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Out And About Sacramento April 2020
Find out what is happening in Sacramento in April 2020!
Parkway Progress
The Pocket-Greenhaven community has two citizen-warriors who work hard to keep bureaucrats honest. They are the two Jims—Jim Geary and Jim Houpt. Both lawyers, they love to deploy their expertise to dissect documents, ask tough questions and insist authorities deliver services as promised.
The two Jims give special attention to the river and levees that make Pocket and Greenhaven unique. They are serious about parks and recreation. They believe the city must deliver on its 1975 promise to complete the Sacramento River Parkway atop the levee from Freeport to Downtown.
Want To Place A Bet California?
Nothing bonds sports fans better than a friendly wager. Maybe $20. Or $100. No matter the dollar amount, betting on sports quickens the pulse, heightens the intensity and pulls the fan into the action. When you’ve got money riding on the game, the final score really matters.
Unfortunately, California sports fans transform themselves into criminals when they make a sports bet. Sports wagering is illegal in the state, whether online or between two neighbors. The only way to stay within the boundaries of California law is to make your wager in Nevada.
County Supervisor Report April 2020
District 3 supervisor Susan Peters writes on important happenings this month in Carmichael.
UnOpen Studios Calls for Artists
To support Sacramento-area artists and galleries during the COVID-19 health crisis, UnOpen Studios has announced a Call for Artists.
UnOpen Studios, co-founded by D. Oldham Neath (otherwise known as The Art Lady), gives the visual arts community a creative outlet for stress relief during these uncertain times, and offers the public an opportunity to explore and support local artists and their crafts.
Marketing Your Small Business or Community in This Time of the COVID-19
We're living through unprecedented times of fear and uncertainty and, yet, life and business must go on. For local businesses and communities facing the threat of significantly reduced foot traffic--and sales-- it's hard to know exactly how to proceed.
I won't pretend to have a proven formula for a time like this but I'll make a few suggestions below to help you, your business, and your customers and clients navigate this time.
Urgent Call for Blood Donations
The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage—due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during the COVID-19 health crisis—and is looking for healthy individuals to donate now.
The Red Cross has implemented precautions to ensure the safety of donors and staff. Healthy individuals can donate in areas that have issued shelter-in-place declarations. “Donating blood is a safe process and people should not hesitate to give or receive blood or platelets,” states the Red Cross.
Federal Disaster Loans for Small Businesses
Federal Disaster Loans...