Runway To Safety

Runway To Safety

Apr 28, 2023

Maybe it wasn’t the smartest move, placing the city’s public safety headquarters at the end of a deadly Executive Airport runway, in a building where a jet crashed and killed 22 people. But so far, so good. The police and fire headquarters survived two decades without incident.

Now Gerald Thomas, a thoughtful Inside Sacramento reader, thinks the runway, known as 12/30 in aviation vernacular, can perform a lifesaving role. With minimal fuss, the runway can transform into an escape route for thousands of residents fleeing high waters from a levee failure.

Pocket Life May 2023

Pocket Life May 2023

Apr 28, 2023

Pocket Life By Corky Mau May 2023 They Mean Business Neighbors keep it local with bakery, yoga studio Since May is Small Business Month, let’s visit two local businesses run by neighbors from our community. Through the Looking Glass Cakes recently opened in Greenhaven...
Out Of Order

Out Of Order

Apr 28, 2023

Have you ever been tempted to respond to unwanted advice with the line, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn?”

I’m sure you have. It’s a common response when we are victims of hit-and-run advice. It’s a way of telling opinionated busybodies they haven’t earned the right to be relevant in our lives.

I was on the damning end of such a response one afternoon some years back as I began my first job in hospital chaplaincy.

Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

Apr 28, 2023

This post is sponsored by Buried Treasure Target parking lot hides a golden past By R.E. Graswich May 2023 Funerals are nothing new at Riverside and Broadway. Four cemeteries near the intersection have welcomed local residents into eternity since 1849. But who knew...
Bad Blood

Bad Blood

Apr 28, 2023

Bad Blood Supervisors don’t hide their disagreements By Howard Schmidt May 2023 Many matters before the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors result in unanimous consent. But the current five-member board sometimes finds itself divided. The board is nonpartisan, but...