From Dave Tamayo...
Please take the time to come this Tuesday morning, and to spread the word for others to come. This massive giveaway will hurt all of our communities. This is the first public hearing about putting the arena scam sales tax on the November ballot.
Let the Board that our community has higher priorities.
Maloof's Arena Sales Tax Hearing
Board of Supervisors
Tuesday July 25, 2006, 11:15 am
700 H Street downtown Sacramento
Oppose the half-billion dollar giveaway for the Maloofs private arena!
Submitted by Don Tosaw on Sat, 10/10/2009 - 8:17pm
Billionaires,
The Tea Party Patriots (aka Teabaggers) are holding a wonderful health care forum to discuss how wonderful our current health care system is and why the lower classes should rid their minds of the silly notion of health care for all Americans. The forum takes place on Monday night at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento. The Forum officially begins at 7:00 PM, but we should show up early so we can thank the little people for their selfless support for our wonderfully profitable health insurance system! We can gather on the sidewalk in front of the hotel. The forum runs until 9:00 PM, but we plan on greeting the commoners as they arrive and disbanding once the forum is underway.
The high-end retailer is supposed to be a key player in the K Street renovation, which has already cost the city about $40 million in property-acquisition costs. Joe Zeiden, Z Gallerie's founder and president, has spearheaded similar developments in San Diego and Pasadena.
And can't even run a business
Now the company, based in Gardena, is retrenching. Twenty-one stores closed last month, the retailer said in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy papers, and three more are expected to close soon. The shutdown lists don't include the two Sacramento-area stores, at Downtown Plaza and Roseville's Fountains shopping center.
And this is just one instance. What they could have done is loan 20 people who actually live here $2 million each, to hire and employ people who actually live here and spread that money around in the local economy, but no, the geniuses get worked again
The Mayoral Report of 2009(pdf): Poll: More Residents Approve of Johnson's Job Performance as Mayor of Sacramento however he is lacking support to pass the strong mayor proposal.
If an election were held during the time of our interviews between February 14 and March 4,
2009, 29 percent of city residents would vote to change the city charter to give Johnson the
power to appoint department heads, propose the city budget, and veto city council decisions,
while 36 percent would vote to oppose it. However, more than one-third (35%) have not yet
decided on their position with respect to the strong mayor proposal. The undecided groups include those aged 65 or above (49%), the working or lower classes (45%), those with a high school
or less education (45%), those with a household income of $30,000 or less (44%), and non-
homeowners (44%).
War Report of 2008(pdf): Poll: Majority of Sacramento Resident Oppose Military Action against Iran and Long-term Military Presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Even though Americans have strongly supported the Afghanistan War (Gallup Poll 2008), would residents in Sacramento favor a long-term military presence in Afghanistan? Based on the 2008 Sacramento State Annual Survey of the Region, 38 percent of people in the Sacramento region think we should maintain a long-term military presence in Afghanistan, and 51 percent are opposed to it.
Submitted by Dan Bacher on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 2:24pm
Save Our Water Meeting Set for September 28
Save Our Water is hosting a meeting Monday, September 28 at 6:30 pm at 1812 J St. in Sacramento on the deal the Nestle company made with the City of Sacramento to pump up to 116 million gallons of municipal water a year (at $1 per 750 gallons - what is your water bill?), while also pumping water from springs of undisclosed locations, bottle it and sell it at a 1000% markup.
There have been no public meetings about this and no environmental impact report.
For more info, attend the meeting and sign their petition, or visit www.saveourwatersacramento..org. Click on POSTS.
or read this week's Sac News & Review, Going Against The Flow, p 10
For Mary McCurnin and husband Ron Bednar, money trouble has followed health trouble. In 2003, the couple declared bankruptcy after their insurance covered only 10 percent of treatment costs for her breast cancer and his intestinal bleeding. In 2004, McCurnin's breast cancer returned, and Bednar underwent open heart surgery.
Now, after repeatedly refinancing their house to pay medical bills and living expenses, they're broke. To improve their chances of growing old together, they've filed for divorce.
"It occurred to me that I could get my first husband's Social Security," said McCurnin. Her first husband, to whom she'd been married 20 years, died in 1989. When she turns 60 in November, McCurnin said she will be eligible for $1,200 in monthly survivor's benefits from the previous marriage. As the Social Security Administration told her, she can't have the survivor benefit if she's married to someone else.
The Rancho Cordova, Calif. couple has been scraping by with the occasional freelance gig -- both are graphic artists -- and Bednar brings in $1,000 a month in Social Security benefits. They haven't made a payment on either of their mortgages in two months and fully expect a foreclosure. McCurnin told the Huffington Post that they don't bother opening mail from their credit card companies, to whom they owe at least $10,000.
McCurnin said she suspects their horrendous credit is a huge obstacle to either of them landing a job, and Bednar talks about the "gray wall" that faces perfectly qualified older workers.
"We literally live from week to week," said McCurnin. "We got $300 in the bank."
Submitted by Dan Bacher on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 8:43am
Media Advisory: For Immediate Release, September 8, 2009
Contact: Barbara Daly 916-761-4726
Protests Against Peripheral Canal Continue at Steinberg's Office Today
(Sacramento) Residents of Sacramento and the Delta will continue to hold protests today and tomorrow against the mad rush by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg to ram a badly-flawed water bill package through the State Capitol against the needs and wishes of his constituents. The protesters will be picketing in front of Steinberg's office on 1020 N Street, across from the south side of the State Capitol, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9.
Submitted by Don Tosaw on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 6:28pm
Calling All Sacramento Billionaires!!!
