52Z Yes, they will be looking at the light rail system, South Lake Union waterfront infill development and doing a special visit to the successful and popular Pike Place. Plus a lot of other venues....Looking all around Seattle at how the region does things together to create jobs! Hal Silliman 2010-09-14T21:43:52Z William Burg comment-36946 2010-09-14T20:48:04Z 2010-09-14T20:48:04Z Hopefully they will look at Seattle's public transit system, an important key to Seattle's low carbon footprint, both on the waterfront in the form of their Waterfront Streetcar (using historic streetcars) and the South Lake Union Streetcar (using modern streetcars): http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/wfsc/waterfront_streetcar.html http://www.seattlestreetcar.org/ Seattle has also capitalized on their historic resources on the waterfront by preserving landmarks in neighborhoods like Pioneer Square or Pike Place, and promoting heritage tourism in the form of the Seattle underground tour, one of the models for our own Sacramento underground tour. William Burg 2010-09-14T20:48:04Z thsas comment-36372 2010-09-09T16:33:20Z 2010-09-09T16:33:20Z "...The only jobs created by the oil industry are clean-up jobs after oil spills and deep water, blow-outs and pump-handler jobs." That is far from true. thsas 2010-09-09T16:33:20Z EarlRichards comment-36334 2010-09-09T00:09:11Z 2010-09-09T00:09:11Z The California Jobs Initiative (CJI) is an oil corporation farce and fraud. There is no connection, whatsoever, between greenhouse gas emission reduction and the the loss of jobs. This notion is an insult to the intelligence of the people of California. In fact, there is job growth in the clean renewable energy industry. Chevron employs 65,000 worldwide and CJI is not going to change this. The only jobs created by the oil industry are clean-up jobs after oil spills and deep water, blow-outs and pump-handler jobs. CJI will make fantastic profits for the oil industry, increase air pollution, especially in communities around their refineries, and there will not be lower gas prices. Both Valero and Tesoro are super Enrons. Since when did the oil companies start to show any concern for the unemployed and their families? EarlRichards 2010-09-09T00:09:11Z Laura Good comment-27038 2010-05-14T14:04:17Z 2010-05-14T14:04:17Z SARTA will be there! We are looking forward to this event! Laura Good 2010-05-14T14:04:17Z DionDwyer comment-25933 2010-04-29T23:32:51Z 2010-04-29T23:32:51Z Yes Glenn Beck is on the list along with Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and 21 other leaders that they named as the worlds most influential. It is the job of media to provide both sides of the argument not just the side you prefer is it not? The focus of this article is one of influnce and I think they did a good job of that. I am not sure there is room in this list for a pet rock, but I wish you luck in your nomination efforts in 2011. DionDwyer 2010-04-29T23:32:51Z bbbbmer comment-25931 2010-04-29T22:50:42Z 2010-04-29T22:50:42Z They also named Glenn Beck... I'm sure if a pet rock had been nominated, it would have been named as well... bbbbmer 2010-04-29T22:50:42Z bbbbmer comment-25930 2010-04-29T22:44:32Z 2010-04-29T22:44:32Z ...moose meat pies bbbbmer 2010-04-29T22:44:32Z DionDwyer comment-25922 2010-04-29T21:16:12Z 2010-04-29T21:16:12Z Love or Hate Sarah you have to admit she is influential. Ignoring that fact does not change reality. She was listed in "Time Magazine top 100 of the Worlds Most Influential" this month. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1984685,00.html DionDwyer 2010-04-29T21:16:12Z bbbbmer comment-25869 2010-04-29T12:17:26Z 2010-04-29T12:17:26Z Now THIS ought to be good..... Howard Dean, whom I greatly admire, will put forward his usual articulate incisive cool rhetoric on a variety of issues before our nation.... Sarah Palin will throw pies.... filled with moose meat..... bbbbmer 2010-04-29T12:17:26Z wrusssr comment-25719 2010-04-27T16:49:15Z 2010-04-27T16:49:15Z The puppeteers are on record as saying they “. . . wish they’d never given the public access to the ‘Net.” I bet. They found out how expensive and cumbersome and uncertain trying to counter truth and the outing of their schemes, scams, and cons with trolls, hacks, disinformation, and extra propaganda really is. What to do? Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced Senate Bill S.773 (The Cybersecurity Act of 2009) in April of 2009. This bill would give the office of any sitting president the power to disconnect “critical” computer networks from the Internet if he/she/their handlers believe there is a “. . .risk of a cyberattack.” It languished until Copenhagen, after which S.773 was dusted off and is being floated in 2010. If S.773 passes, a sitting president can order a shutdown of all Americans’ access to the Internet. But that’s not all. Even outside of periods of a White House-declared “cyberemergency,” this bill mandates that private-sector networks only be managed by “. . .government-licensed cybersecurity professionals.” There is no one in the government with enough brains to do what Google, Gates, and Jobs have done. This “cyber emergency bill” is nothing more than a Trojan Horse that will be used in an attempt to control the ‘Net. Watch for Wizards of Oz attempt to do this. It will be another false flag event blamed on bogeymen like “terrorism” or “national security” or a “cyber attack.” They’ve already started prepping the public’s mind with a series of "hints" like the information in this article. Like they did with the “pandemic” that wasn’t. And "global warming." The ‘Net’s free exchange of information—which is what these criminals fear because it keeps exposing them—will be the “unavoidable collateral damage” when Oz makes his move. America’s MSM in all this? They sold their souls to the Marionettes—the same financial crooks who are controlling Congress today—long ago. And have been walking the streets for them ever since. See, Copenhagen's "Climate Change” conference failure set the puppeteers back a couple decades worth of deliberate propaganda and lies. Plus money. When it finally dawned on them they’d been outed—again—and that their global warming hoax had already seared itself into people’s minds right alongside their others—Darwin, War of the Worlds, the Piltdown Man, the Loch Ness Monster, 9/11’s WMDs, the Swine Flu “pandemic,” genetically modified food and their “Green Revolution,” and their great “Wall Street Meltdown,” they knew they had to do something about the Internet. Don’t touch that dial! More of the false flag show coming right up! wrusssr 2010-04-27T16:49:15Z SRMORB comment-25698 2010-04-27T02:10:46Z 2010-04-27T02:10:46Z As for Chloe , she is now acting district director of CTU due the previous director's resigning. She out performed a know it all NSA official at getting CTU back in operation after an attempted sabotage. We still need Bauer for muscle. SRMORB 2010-04-27T02:10:46Z stevor comment-25671 2010-04-26T19:37:51Z 2010-04-26T19:37:51Z So it seems, these "warnings about terrorists" are really warnings of what the CIA WILL DO as they PRETEND to be terrorists. If so, I guess Sacramento really ought to pay attention to what's going on, maybe to get the CIA to not blow up Sacramento. stevor 2010-04-26T19:37:51Z stevor comment-25670 2010-04-26T19:37:35Z 2010-04-26T19:37:35Z So it seems, these "warnings about terrorists" are really warnings of what the CIA WILL DO as they PRETEND to be terrorists. If so, I guess Sacramento really ought to pay attention to what's going on, maybe to get the CIA to not blow up Sacramento. stevor 2010-04-26T19:37:35Z moses737 comment-25668 2010-04-26T19:17:14Z 2010-04-26T19:17:14Z If there is a major cyber attack that shuts down America and the world; the new world order antichrist beast system will be the ones who have orchestrated it and done it to kill the internet and make it their tool of control. As all the websites will be under strict government control. That way; they will not allow us to communicate the Truth with each other!! For they know that everyday; about 700 people are waking up to this truth; that 911 was done by the leaders of our wicked and antichrist beast system government within America!! For the President and Vice President and Secretary of State and our Secretary of Defence and many many others; including the leadership of the FBI and other intelligent agencies had to be in on it to have wars and to push us toward their antichrist ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT. Where the International Bankers/Bilderbergers/Illuminati and Freemasonry devils will rule the whole world and enslave it. moses737 2010-04-26T19:17:14Z Laura Good comment-25268 2010-04-21T14:47:18Z 2010-04-21T14:47:18Z We knew all along that Chloe was the real secret weapon against terrorism. Forget about Jack Bauer! Laura Good 