Distant Lessons

Distant Lessons

Find out what is happening in Pocket in September 2020!

“Not Be Replaced”

“Not Be Replaced”

For years, levee lovers have known the offensive fences that block people from walking on the Sacramento River levee would disappear during the major levee repairs now underway.

State and city authorities told me (and anyone else who asked) the fences would be removed by construction crews and not replaced. The construction removal was strategic. It was designed to avoid arguments with a few people who live along the river and insist they need fences stretched across the levee for security and privacy.

Adapt Or Close

Adapt Or Close

Under state and county health rules, they closed their dining rooms, reopened and closed again. Many Sacramento restaurants pivoted to the new reality. Others weren’t so lucky.

More than 130 restaurants in the Sacramento region have permanently shuttered under the pandemic, Yelp reports. Others plan to reopen, such as Pizza Rock on K Street. Some, such as Empress Tavern on K Street, downsized from more than 30 employees to four.

County Supervisor Report August 2020

County Supervisor Report August 2020

County Supervisor Report By Susan Peters August 2020 Insect Alert Japanese beetles threaten Sacramento’s agriculture Eight Japanese beetles were recently detected in the Arden-Arcade area near the intersection of Watt and Whitney avenues. As a result, Sacramento...