WaitersRace comment-53166 2011-07-11T19:01:23Z 2011-07-11T19:01:23Z Good Luck to all the participants ! WaitersRace.com, the international waiters race community website is looking forward to receiving results and pictures of the race and share them on Sacramento page: http://www.waitersrace.com/sacramento-ca-2011! WaitersRace 2011-07-11T19:01:23Z karen walker comment-51676 2011-06-04T01:57:01Z 2011-06-04T01:57:01Z hello my name is karen walker I would very much to join and have a fab time in fashion, I shop at robins nest for the last two yrs and heard wonderful thing about it and would like to put in may application Thanks so much, looking forward to my new experience and family! karen walker 2011-06-04T01:57:01Z AlisaDeLeon comment-46587 2011-02-28T16:52:04Z 2011-02-28T16:52:04Z What a great accomplishment....follow your dreams Dina. Everybody loves cupcakes. AlisaDeLeon 2011-02-28T16:52:04Z Bill Burgua comment-43959 2011-01-19T01:39:54Z 2011-01-19T01:39:54Z Good job Jon! I have heard nothing but great things about the show. Friends that were at the previews raved. Looking forward to returning to town to see it. Bill Burgua 2011-01-19T01:39:54Z DeTermine comment-41868 2010-12-08T03:53:44Z 2010-12-08T03:53:44Z It would be great if they could do an ICE rink there seasonally. I would be there sippin cocoa now that Iceland has burned down. DeTermine 2010-12-08T03:53:44Z TAB comment-41694 2010-12-05T04:39:21Z 2010-12-05T04:39:21Z Awesome creativity. This will be great fun. A great addition to Midtown. TAB 2010-12-05T04:39:21Z MidtownSquinter comment-41655 2010-12-03T21:10:45Z 2010-12-03T21:10:45Z Great example of re-use of existing commercial space, mixed-use retailing pop-up (seasonal) and target-marketed consumer niche concept! Tell me there's a big 'ole spinning disco ball hangin' from the rafters, and I'm there! Congrats to all vendor participants for such creativity on a 2010 budget. Spread the word... MidtownSquinter 2010-12-03T21:10:45Z snobfoggle comment-40245 2010-11-08T23:48:42Z 2010-11-08T23:48:42Z thanks for the review Jon. We really appreciate both you and Max coming to the shows. snobfoggle 2010-11-08T23:48:42Z gloaming comment-38101 2010-09-29T16:53:11Z 2010-09-29T16:53:11Z i've also wondered what will happen as the fall/winter naturally generate smaller crowds. will these efforts be abandoned? forgotten? passed to the public as solved problems only to rear their ugly heads again next june? it would be nice for the event to bring in revenues for local businesses while reverting back to it's original roots: art! so few come to this event for the art anymore. it's just a drunken street festival. gloaming 2010-09-29T16:53:11Z jlm comment-37968 2010-09-28T16:56:15Z 2010-09-28T16:56:15Z exactly jlm 2010-09-28T16:56:15Z Dale Kooyman comment-37938 2010-09-27T20:51:30Z 2010-09-27T20:51:30Z Thanks for your positive headline--unlike the first on the BEE's electronic version which read "resident gripes" - dismissing the real issues that both businesses and residents expressed. They cleaned it up in the Sunday morning paper. Dale Kooyman 2010-09-27T20:51:30Z Marion Millin comment-37937 2010-09-27T20:51:18Z 2010-09-27T20:51:18Z where we gonna get all that sand? Marion Millin 2010-09-27T20:51:18Z Marion Millin comment-37936 2010-09-27T20:50:46Z 2010-09-27T20:50:46Z "It’s always and only about Midtown with Steve Cohn." That's not true. And Midtown (and downtown) may be considered the soul of Sacramento because it is the historic city civic/business/shopping/entertainment center, containing the preserved (thank you longtime neighborhood activists/residents/business owners), culture of a central, walkable, mixed use, sustainable and historic way of life that is now so attractive (and lucrative). This history, architecture and way of life is reflected in the surrounding neighborhoods, including East Sac in District 3. Midtown can handle a certain level of entertainment development if it is well-managed and maintains quality of life. Events and businesses need to be placed in appropriate venues and settings. This goes back to planning and city management decisions. Some of the activities and crowds can be spread out on different days in different locations. It's unfortunate that someone (else) had to die before neighborhood impacts were taken seriously. Marion Millin 2010-09-27T20:50:46Z William Burg comment-37934 2010-09-27T19:54:06Z 2010-09-27T19:54:06Z Even Burning Man is a managed event, with careful coordination, a safety council, "Black Rock Rangers" to keep the peace, and a "Department of Mutant Vehicles" to regulate art cars on the Playa. Perhaps Black Rock City can serve as a model for a regulatory environment that