2010-04-21T14:47:18Z bbbbmer comment-25222 2010-04-20T19:34:26Z 2010-04-20T19:34:26Z That's funny -- the Ccccchamberrrr's national organization is dead set against anything 'green', including 'cap & trade'.... and has lobbied Congress against jobs bills that include 'green' employment, stimulus, and education funding.... And in California, their Statewide organization joined with PG&E and SoCalEdison in support of Prop 16, which would decimate the rights of citizens to form municipal energy utilities... not exactly a 'green' issue, but for the fact that muni's are expanding 'green' energy generation at hundreds of multiples above and beyond corporate utilities.... Hmm... not so very 'green' when viewed from a little higher vantage point, eh??? bbbbmer 2010-04-20T19:34:26Z sactwnss comment-22409 2010-02-18T22:44:27Z 2010-02-18T22:44:27Z Looking forward to the task force scoop! sactwnss 2010-02-18T22:44:27Z Reno comment-22404 2010-02-18T19:25:25Z 2010-02-18T19:25:25Z This should be fun to watch. Reno 2010-02-18T19:25:25Z Reno comment-21892 2010-02-08T22:19:31Z 2010-02-08T22:19:31Z Yes because they are called the Chamber of Commerce not the public employee's union chamber of anti-business or as you and I call it the State Legislator. But then again your self employeed so I am sure all of your vendors are Union right... lol Reno 2010-02-08T22:19:31Z bbbbmer comment-21776 2010-02-06T14:05:42Z 2010-02-06T14:05:42Z Wouldn't you know the 'Chamberrrrr' (pot) would host this event at the virulently antiunion Hyatt Regency... bbbbmer 2010-02-06T14:05:42Z bbbbmer comment-21411 2010-01-28T16:25:04Z 2010-01-28T16:25:04Z He has some serious 'splainin' to do with regard to California's participation in Wall Street's high risk derivative investments and other debacles, as well as his marginal at best showing in last week's polling among likely candidates.... And then there's that name.... oy..... bbbbmer 2010-01-28T16:25:04Z Hal Silliman comment-20319 2010-01-08T17:49:33Z 2010-01-08T17:49:33Z Read the Business Journal for another pass at this: http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/01/04/daily62.html?ed=2010-01-07&ana=e_du_pub Hal Silliman 2010-01-08T17:49:33Z infussion103 comment-20315 2010-01-08T17:21:53Z 2010-01-08T17:21:53Z Hi there the Maloofs are the problem. They cant give back to fans, the city. They just want all the money for themself. When the kings were winning they would paid for a new arena but now they want to move the team if the fan dont pay for the arean. I hope the Maloof brothers read. You guys are a bunch of fake, piece of shit. Start to learn how to respect the fan and city of Sacramento. infussion103 2010-01-08T17:21:53Z LandParkRes comment-20310 2010-01-08T14:19:47Z 2010-01-08T14:19:47Z Let's hope our leaders can figure out how to do this quickly enough to capture the economic benefit during these hard times. LandParkRes 2010-01-08T14:19:47Z William Burg comment-20294 2010-01-08T02:23:39Z 2010-01-08T02:23:39Z An arena would mean hundreds of millions of dollars for local construction firms, which is, I'm sure, a major reason why the Metro Chamber likes it so much. In terms of long-term jobs, we might be better off picking a random 250 Sacramentans and paying them $100,000 a year for the rest of their lives. Downtown doesn't need a "premiere destination," it needs more places for people to live. William Burg 2010-01-08T02:23:39Z bbbbmer comment-20286 2010-01-08T00:26:22Z 2010-01-08T00:26:22Z Thank you for sharing this. As a Stanford alum, I'm usually up on such things, but this one seems to have passed me by... I'm grateful... Sports teams seem to serve interests outside the immediate community, especially gaming interests. This town has so many other pressing problems that we owe deference to prior to sinking millions into especially at this time of enormous fiscal challenges. As Rob Kerth once expressed, public amenities seldom benefit the community as a whole. It time we learned that lesson and avoided the costly boondoggle that is any arena proposal, for the mere entertainment and use of overpaid basketballers and irresponsible team owners. In fact, before ANY such consideration of a NEW facility, or even a retrofit of ARCO, the Maloofs need to pony up however many millions it is now that were lent to them by the City in connection with their Kings franchise....Yet, they remain this city's largest deadbeat debtor... bbbbmer 2010-01-08T00:26:22Z Reno comment-20276 