The little people are having another teabagger event at the Capitol on Saturday the 12th at noon. We are planning to be there to personally thank them for supporting our interests. Don't worry, we need not touch them, but I will have some hand sanitizer handy just in case! If any local Billionaires would like to join us, please drop me a line. We will meet at 10th & L at noon. Be sure to dress appropriately and bring a sign.
Submitted by Don Tosaw on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 7:35pm
Went to Dan Lungren health care town hall location (Citrus Heights City Council Chambers) last night. The turnout was phenomenal, which is probably a good sign as it shows that the public is interested. Although I didn't arrive early enough to be able to get into the meeting, I was able to get some pictures of the crowd. The signs being held by those opposing reform demonstrated either ignorance or an intentional effort to spread misinformation, or perhaps a little of both. No surprise there. Pictures below.
Submitted by Tjadendevries on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 2:44pm
From his email
Health care reform remains at the forefront of the national debate as Members of Congress return home for the district work period. The task before Congress requires a lot of heavy lifting and it is vital that we invest time to properly address the complex issue of fixing health care. I believe nothing should come between you and your doctor. Bureaucrats in Washington should not be making medical decisions for you and your family. I am eager to hear what you have to say as I return home to Gold River.
In light of the many calls, e-mails, and letters I have received from you regarding health care reform, I want to continue our discussion so that I can be better equipped when I return to Washington to participate in the debate surrounding health care reform.
I wonder if he'll mention what I've put in bold. What he fails to mention is that the insurance companies currently have a policy where the insurance companies own bureaucracy does exactly what he's demagoging. It's called rescission. There is only one plan which eliminates this problem.
Submitted by Tjadendevries on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 6:50pm
[Wow! These people are comedic gold. The initial reaction might be that this is an indictment on the public educational system, but alas, in this case that would not seem to be true.
Where I live in Sacramento County you practically can't turn around without hearing a family speaking in some sort of Slavic language (Russian, Ukrainian, ???). At any time. At all times: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, seven days a week. Or anywhere: in the grocery store, in the restaurants, in the library. And that last one is key -- they homeschool their kids. The entire family goes into the public library (which by some sort of fiat have now become schools - very loud, obnoxious, schools, with students and teachers talking loudly to each other and also on cell-phones, in between their eating and drinking). And why do they homeschool their kids? Because these people are ultra-ultra-ultra-Christian-fundamentalists who believe in the craziest, arcane, most obscure passages from the bible and that anyone who doesn't believe as they do is some sort of heretic. Somehow these kids pass the educational requirements to graduate from high school (don't ask me how) and enroll in the local junior colleges - and this is where my skepticism rears its ugly head - the facts are that a full 70% of all ESL learners at ARC are the Eastern European students - not the Latinos - not the Blacks - not the native born Whites
Why is that?
These people are not afraid to voice their opinion on any and every topic mainly it seems because of those obscure, arcane, bible passages, most of which were written by some crazy, greasy haired hermit living in a cave who claimed to have gotten some kind of exclusive vision from God. Or. From some busy-body-know-it-all who wanted to control his believers. All the while ignoring the words of the person they profess to follow
And they seem to be sexist and homophobic and revel in their dissonance as to science and English (and you never hear the wingers saying anything about how their tax money is being used on the Eastern Europeans [medi-cal, foodstamps, tax credits for businesses that hire them, government educational grants ...] Why is that?)
The student council that's made headlines for opposing gay marriage and punk rock music is facing competition on the American River College campus, where student government elections begin today.
A group of students fed up with what they consider the influence of Christian fundamentalists on the student council have galvanized an opposition slate. They say the council's focus on religious issues has given the campus a reputation of intolerance.
"They spent this whole year preaching this social agenda," said David Fisher, 20, who is running for student council president. "I decided to come back and put a good campaign together to get rid of these people."
Chairman Mao stated in his Quotations that 'politics is war without bloodshed'. Definitely we can say that politics has a combative nature to it, such as, when political candidates 'fight' political 'battles' in election campaigns for public office or in Congress when they are proposing any controversial legislation and they know they will face 'opposition' from 'the other side'. There are ‘war chests’ for campaign finances.
Bobby Seale, former Chairman of the now defunct Black Panther Party, use to talk about making politics 'for real' and that politics was relating to the basic survival needs of the people, which in itself can be deemed as controversial for some.
Submitted by Dan Bacher on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 12:25pm
Loaves & Fishes, the Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee, Francis House and other groups have started a "Safe Ground" campaign to make the current situation of the homeless better, according to Joan Burke of Loaves and Fishes. The homeless camp that is portrayed in the linked photos is at nearly the same spot where a giant Hooverville was located during the great depression. The camp is growing by up to 50 people per day.
Dan
Dear Friend of Loaves & Fishes,
A photographer from Getty Images, Justin Sullivan, has done a photo essay on Sacramento's Tent City. The pictures are very concrete and specific; he juxtaposes them with Depression era photos of Sacramento homeless encampments. MSNC has the photos on their website : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29528182/displaymode/1107/s/2/
AB 32 - California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires Sacramento City’s 2030 General Plan to mitigate for additional greenhouse gases produced as the result of the growth of Sacramento.
Global warming is serious problem that will continue to get worse for the rest of this century. It’s also a difficult problem manage effectively. All the effective responses require some sacrifice and may not pay-off for a generation.
Among the Bush administration's final environmental legacies will be a decision to exempt perchlorate, a known toxin found at unsafe levels in the drinking water of millions of Americans, from federal regulation.
The ruling, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in October, was supposed to be formalized on Monday. That deadline passed, but the agency expects to announce its decision by the year's end, before president-elect Barack Obama takes office. It could take years to reverse.
environmental legacies will be a decision to exempt perchlorate, a known toxin found at unsafe levels in the drinking water of millions of Americans, from federal regulation.