works with the creative mindset. William Burg 2010-09-27T19:54:06Z Lee Middleton comment-37932 2010-09-27T19:00:06Z 2010-09-27T19:00:06Z If Steve Cohn truly believes that “Midtown is the soul of Sacramento” that explains his true lack of leadership and representation for his entire District 3. It’s always and only about Midtown with Steve Cohn. Lee Middleton 2010-09-27T19:00:06Z MidtownVoice comment-37926 2010-09-27T17:51:58Z 2010-09-27T17:51:58Z I support the efforts taking place by the council, business owners, festivity participants, and community members. Thank you for your time and efforts. I believe we all would agree that improved & refined event management should take place to benefit all involved parties. There is a significant difference between "management" and "micro-management", and we won't "lose the 'organic" nature" of the event by improved, more responsible management of the event. Signage? Well, some is better than none, but more cooperation, consistency & cross-communication within the infrastructure must take place. The businesses, the community, the security and the attendees must be in the know of how the event will proceed. An increase communication, structured agendas & timelines would help....have you ever been to music festivals, brew-fests, block parties, or community events? They have agendas, organization, documentation....and they still retain the true organic, safe and entertaining venue. My hunch realistically? The weather will change, kids are back in school, less over-crowding of the event during the fall & winter months....and all discussions will be dismissed until it gets crazy again next summer. I hope the discussions continue and solutions are proposed and applied.....but really, I feel the hot topic will be placed in the "organic" compost pile until the problem sprouts again next year. MidtownVoice 2010-09-27T17:51:58Z Aaron Davis comment-37922 2010-09-27T16:28:40Z 2010-09-27T16:28:40Z Jon, really nice work on this story; it has a great objectivity to it, and I think that's what we ("we" being the greater Sacramento community) need following this incident. I like to see that this forum is happening so that we can proceed to resolve this issue without losing our collective heads, and make sure Second Saturday continues amicably and that its heart and spirit stay in tact. Again, great reporting! Aaron Davis 2010-09-27T16:28:40Z Matt Stambaugh comment-36254 2010-09-07T20:25:10Z 2010-09-07T20:25:10Z This is always a great time. I've tried some amazing beers that I would not have had otherwise. Matt Stambaugh 2010-09-07T20:25:10Z dshore22 comment-35876 2010-08-30T22:11:39Z 2010-08-30T22:11:39Z Did you know that Taylor's also delivers groceries, just like in the big cities??? There is something really GREAT about this small market - they carefully select the food and products they sell, and they're just plain NICE. They also carry locally produced wines from nearby appelations -- and many are truly world class. I truly love getting my Friday morning orders from Taylor's -- their meats are locally sourced, and they make their own ground stuff -- like ground beef and ground lamb, which is really great in spaghetti. Their restaurant is also amazing, and philanthropic -- they hosted a fundraiser for Haitian relief that was packed to the rafters. Taylor's is a gem and I hope they're here for a long long time. Btw, Jon, you're hot! dshore22 2010-08-30T22:11:39Z Jon Mortimer comment-35875 2010-08-30T21:30:39Z 2010-08-30T21:30:39Z I did. My camera has a video feature adn as I was taking all of these photos I thought, "He's about to slice this halibut, and that would be cool to watch on video." Glad I did. It's pretty fun to be able to watch this kind of stuff happen. Jon Mortimer 2010-08-30T21:30:39Z Mariel Tagg comment-35868 2010-08-30T20:13:45Z 2010-08-30T20:13:45Z Great article! Taylor's Market is just 3 or 4 blocks away from my house and I go there all the time, so it's very reassuring to hear that they buy locally as often as possible. I think every city could use more local markets like Taylor's. Also, did you take that video? Very cool. Mariel Tagg 2010-08-30T20:13:45Z Jon Mortimer comment-35691 2010-08-26T06:32:24Z 2010-08-26T06:32:24Z You can visit her website here: http://cupcakeandthecity.com Jon Mortimer 2010-08-26T06:32:24Z Jon Mortimer comment-35271 2010-08-21T00:33:24Z 2010-08-21T00:33:24Z Hey, real food is serious business. ;) Jon Mortimer 2010-08-21T00:33:24Z Coral Henning comment-35270 2010-08-21T00:31:18Z 2010-08-21T00:31:18Z Ouch! I didn't know figs would give me an angry look on my face. They are delicious though. Coral Henning 2010-08-21T00:31:18Z Lwilliams comment-34695 