The movement to rid the world of hoodies took another step forward recently according to an article on news10.net regarding a proposed dress code for patrons of Regional Transit.
“It can be intimidating sometimes when people are wearing hoodies,” Hammond said. “We need to create a friendlier atmosphere for everyone riding.”
The snark opportunities here are endless. Bonus points for working in a reference to the new 100.5 radio station tag line…
This is where I live now:
The land mass on the left is a small (football field-size) island off the edge of Scotts Flat Lake in Nevada County, and it is where I spent by Fourth (a few blissful hours of it, anyway). (Here it is on Google Maps.) It was kind of like Tom Sawyer’s Island, the Disney attraction, but with 100% fewer pirate corpses.
We didn’t attend the parade this year but the weather was perfect.
I missed this story about former Sacramento King Ron Artest shorting his home in Loomis.
The short sale that Artest used to escape his losing real estate investment has become a commonplace tactic in an area beset by plunging housing prices…In Sacramento County, 58 percent of homes for sale in mid-May were short sales, according to Metrolist Services.
Wow. The house is dog-friendly though (FauxPaws!).
With the sale, the forgiven debt is $480,000, but Artest just might get a parting gift out of his short stay in Sacramento. Recently signed state and federal legislation eliminates taxes on forgiven mortgage debt from 2009 through the end of 2012.
Eliminates taxes? Whoa, whoa, whoa. I thought taxes were, oh, nevermind…
I wonder if this will be included in his new reality series.
The Sacramento Press has put together a nice listing of the events going on this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July.
I recently attended a Rivercats game on fireworks night and, man, it’s quite a show. Friday is also $1 Hot Dogs & Desserts night. You can’t beat Raley Field to catch a game.
Anything else going on? I’m sort of ambivalent about this holiday. I love me some flag waving and parading, but could really use less of the round-the-clock neighborhood fireworks for days before and after. Damn kids and their tomfoolery.
The Sac Rag 