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Conflict Resolution

Eleven years ago, a cardiologist told me to walk. He said this while I was in bed at Mercy General Hospital counting staples in my chest that closed a surgical incision from a four-way heart bypass.

The doctor told me not to drive for three months. If I got into a crash and the airbag went off, about $250,000 worth of medical artistry would be wasted. Every day since, I’ve walked.

A favorite place to walk is the Sacramento River levee in Pocket and Greenhaven. I climb the levee at Garcia Bend Park or Zacharias Park. The river is beautiful.

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Cost Ineffective

When Sacramento voters approved Measure L in November 2022, Inside Sacramento columnists Bob Graswich and Jeff Harris were openly skeptical and opposed the measure.

Investing in young people is a good idea. But Measure L didn’t create a program. It established a permanent financial pipeline, locking 40% of the city’s cannabis business tax into a new fund, the Sacramento Children’s Fund, largely distributed through nonprofit service providers.

The measure promised youth violence prevention, mental health services, homelessness support, substance-abuse programs and early childhood investments.

Graceful Aging

Here was a great deal for someone tired of paying rent in Land Park. New Benson and Sedar homes with atrium entries, double master suites and oak cabinetry, starting at $85,900. A 30-year mortgage fixed at 11.9%. That’s how banks got rich in 1982.

Say goodbye to landlords. Move 4 miles down Riverside Boulevard and own a piece of the dream. Welcome to Greenhaven Pocket.

I missed my chance. When I bought a house in Pocket in 1990—three bedrooms, two baths, built six years earlier by Winncrest—prices had skyrocketed. I paid $183,000. Soon after escrow closed, recession hit. The home instantly lost value.