2010-08-11T22:38:57Z 2010-08-11T22:38:57Z It is nice to see the park being improved nice work Lwilliams 2010-08-11T22:38:57Z Rhonda Erwin comment-34672 2010-08-11T19:28:52Z 2010-08-11T19:28:52Z PW, I absolutely agree with your comment. WELL written and thank you Rhonda Erwin 2010-08-11T19:28:52Z P W comment-34648 2010-08-11T12:57:58Z 2010-08-11T12:57:58Z This is a GREAT way to give these kids a sense of "community investment" and pride! Every time they walk/drive/bike past this project, they'll be able to see themselves in it. We need more of these...and not just for "at-risk" youth - they're ALL at risk! I attended an alternative high school in the early 80's, and it truly turned my life around academically. But it also afforded me the opportunity to feel more accountable to my community and to myself. Great job, young people! P W 2010-08-11T12:57:58Z JAT comment-34638 2010-08-11T05:22:53Z 2010-08-11T05:22:53Z Berlanti was an inspiration, and I thank her for coming all this way to share her story. She exemplifies the power of an education, and the right of all to have one. JAT 2010-08-11T05:22:53Z Alexis Raymond comment-34635 2010-08-11T03:26:06Z 2010-08-11T03:26:06Z Have eaten here several times: good food, reasonable prices, good service. A welcome addition to the neighborhood! Alexis Raymond 2010-08-11T03:26:06Z Jon Mortimer comment-34633 2010-08-11T02:10:14Z 2010-08-11T02:10:14Z All photos courtesy of Sacramento County Office of Education. Jon Mortimer 2010-08-11T02:10:14Z Lwilliams comment-34628 2010-08-11T00:37:06Z 2010-08-11T00:37:06Z There food looks nice there place looks nice and clean Lwilliams 2010-08-11T00:37:06Z PC Walker comment-34604 2010-08-10T18:47:40Z 2010-08-10T18:47:40Z I jog past this place all the time, and I only live a few blocks from there. There is no reason for me to stay away. Thanks for this write-up. PC Walker 2010-08-10T18:47:40Z Incfour comment-34557 2010-08-10T01:29:17Z 2010-08-10T01:29:17Z I've been there at least 8 times since they opened, and I'm totally hooked on there Angus burgers. Incfour 2010-08-10T01:29:17Z RogerJones comment-34494 2010-08-09T00:47:44Z 2010-08-09T00:47:44Z I was at this presentation and appreciate this reporter's excellent summary and good pictures. thanks RogerJones 2010-08-09T00:47:44Z Denise Coleman comment-34428 2010-08-06T19:15:42Z 2010-08-06T19:15:42Z it's so great to have a place like this in Tahoe Park! Im going to check it out tomorrow. Denise Coleman 2010-08-06T19:15:42Z Jon Mortimer comment-34424 2010-08-06T15:54:45Z 2010-08-06T15:54:45Z You can read one explanation here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/student-expelled-to-gaza-strip-by-force-1811730.html?action=Popup Jon Mortimer 2010-08-06T15:54:45Z Ahsan Awan comment-34415 2010-08-06T11:13:31Z 2010-08-06T11:13:31Z I'm curious about what the documented reason for deportation was. It's definitely an unfortunate experience no matter what the circumstance. Ahsan Awan 2010-08-06T11:13:31Z Brandon Darnell comment-34376 2010-08-06T00:08:42Z 2010-08-06T00:08:42Z Nice writeup. I want to go here. But I have to wonder why a French cafe doesn't stock wine... It's the owner's prerogative, but my experience with the French is that wine is equally sacred as their beloved Tricolor and croissants. Brandon Darnell 2010-08-06T00:08:42Z Isaac Gonzalez comment-34332 2010-08-05T15:17:07Z 2010-08-05T15:17:07Z I love to have a place like this so close to my home. Another plus is the menu, so cheap! Isaac Gonzalez 2010-08-05T15:17:07Z TomRunge comment-34325 2010-08-05T06:54:20Z 2010-08-05T06:54:20Z I love that place. The staff is friendly and the food is great. TomRunge 2010-08-05T06:54:20Z stillfresh comment-34323 2010-08-05T06:11:56Z 2010-08-05T06:11:56Z Most Indian restaurants here, in fact, are Punjabi/Sikh. Our huge Sikh population is reflected in a prevalence of northern Indian menus. It's southern Indian restaurants that are rare here. stillfresh 2010-08-05T06:11:56Z dahogre comment-34296 2010-08-05T04:38:46Z 2010-08-05T04:38:46Z Sweet. dahogre 2010-08-05T04:38:46Z M@ Urquhart comment-34153 2010-08-03T18:59:41Z 2010-08-03T18:59:41Z I love Indian food. One more restaurant to add to the new one on 21st St and the lunch time buffet on 10th/K will be welcome - American 'Indian' restaurants tend to go a lot for sweet, mild curries, usually chicken based. I'd like to see more lamb and some vindaloos which live up to their name! ....and poppadoms - I saw a menu that asked $2 for a poppadom!! they should be free, people! M@ Urquhart 2010-08-03T18:59:41Z Jon Mortimer comment-34005 2010-08-01T21:32:57Z 2010-08-01T21:32:57Z I returned to the restaurant last night with my wife and four friends. It