2010-01-07T20:13:42Z 2010-01-07T20:13:42Z I agree - a downtown location gives new life to a part of Sacramento that has been a black eye to the city and never been able to keep or attract business other than state or county offices. Reno 2010-01-07T20:13:42Z frosty comment-20272 2010-01-07T19:20:41Z 2010-01-07T19:20:41Z We (and by "we" I mean Sacramentans proud of their team) must convince our fellow citizens that paying a little upfront will render significant long-term advantages. Unfortunately, we as Californians are accustomed to getting little to nothing in return for our tax dollars, and for that reason many are unwilling to financially support a new arena; they demand the Maloofs to pay. In this case, we're not throwing good money after bad; in this case, a new arena would help stimulate a downtown business district in dire need of a premiere destination. frosty 2010-01-07T19:20:41Z fifthgensacramentan comment-20271 2010-01-07T19:19:49Z 2010-01-07T19:19:49Z From the Sacbee story today RE;job creation vs this story by the " Communications Director for Sacramento Metro Chamber" Sacbee is reporting 229 permanent jobs for that 300mil. Notables: "The report cites examples of where that has happened, but does not speculate how many jobs will be created if such revitalization happens."That's not the scope of the report," Mahood said. "It doesn't say, 'You build X and Y is going to come.' " "Stanford University economist Roger Noll called the report "remarkably honest" but said it doesn't bolster the case for a new arena. "Two hundred jobs is nothing," said Noll, referring to the permanent jobs the report estimates would be created. "You induce Macy's to open another store and you get that." A critical issue, Noll said, is how the arena is financed. If taxpayers pay the bulk, that takes dollars out of their pockets, blunting at least some of the economic benefit. "How much are you willing to pay to get 200 jobs?" he asked." Andrew Zimbalist was also interviewed. Noll & Zimbalist's are research economists that delve into the big business of sports Their research is ongoing and they coauthored a book in 1997 "Sports, Jobs & Taxes". available online for free http://2020ok.com/books/58/sports-jobs-and-taxes-the-economic-impact-of-sports-teams-and-stadiums-9258.htm#ixzz0aXYOr4Tj The primary conclusions are: first, sports teams and facilities are not a source of local economic growth and employment; second, the magnitude of the net subsidy exceeds the financial benefit of a new stadium to a team; and, third, the most plausible reasons that cities are willing to subsidize sports teams are the intense popularity of sports among a substantial proportion of voters and businesses and the leverage that teams enjoy from the monopoly position of professional sports leagues. To paraphrase an American treasure- "And now you know" a little bit more of "the rest of the story" fifthgensacramentan 2010-01-07T19:19:49Z fiction916 comment-20265 2010-01-07T18:38:16Z 2010-01-07T18:38:16Z all else being equal, I really think that a K St. site is best for it will give existing downtown businesses a leg to stand on in competition with new development at the railyards. fiction916 2010-01-07T18:38:16Z Mark comment-19780 2009-12-30T16:51:09Z 2009-12-30T16:51:09Z "....Thank you for taking an interest in our organization of over 2,200 business members .." haha WTF is this---a 'cut & paste' from a from the chamber's web site? Er.. isn't this type of 'tin ear' blather exactly what we are talking about? Of course, the chamber works chairity events- that a cynic might say is a way to show it's relevance. Of course, it's a way for local businesses as a collective (or union), to gain access to and influence policymakers and the public. But as a business org. I suggest it has failed our city's downtown for many years. Go back as see what the chamber has supported over the years - I bet they were chearleaders for the wholesale destruction of the West End and the I-5 Big Mistake. When an organization is (in hindsight) consistently wrong on the issues why should anyone listen? Why should we care what they say about an 'entertainment' venue? BTW I'm a business owner myself. Mark 2009-12-30T16:51:09Z DionDwyer comment-19707 2009-12-21T21:04:26Z 2009-12-21T21:04:26Z Dear Save Midtown - I am sure what you consider accomplishments and what the Metro Chamber considers accomplishments will never line up. If you are interested in what the Chamber does