Out And About September 2020
Find out what is going on in Sacramento in September!
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 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...
Out And About August 2020
Find Out What is Happening In Sacramento during the month of August!
Pocket Life August 2020
Pocket Life By Corky Mau August 2020 Connecting With NeighborsCigar box guitars light up their fansWith large gatherings prohibited and most events canceled, I look forward to my daily walk. I venture through different neighborhoods and explore new scenery. I see...
Traffic Alert
Turns out City Hall cares about motorists who fly down the Florin Road West ramp from Interstate 5 and speed through the wide intersection at Greenhaven Drive. There are high-level concerns about access to schools such as Martin Luther King Jr. K-8, which lacks easy access to bike trails and forces kids to cross Rush River Drive.
After years of promising to improve traffic conditions and connectivity in Greenhaven and Pocket, the City Council has decided to act. Prodded by Councilmember Rick Jennings, the city hired a consultant to examine the community’s unique traffic culture—the architecture, landscapes and engineering that allow people to move from Riverside Boulevard to Pocket Road and points in between.
