Pocket Life November 2024
Find out what is happening in Pocket during the month of November!
Fast Company
Kristi Matal figured fast cars, soccer kids and dogs made a bad combination. Kids and dogs were fine. Speeding drivers meant trouble.
She decided to do something about it.
The problem roared into Matal’s view as she visited the dog park at Bill Conlin Youth Sports Complex on Freeport Boulevard. Dog owners were frustrated by motorists flying past Conlin on the rural, two-lane highway that borders the park.
Out & About November 2024
This post has been sponsored by Out & About November 2024 By Jessica Laskey Sweet Memories Land Park landmark celebrates 77 years If you have a sweet tooth, you know Vic’s Ice Cream on Riverside Boulevard in Land Park. Vic’s was founded in 1947 by World War II...
Service Call
Having spent the past year on the Sacramento County Grand Jury, I can confirm Superior Court Judge Steven Gevercer is right when he says the grand jury exists “to make government accountable.”
Being a juror carries the responsibility to investigate local government. The aim is to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and promote accountability and transparency.
Interested in becoming a grand juror? Online applications open Nov. 20 and run through December. There’s a formal interview process, which I’ll discuss in a minute.
Pocket Life October 2024
Find out what is going on in Pocket during the month of October!
Bridge Out
There’s big trouble with the bike and railroad bridge that crosses Interstate 5 and Riverside Boulevard near Sutterville Road. Here’s how the city tried to hide the story.
Word spread this summer over concerns with concrete that holds the new bridge together. It’s hard to keep everyone quiet about potentially inferior concrete on a bridge above an interstate.
Call them desperate, duplicitous or naïve. But authorities at City Hall figured they could bury the facts and cover up the details.
City officials stonewalled my questions about the bridge, a high-profile structure that arches over the freeway and connects the new Del Rio Trail with the Sacramento River Parkway bike path.