other than "throw parties" I would invite you to read up on the issue: http://www.sacramento.wliinc3.com/2008_MetroChamberAccomplishments.htm The Metro Chamber is 115 years old in 2010 and although the link to the web page will only provide you with 2008 activities, every year there is a list of items that the Metro Chamber accomplishes on behalf of the community and business. A new web page will detail out 2009 accomplishments by the end of January. Thank you for taking an interest in our organization of over 2,200 business members. www.metrochamber.org DionDwyer 2009-12-21T21:04:26Z savemidtown comment-19695 2009-12-21T05:02:26Z 2009-12-21T05:02:26Z The metro chamber is really good at hosting parties and buying access to electeds - usually through hosting really good parties. But I can't say I can name off any accomplishments that have benefitted the community. It would be interesting to hear from them what they consider their accomplishments. savemidtown 2009-12-21T05:02:26Z Mark comment-19677 2009-12-21T03:41:56Z 2009-12-21T03:41:56Z Really? It's takes courage to support a downtown sports venue--WTF? We've all heard this talk before ---*YAWN*. I really question the "reasoning" that says a downtown arena will bring about it's 'revitalization'. I think that's a lot of BS. I can't think of one city in the world where this has taken place. Yes, some of the newer the retro ballparks have helped generate interest in up-and-coming urban hoods that already had bit of housing infill. But downtown Sacramento is not up-and- coming.. it's down-at-heel. The only thing that really ensures vital downtowns is a siziable, mixed-income, 24-7 population. Without more residents living in downtown Sacramento -it will never recover -period! No arena, no hotel, no skyscraper, no streetscape, nothing -except housing will change things. Housing should the mantra of City Hall and the Metro Chamber but instead we have all these provincial people with "Valley Vision" streaming unconsciously the same silly civic rah rah blah blah that every medium-sized Middle America town-city (with a struggling downtown) does- it's pretty embarrassing. No wonder the rest of the state disowns us. BTW I'm not really sure what good the Metro Chamber has done. Would it matter if they didn't exist? Mark 2009-12-21T03:41:56Z The Parrhesiac comment-19681 2009-12-20T20:43:00Z 2009-12-20T20:43:00Z Courage = Bend over and take it tax payers. The Parrhesiac 2009-12-20T20:43:00Z bbbbmer comment-19589 2009-12-19T15:00:16Z 2009-12-19T15:00:16Z Yeah, the 'Chamber (pot)' seeks creativity -- as long as it's consistent with their desire to build that 'thing' downtown or at Cal Expo.... So much for creative thinking... And all this crap about the obsolescence of ARCO is simply absurd ... Matt pounds the desk about this but they still hold games and events at the building with no city officials condemning such uses ... It can't be all THAT antiquated... bbbbmer 2009-12-19T15:00:16Z bbbbmer comment-19590 2009-12-19T14:58:06Z 2009-12-19T14:58:06Z Indeed -- they've got a lot of nerve... asserting this 'need' for this 'thing', with a complete lack of the ability to raise private capital to support it.... They just want to steer the public dialogue toward more public subsidy for this money losing proposition.... Hell, even the Maloofs haven't even repaid the loans advanced to them by the City yet... Surely THAT would be a show of good faith toward financing this turkey... Even THEY don't want to pour money into a facility that would directly benefit THEMSELVES! bbbbmer 2009-12-19T14:58:06Z sarah25 comment-19579 2009-12-19T06:07:13Z 2009-12-19T06:07:13Z I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Alena http://grantfoundation.net sarah25 2009-12-19T06:07:13Z William Burg comment-19571 2009-12-19T02:26:11Z 2009-12-19T02:26:11Z So when does the Metro Chamber write the check that will pay for this wonderful facility? William Burg 2009-12-19T02:26:11Z Reno comment-19534 2009-12-18T21:56:24Z 2009-12-18T21:56:24Z I hope they take a look at price for any new solution. The arts and small non profit groups often times are unable to use such facilities due to the cost of union labor and other city induced restrictions, the cost of union wages and forced pricing structures often times drive up ticket costs for the smaller non-profit community groups. The smaller arts organizations need to be able to use such a facility and cover cost while at the same time