“Anything can be healed by music,” says Bill McAleavey, the Sacramento coordinator of Frets & Vets Six Strings Stronger, a guitar instruction program for veterans offered for free through the local VA. “It gives people a sense of purpose once they see what they can do.”
A veteran of the Navy himself, McAleavey is also an accomplished guitar player—he used to play in a rock ‘n’ roll band that performed at weddings and parties, although he admits they “never made any money at it.”
The East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce recently presented its 2018 Cecily Hastings Business of the Year award to East Sac Hardware, which opened in 1951 and is owned by Sheree Johnston. The award, named for Cecily Hastings who founded the neighborhood chamber 22 years ago, recognizes a business that has demonstrated a considerable track record of positive contributions to the community.
Suburban coyotes. Some people revere them. Some people fear them. Almost everyone wants them out of their neighborhoods.
However, more and more coyote sightings and encounters between coyotes and domestic pets in the Arden-Arcade and surrounding areas are being reported, either on social media, at neighborhood meetings or to government agencies.
I have a story I’ve never written. Not because I lost it or forgot about it, but because it’s so graphic I thought it needed a preliminary warning.
In 1990, I left my work as a congregational pastor to begin a one-year internship transitioning into a career as a hospital chaplain.
During my internship at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, I worked four rotations in various parts of the hospital. The one I will never forget was the 13 weeks I spent working in the burn unit.
Sacramento County experienced growth and major investment over the past year as the economy improved. The Office of Building Permits and Inspections issued more than 15,610 residential permits and 3,183 commercial building permits last year. That is a significant increase from during the recession in 2010 when residential permits were at a low of 8,271 and only 2,146 permits were issued for commercial buildings.