was delicious. The food was spectacular and nobody spent over $20. Great place. Jon Mortimer 2010-08-01T21:32:57Z Jon Mortimer comment-33924 2010-07-30T22:45:45Z 2010-07-30T22:45:45Z I think you're right for the dinner crowds, but it's a great locale for lunch. They have a lot of state workers that work very close. The day I was in there it was packed, and the owners said it was a pretty mild day. But they did admit there wasn't as much of a rush for dinner. Perhaps their midtown location would be more dinner focused. Jon Mortimer 2010-07-30T22:45:45Z Jon Mortimer comment-33923 2010-07-30T22:43:57Z 2010-07-30T22:43:57Z It looks like they do. Here's a link to their menu online: http://www.7lindiangrill.com/menu.html Scrolling down you'll find a vegetarian section. I should say that the menu in their restaurant is smaller than their online one, so you may want to call ahead to make sure they can do cook what you're looking for, but they seemed like the kind of cooks that would throw together a custom meal as long as they had all the ingredients. Jon Mortimer 2010-07-30T22:43:57Z DaveL comment-33917 2010-07-30T20:02:53Z 2010-07-30T20:02:53Z I think a better location would help immensely. Especially for the dinner crowds. DaveL 2010-07-30T20:02:53Z Denise Coleman comment-33908 2010-07-30T16:58:46Z 2010-07-30T16:58:46Z Jon, Can you tell me if there are vegetarian choices on their menu? Denise Coleman 2010-07-30T16:58:46Z LisaB23 comment-33823 2010-07-30T04:50:26Z 2010-07-30T04:50:26Z We ate there about a week after opening and the service was a wee bit slow - but pretty good considering they had just opened. The food was outstanding. They have a cute seating area in the back too. I am looking forward to eating there again. LisaB23 2010-07-30T04:50:26Z Jon Mortimer comment-33820 2010-07-30T03:07:45Z 2010-07-30T03:07:45Z Images 3 and 4 of the slide-show are courtesy of Saeed Choudhry. Jon Mortimer 2010-07-30T03:07:45Z Jon Mortimer comment-33406 2010-07-23T17:32:21Z 2010-07-23T17:32:21Z Ha! I see it now. Yeah, that was "important asset." Thanks for catching that. Jon Mortimer 2010-07-23T17:32:21Z Harry Osibin comment-33397 2010-07-23T15:40:04Z 2010-07-23T15:40:04Z Isn't there a connection between all of these concerns? Are these concepts mutually exclusive? Sacramento Local Conservation Corps trains "at-risk" youth in green building or rebuilding. There are other NGOs doing similar projects. Harry Osibin 2010-07-23T15:40:04Z cogmeyer comment-33369 2010-07-22T23:57:15Z 2010-07-22T23:57:15Z In Simeon Gant's quote near the end of the article. Or maybe he actually meant "impotent asset" as some kind of birth control device... who knows! cogmeyer 2010-07-22T23:57:15Z Jon Mortimer comment-33368 2010-07-22T23:39:34Z 2010-07-22T23:39:34Z Thanks for the comment cogmeyer. What is the "impotent asset" you are referencing? Jon Mortimer 2010-07-22T23:39:34Z Jon Mortimer comment-33359 2010-07-22T19:50:23Z 2010-07-22T19:50:23Z Thanks for that link. A member of the audience raised some concern about whether or not AB 32 was right for Califronia and, thus, Sacramento. Jones didn't address the details os AB 32, but he did say that Prop 23 is meant to drive green businesses out of California, or that that would be the result of it. I don't know enough to comment on the details of either pieces of legislation though. Jon Mortimer 2010-07-22T19:50:23Z cogmeyer comment-33358 2010-07-22T19:46:50Z 2010-07-22T19:46:50Z Jon, Great article first off. (fix the "impotent asset" near the bottom though :) I guess I would need some clarification on what it means to be a "leader in green technology". i think that would mean creating an environment where green technology is researched, developed, and manufatured locally, and is of a quality that it would be consumed nationwide and worldwide. If that's the goal, I guess you need to start somewhere, but it is mostly a pipe dream. You simply have to answer what Sacramento can offer in this area compared to Silicon Valley, Research Triangle NC, Singapore, Shanghia.... Technology focused higher education - Average High Tech labor pool - Average/Poor Venture Capital - Poor Regional Alliance and Agreement - Poor History of support for technology - Fair to Poor Cost of Living - High Regulatory hurdles - High Dysfunctional State Govt - High Frankly any US region will have a hard time competing internationally. Asia (China, Singapore, Taiwan) not only have the venture capital and low barriers for high tech business, they also have the need (population, pollution, high energy cost). America will always have smart entrepeneurs, and the west coast will always have more than our share. But Van Jones is dreaming if he thinks