Out And About October 2024
Find out what is happening in Sacramento during the month of October!
About Time
A new public toilet in San Francisco made news with its first flush. The story wasn’t about plumbing. It was about adventures in bureaucracy.
Thanks to a bird’s nest of bids, permits, reviews and inspections, the toilet required two years and a budget of $1.7 million.
Authorities later said the price was closer to $200,000. But the point was made. Cities fumble simple, basic projects.
Sacramento has a simple, basic project that makes San Francisco look speedy—a bike path 108 years in the making.
Out And About September 2024
Out & About By Jessica Laskey September 2024 Four Sacramentans are honored this month on the Walk of Stars. Photo by Linda Smolek Walk Of Stars Local luminaries honored for impact, achievements Another crop of local honorees gets their stars installed on the...
Pocket Life September 2024
Pocket Life By Corky Mau September 2024 Food Fest St. Anthony Parish celebrates 50th birthday Imagine a global menu that includes Filipino lumpia, Spanish paella, Polish kielbasa, Nigerian jollof rice, Greek moussaka, tacos, hot dogs, snow cones and more. For three...
Pocket Life August 2024
Find out what is happening in Pocket during the month of August!
No Substitutions
They’re making it worse for themselves. I’m talking about a handful of residents near the Sacramento River who want to delay the levee parkway and bike trail.
For their latest misfire in community relations, the no-trail group has quietly begun to promote the city’s new Del Rio Trail as a suitable alternative to the levee bike path.
