Out And About September 2024

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 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...
No Substitutions

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.

Mob Mentality

Mob Mentality

A handful of residents near the Sacramento River levee portray themselves as victims, their safety imperiled by pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists. They want levee access closed.

Facts tell another story.

For decades, property owners along the river harassed, bullied and threatened anyone who walked on the levee in Pocket and Little Pocket. They even frightened flood prevention authorities.

Officials allowed illegal encroachments such as fences, stairs, retaining walls, plumbing and electrical gear to spread along the levee.