the Sacramento region really has the tools to become a "silicon valley" of green tech. Maybe "leader in green technology" means something else than what I am thinking. Like 80% of houses having high efficiency windows or something, and cleanest sewer water in the state. That seems to be what I see on the Greenwise site. In that case... who cares... cogmeyer 2010-07-22T19:46:50Z naga comment-33354 2010-07-22T18:41:05Z 2010-07-22T18:41:05Z Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!! naga 2010-07-22T18:41:05Z newshog comment-33353 2010-07-22T18:38:11Z 2010-07-22T18:38:11Z There are a lot of green companies leaving California for the same reasons that "non-green" companies leave -- high taxes, excessive regulations, a legislature hostile to businesses. Go to "Calif. Business Exodus 'Explodes' in 1st Half – Total Doubles Entire Previous Year" and search for the word "green" to see how many green companies have left in 2010 and 2009. That story is at http://thebusinessrelocationcoach.blogspot.com/2010/07/calif-business-exodus-explodes-in-1st_15.html newshog 2010-07-22T18:38:11Z Jon Mortimer comment-33296 2010-07-22T16:38:48Z 2010-07-22T16:38:48Z Is there anybody that's skeptical of Sacramento's ability to be a leader in green technology? Or just skeptical of this whole initiative? The support was overwhelmingly positive at the meeting, but I'd like to hear the other side of things if anyone wants to share. Jon Mortimer 2010-07-22T16:38:48Z briansusan comment-33289 2010-07-22T09:51:13Z 2010-07-22T09:51:13Z You guys should stop complaining cuz one the health care we have now isnt as good as it was supposed to be. also the law has just been signed give it a try u guys are too hard on democrats they went to college and we voted for most of these people.so if u want to say u have the right to choose tell that to ur congress men or state official. as for obama people are just tryin to make it look like america made a mistake he has done things to help us and we had a full 8 years of a terrible president and i will be so as happy as ever when a obama fixes bush's mistakes. You can find full medical coverage at the lowest price from http://bit.ly/chE6zp . obama has to put up with the world judging his every move and trying to fix the mess we are in we are lucky anyone wants to be our president. STOP COMPLAINING AND GIVE HIM A BREAK. i wanna see one of yall do what he has done. some people are just so ignorant. briansusan 2010-07-22T09:51:13Z M Johnson comment-33281 2010-07-22T01:45:21Z 2010-07-22T01:45:21Z Nice, but I sure wish all this energy (pardon the pun) was being put into youth development and public safety. M Johnson 2010-07-22T01:45:21Z Top Cat 2808 comment-33069 2010-07-19T20:14:02Z 2010-07-19T20:14:02Z Loaves & Fishes claim of standing in the lawsuit is because their outreach clinic, staffed by one nurse [Suzi, at the time the lawsuit was filed; she has since resigned and is no longer at L&F], will be overwhelmed if cuts to county services are allowed to go forward, such that contageous disease might spread through the Loaves & Fishes compound. It is extraordinarily unlikely that Loaves & Fishes would be overwhelmed by contageous disease. L&F's standing in the lawsuit is very weak, but it was never, as this article implies, that the organization, or Libby, represent homeless people, and neither do. Loaves & Fishes has been growing its cash assets by millions of dollars in the last few years. It is THEY who have a responsiblity here that is other than filing a lawsuit, for heaven's sake! They can take up a burden! What a concept. The Sacramento Press staff should ask some hard questions and fact check. Top Cat 2808 2010-07-19T20:14:02Z John Boyer comment-33079 2010-07-19T18:16:51Z 2010-07-19T18:16:51Z I will win this race easily next year. John Boyer 2010-07-19T18:16:51Z CityDweller comment-33019 2010-07-17T03:07:04Z 2010-07-17T03:07:04Z Thanks for this article. I go to West Sac fairly regularly for business, and hadn't heard anything about this, so I'll check it out. CityDweller 2010-07-17T03:07:04Z Mark comment-32992 2010-07-16T05:19:58Z 2010-07-16T05:19:58Z OK great..but why did Mulvaney think that running this thing during evening rush hour and on a busy commuter route would be a smart thing to do? They had all day. Oh is this the same Mulvaney who tried to shut down the Christmas Parade last year because it would block direct access to his restaurant for a few hours? Mark 2010-07-16T05:19:58Z Kati Garner comment-32984 2010-07-16T02:23:28Z 2010-07-16T02:23:28Z Good job catching people's faces and the action! Kati Garner 2010-07-16T02:23:28Z trapper comment-32931 2010-07-15T15:03:58Z 2010-07-15T15:03:58Z