Comments on: City vs. County

By: runnergirl

runnergirl — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:36:12 +0000

The bike trail is safer in the county section — don’t go in the city section by yourself. You’re safe past the 6.5 mile mark (near where Northrop dead-ends.)

By: chutch

chutch — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:48:09 +0000

city has far better church buildings. Cathedral doesn’t do it for me, but Sacred Heart, St. Mary’s, Westminster Pres, etc.

By: fauxpaws

fauxpaws — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:22:50 +0000

McClatchy’s HISP and Kennedy’s PACE programs stack up pretty well. And, of course, St. Francis in the city is the Jesuit counterpart.

Bike trail … I figure that to be a push, since it’s in both the city and the county, no? As for biking for commuting/errands … I did it in the city, but it’s tough in the county. In the city, I rode to the bike trail. In the county, I put my bike in the car and drive to the trailhead. Don’t like biking on the big arteries.

I’ve been to Vinoteca and Mandarin. Not bad, but when I want to eat, I usually go downtown.

Strip clubs? Oh, I’m sure the county wins that one.

By: runnergirl

runnergirl — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:00:17 +0000

As a homeowner within the City limits, my favorite thing is being able to put the green waste out on the street and have “the claw” come by every Thursday to scoop it up. The piles are the bane of every bicyclists’ existence (especially those who try to ride through a pile of grass and leaves, only to find out there’s a log in there too), but it’s nice for homeowners — or in my case, Adolfo & his crew of skilled workers (at $50/month = can’t beat it.)

Plus, as a City resident, you can take part in its nationally recognized City Management Academy, as I did in ‘99. It’s a great eye-opener to the innerworkings of city governance. Learn more here:

http://www.cityofsacramento.org/city-management-academy/

By: sac-eats

sac-eats — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:04:19 +0000

Sorry to rain on your City Strokefest, but let’s remember some of the really great things about the county, shall we:
A) Some of the best schools in the state (El Camino, Rio Americano, Jesuit etc)
B) Recreation areas abound (Lake Natoma, Folsom lake, bike trail, acquatic center etc)
C) Non-chain upscale eating (Mandarin, Slocum House, Cafe Vinoteca)
D) Ample parking
E) Beautiful postwar neighborhoods (Arden Park, Sierra Oaks, Garden of the Gods)
F) Beautiful trees: Fair Oaks, Arden Oaks, and many other types of oaks that are near and far from the roadway
G) And, of course, strip clubs.
Top that city limits!

By: michal

michal — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:44:32 +0000

testing…

By: cooldmz

cooldmz — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:37:47 +0000

I’d love a comparison of the parks. I don’t go to many parks in county but I don’t know how you compete with Land, McKinley, East Portal, etc. The maturation of the trees is a major issue…

By: HeyMeg

HeyMeg — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:50:57 +0000

It’s obvious that I would say this, but -
City: RT, baby!
County: Pay more than $3/gallon for the privilege of sitting in traffic.

By: John (Uneasy Rhetoric)

John (Uneasy Rhetoric) — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:00:08 +0000

Sounds about right to me; I narrowly missed living on the other side of the city limits when I moved back to Sac. Glad I stayed in town.

What is it with firemen and mustaches, anyway? That seems to be a universal constant.