Jul 28, 2023
At age 91, Tak Iseri is an unlikely celebrity. But there he goes, making public appearances and talking about his accomplishments from eight decades ago, when he was a champion swimmer and an early practitioner of a new stroke called the butterfly.
The Pocket resident’s move from retirement into the spotlight comes from his prominence in a new book about a remarkable piece of Sacramento history.
In “Victory in the Pool,” author Bill George examines the unmatched Olympic success by area swimmers from 1968 to 1984, under the leadership of coach Sherm Chavoor, who died in 1992 at age 73.
Jun 28, 2023
Find out what is going on in Pocket during the month of July!
Jun 28, 2023
Temporary chain-link fences showed up overnight. Stretched across the Sacramento River levee, blocking the gravel path, disheveled and lurching like drunks after a party. One fence ran into the water, breaking federal and state laws.
Somehow, the fences were approved by state officials from the Central Valley Flood Protection Board.
In May, a staff member at Central Valley Flood issued temporary permits for two private, cross-levee fences and gates in Pocket. The new barricades went up fast.
They were erected by property owners near the river, the small, loud group that spent years fighting to keep the public away from the levee.