And now the County will be even more broke. trapper 2010-07-15T15:03:58Z nelsonjoe15 comment-32919 2010-07-15T06:00:24Z 2010-07-15T06:00:24Z You guys should stop complaining cuz one the health care we have now isnt as good as it was supposed to be. also the law has just been signed give it a try u guys are too hard on democrats they went to college and we voted for most of these people.so if u want to say u have the right to choose tell that to ur congress men or state official. as for obama people are just tryin to make it look like america made a mistake he has done things to help us and we had a full 8 years of a terrible president and i will be so as happy as ever when a obama fixes bush's mistakes. You can find full medical coverage at the lowest price from http://bit.ly/chE6zp obama has to put up with the wo0rld judging his every move and trying to fix the mess we are in we are lucky anyone wants to be our president. STOP COMPLAINING AND GIVE HIM A BREAK. i wanna see one of yall do what he sas done. some people are just so ignorant. nelsonjoe15 2010-07-15T06:00:24Z John Gladding comment-32636 2010-07-12T04:29:14Z 2010-07-12T04:29:14Z conspicuously absent is the basketball arena, which at the time was the cornerstone of the project. Great to see this thing done but that campus sorely needs a real arena for D-1 basketball. John Gladding 2010-07-12T04:29:14Z Chris Shannon comment-32451 2010-07-09T02:13:21Z 2010-07-09T02:13:21Z Great article Jon! I remember voting for this years ago at a ballot box near Eureka Hall, then getting upset because some amineties (the bowling alley, pools) got taken out. Great to get a sneak peek inside and see the basketball courts, indoor track, and rock climbing wall. All well worth the fee increase. Thanks for all the info. Chris Shannon 2010-07-09T02:13:21Z Geoff Sakala comment-32449 2010-07-09T00:08:57Z 2010-07-09T00:08:57Z Bravo, I remember the inception of this idea and worked on two failed campaigns to get a fee increase passed to build it. At the time called "A Train Wreck" by then President Gerth. I had to chuckle at that. A decade later it's coming to fruition. If you remember the BEER (Better Education Events and Recreation) campaign of 1998 then you'll have a little laugh to see how far the idea has come in ten years. Kudos to Leslie Davis and Alexander Gonzalez as well as the hundreds of students for seeing the vision and making it happen. Geoff Sakala 2010-07-09T00:08:57Z Jon Mortimer comment-32429 2010-07-08T17:58:56Z 2010-07-08T17:58:56Z Yes and no. If you attended CSUS during the semesters they had raised fees to pay for the building, then you will have either a significant discount, or the fee hikes you paid will be credited for the appropriate amount of time. If you graduated before that, then you won't be able to use the facility. They are still working out the details of that part, but the answer is yes if you were there during that window. Good question, I forgot to put that in there. Jon Mortimer 2010-07-08T17:58:56Z Jennifer Thao comment-32425 2010-07-08T17:00:47Z 2010-07-08T17:00:47Z This look very nice! I think its a good addition to Sac State. Jennifer Thao 2010-07-08T17:00:47Z JackMac comment-32424 2010-07-08T16:49:16Z 2010-07-08T16:49:16Z Will it be open to alumni? We had nothing like that when I went there... JackMac 2010-07-08T16:49:16Z JT Long comment-31978 2010-07-01T20:06:45Z 2010-07-01T20:06:45Z PS: Great pictures. JT Long 2010-07-01T20:06:45Z JT Long comment-31977 2010-07-01T20:05:59Z 2010-07-01T20:05:59Z Jon: Thank you for taking the time to cover this. You did a wonderful job of cutting through the insider jokes to get at the meat of how this important election will impact real people. I look forward to reading more in the next five months. JT Long 2010-07-01T20:05:59Z Susie Shields comment-31972 2010-07-01T17:50:17Z 2010-07-01T17:50:17Z Jim- Thanks for posting this. I wish I could have attended, but I didn't know anything about it. I am surprised that you didn't mention anything about how Riverpark lost its historic high school to St. HOPE and now must travel all the way to Bradshaw and Kiefer for their new "program improvement " high school. It's a travesty that many, many of your neighbors are concerned about. I support public education 100%. Right now, there is a BIG push by the BEE, Supt. Raymond, and the mayor to privitize our education system. This is dangerous territory and I will fight to prevent it from ever happening. There is a lot of unregulated tax money charterization firms (st. HOPE) and corporations want to get their hands on. It has nothing to do with the children. Susie Shields 2010-07-01T17:50:17Z hjamesharper comment-31971 