keeping ticket prices reasonable for families and the community. Reno 2009-12-18T21:56:24Z Hal Silliman comment-19532 2009-12-18T21:18:23Z 2009-12-18T21:18:23Z Yes, that's right-- the downtown core needs an entertainment facility that is big enough venue for ice capades,etc., but small enough for local arts organizations to use—a 1,200-seat venue. Hal Silliman 2009-12-18T21:18:23Z Reno comment-19524 2009-12-18T18:50:01Z 2009-12-18T18:50:01Z This is not a basketball issue - If the downtown area where to see a new arena, true revitalization could be provided in and around the downtown core. I hope to see some true action from all the stakeholders in this discussion. Good Luck! Reno 2009-12-18T18:50:01Z percivel comment-19267 2009-12-14T03:16:42Z 2009-12-14T03:16:42Z The Chambers of Commerce represent whom? When they reach a conclusion, who would logically benefit? Follow the money! percivel 2009-12-14T03:16:42Z percivel comment-19264 2009-12-14T02:32:26Z 2009-12-14T02:32:26Z "Location of the facility in The Railyards is appropriate. But any location chosen should create a catalyst for complementary development or redevelopment." Sounds like another toot for corporate America again. What is good for GM is good for America? Yeah and look at what happened to GM. percivel 2009-12-14T02:32:26Z Hal Silliman comment-18524 2009-12-01T22:06:28Z 2009-12-01T22:06:28Z Here's an update on the results. Nearly 20 teams of businesspeople and officials from the city of West Sacramento, the West Sacramento Chamber and the Sacramento Metro Chamber visited more than 200 businesses in West Sacramento today! Hal Silliman 2009-12-01T22:06:28Z Reno comment-18513 2009-12-01T19:46:34Z 2009-12-01T19:46:34Z I am surprised to see business still exist in this over taxed, take everything from those that have it environment of the great State of California. Good job for doing something to help... Reno 2009-12-01T19:46:34Z Stella M. comment-18113 2009-11-22T18:34:36Z 2009-11-22T18:34:36Z I want an arena only if there will be lions. ;-) I'd much rather see city resources focused on public safety, infrastructure maintenance, infill/redevelopment, and finding a solution for the homeless population. Stella M. 2009-11-22T18:34:36Z Susie Shields comment-18073 2009-11-21T05:06:42Z 2009-11-21T05:06:42Z The arena issue was hand-picked as the distraction du jour. DIrt is finally coming out about our illustrious mayor. What better way to shift the focus off of his dirty little troubles... People are very passionate about the arena and what better way to get the sports nuts on your side than say that you want an arena NOW! Susie Shields 2009-11-21T05:06:42Z RiseAgainst comment-18072 2009-11-21T04:39:58Z 2009-11-21T04:39:58Z Noted David....The Sac Chamber rang in an early endorsement for KJ. The basic reasoning explained to the membership was that there was not a relationship with Mayor Fargo. The endorsement would only gain them some clout in City Hall if KJ won; otherwise they are right back where they were already. The endorsement came regardless of criminal allegations that had yet to be formally addressed. Fair enough... The Chamber, through the MetroPAC, was a fundraising animal for KJ's campaign. The chair of the PAC, Michelle Smira of MMS Strategies, one of the top contributers to the PAC...Smira. Smira has been well covered on this website for recently leaving her volunteer position with KJ to except a contract with Nestle. She indirectly donates and helps solicit donations for KJ, she logs some hours as a volunteer, she lands the big contract with Nestle. It would almost seem like the donation was an investment in her own future. Here we are today. The Chamber and our Mayor hand-and-hand again. Allegations of unethical behavior again (for KJ.) The Chamber doesn't care again. A special advisory council of volunteers who will be rewarded again. It may not be illegal, but it does seem a bit douchy. RiseAgainst 2009-11-21T04:39:58Z David Watts Barton comment-18067 2009-11-21T03:37:07Z 2009-11-21T03:37:07Z RiseAgainst, please keep your comments substantive. Name-calling does nothing to support your argument (or knock down your adversaries'), enlighten your community, or even entertain your readers. David Watts Barton 2009-11-21T03:37:07Z Dale Kooyman comment-18065 2009-11-21T02:15:42Z 2009-11-21T02:15:42Z Sacramento Chamber is not known for its brains otherwise it would do more and better for Sacramento. Dale Kooyman 2009-11-21T02:15:42Z