2010-07-01T17:34:19Z 2010-07-01T17:34:19Z The Wake for Public Education was largely ignored by the local print and televvision news media. Sacramento Press.com has again stepped up to cover an important community based story, with statewide implications. The Wake asked the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Magazine and the Sacramento News and Review to cover the event. We also asked Channel 3 and Channel 10 in Sacrameno, as well as other media sources. I personally visited many of the news sources and press releases were sent by our press represenative Vanessa Maravilla. We were so pleased to be deemed newsworth by Sacramento Press.com and thank the Press for its committment to public education. Jim Harper, Chair, Wake for Public Education oh ya I need to learn how to post photos.....JIM The Wake was a hjamesharper 2010-07-01T17:34:19Z Dale Kooyman comment-31580 2010-06-26T18:54:29Z 2010-06-26T18:54:29Z I've met him dozens of times over the years and he is consistently friendly, articulate and reasonable--not to mention extremely knowledgeable on not just county issues but a broad range of national and state. He is a realist and to some people that can seem unkind but he is very sensitive and understanding of those around him. Dale Kooyman 2010-06-26T18:54:29Z Steve Vicente comment-31561 2010-06-26T07:17:23Z 2010-06-26T07:17:23Z Kevin McCarty has a history of opposing the 2nd Amendment. No thanks. On the other hand, Dickenson was on the Board of Supervisors when the County passed that ridiculous law "No dancing closer than 6 feet".. in order to shut down strip clubs on Auburn Blvd. I'm just glad one of them lost. Now, I hope the other one will in November. Steve Vicente 2010-06-26T07:17:23Z Cameron Marsh comment-31543 2010-06-26T03:17:47Z 2010-06-26T03:17:47Z I just emailed Councilmember McCarty about a possible internship with District 6, hopefully I get it since he seems like such a real person committed to actually helping the community. Cameron Marsh 2010-06-26T03:17:47Z Andy Nevis comment-31534 2010-06-26T02:23:51Z 2010-06-26T02:23:51Z "In this election, it was an opportunity to introduce myself and talk about the things I've accomplished," Kennedy said. "I plan to address my opponent's record and give the voters an idea of where we're different." Code word for, I'm going negative since being positive didn't work. Andy Nevis 2010-06-26T02:23:51Z Stella M. comment-31513 2010-06-25T21:57:27Z 2010-06-25T21:57:27Z Thanks, Andy. I recently met him and found him fine, if not incredibly impressive. Maybe he was having a good day. :-) Stella M. 2010-06-25T21:57:27Z Andy Nevis comment-31511 2010-06-25T21:44:47Z 2010-06-25T21:44:47Z My objections aren't just on policy (well, they are on policy, but policy wise I disagree with all the candidates except Redding) but on personality. From what I have observed (I've met him a few times) he is a very brash and unkind fellow. Doesn't strike me as one that would work well with others. For example, at a recent forum instead of engaging in reasonable dialogue about California's new global warming law he simply called his opponents Neanderthals. Andy Nevis 2010-06-25T21:44:47Z Andy Nevis comment-31510 2010-06-25T21:40:04Z 2010-06-25T21:40:04Z Jim, that's simply not the case. Utah's problem is that it is just the opposite of prop 14 - in order to even get on the partisan primary ballot, candidates have to be among the top two at a party convention. In fact, a recent editorial in a Utah paper made the case that Utah should move to a prop 14 like system: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700041351/Pignanelli-and-Webb-Will-Utah-follow-California-with-top-2-primary-system.html Prop 14 isn't a panacea, but it is a definite improvement. Andy Nevis 2010-06-25T21:40:04Z Stella M. comment-31502 2010-06-25T20:59:07Z 2010-06-25T20:59:07Z I'd like to know, too...genuinely. I honestly had the impression he was a fairly solid guy. But if there's some rationale behind saying he's mediocre and/or disastrous, I'm all ears. Even though sounds like we're stuck with him now... Stella M. 2010-06-25T20:59:07Z Keith Sharward comment-31478 2010-06-25T20:32:15Z 2010-06-25T20:32:15Z You'll have to ask her that, but I suggest you reveal your identity to her when doing so out of courtesy and respect. I have a feeling I know but it would be unfair for me to articulate her view on that subject without knowing for sure. I am a supporter but not a spokesperson. Keith Sharward 2010-06-25T20:32:15Z Jennifer Savin comment-31468 2010-06-25T19:16:48Z 2010-06-25T19:16:48Z Oracle and Mark, what are your complaints about Dickinson? Jennifer Savin 2010-06-25T19:16:48Z JimMichael comment-31459 2010-06-25T17:54:58Z 2010-06-25T17:54:58Z He was just replaced, that's what Phil Serna was running for. Roger's term was up this year so he could either run for re-eleciton or AD 9, but obviously not both. JimMichael 2010-06-25T17:54:58Z JimMichael comment-31449 2010-06-25T16:53:05Z 2010-06-25T16:53:05Z Prop 14 is very misleading. What will end up happening is that the Political Party's will actually have more say in the process of selection than ever before - which means more extreme candidates. For example, Utah has a similar system as Prop 14, so what ends up happening is that party's choose their endorsed candidate and rally had around them. That's how Republican Senator Bob Bennett got ousted by a tea party candidate. JimMichael 2010-06-25T16:53:05Z YouSoSpecial comment-31445 2010-06-25T16:21:01Z 2010-06-25T16:21:01Z and, um, how will Roger Dickinson be replaced on the Board of Supervisors? YouSoSpecial 2010-06-25T16:21:01Z Oracle comment-31436 2010-06-25T15:42:14Z 2010-06-25T15:42:14Z A dark day for District 9. Dickinson was a disaster on the board of sups and I can't believe he was able to convince a majority of voters. Can we have another recount? Oracle 2010-06-25T15:42:14Z The Parrhesiac comment-31408 2010-06-25T08:30:39Z 2010-06-25T08:30:39Z Littrell you may be active, the community is not despite what you may wish to think. Having Schenirer and Kennedy as the only choices for City Council is proof of my assertions. The district had by far the lowest turn out of voters. Statisticlly, very few African American voters went to the polls. The Parrhesiac 2010-06-25T08:30:39Z The Parrhesiac comment-31412 2010-06-25T08:21:26Z 2010-06-25T08:21:26Z For complete disclosure Develin ran Schenirers campaign Jay is another typical parasite who has volunteered only to get into public office, not to better his community. There are two kinds of people in our society scare me the most, even more than criminals....those who really really want to be cops, and those who really really want to be politicans - Both want the legitmized ability and power to control others. The Parrhesiac 2010-06-25T08:21:26Z M Johnson comment-31410 2010-06-25T08:18:55Z 2010-06-25T08:18:55Z Arrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhh. I was praying McCarty would win. Dickinson?? Hasn't he done enough damage at the county level? Why are voters so pleased with mediocrity, let alone failure? How did the quality bar get so low? Are we so sensitive towards our elected officials' feelings we are afraid to state the truth about their dismal performance? What is happening in this country? I don't get it M Johnson 2010-06-25T08:18:55Z Mark comment-31400 2010-06-25T07:30:58Z 2010-06-25T07:30:58Z Congrats Mr. Dickinson. As to appealing to Republicans and/or Republicrats.. it is a waste of all good people's time. A Republican today would think Nixon was a pinko commie. I wish the era of far Right was over but I know that even smart people have irrational fears and belief systems which are only reinforced in times of rapid change and personal and social stress and anxiety. While some want our "country back" others want our country forward. Holding back progress is always futile. Try as you might the future marches forward. The question is are we going march with it, help shape it, and secure our place in it... or are we going to march against it and get trampled? Will we slowly become more isolated, poorer, and more dependent on others? Are we going to remain like a middle-age man sadly holding on to the fading glorly of his youth? I think America can be great again but it's not going to be by doing what we've done in the past. Mark 2010-06-25T07:30:58Z politicalthinker comment-31398 2010-06-25T06:49:48Z 2010-06-25T06:49:48Z What is ashbys position on Arizona then sharward politicalthinker 2010-06-25T06:49:48Z Stella M. comment-31365 2010-06-25T03:08:09Z 2010-06-25T03:08:09Z I wish Mr. McCarty the very best, but I am also happy he is going to finish out his term on city council. I appreciate the work he is doing for this city. Another plus to this: Had he won, we the voters would have had to pay for a special election to fill his council seat. I hope that Roger Dickinson will serve our district well in the Assembly. Stella M. 2010-06-25T03:08:09Z Susan Arroyo comment-31358 2010-06-25T02:44:42Z 2010-06-25T02:44:42Z Noooo! Susan Arroyo 2010-06-25T02:44:42Z Andy Nevis comment-31355 2010-06-25T02:27:56Z 2010-06-25T02:27:56Z Looking forward to life under prop 14, when candidates will have to at least try to appeal to Republicans like me. I would have voted for Hammond. Perhaps the era of far left candidates will be over. Andy Nevis 2010-06-25T02:27:56Z