Via David Watts Barton’s awesome Sacto/music blog Blogging the Grid, and as blogged previously by RT Rider, it turns out Sacramento was added to Google Street View last week. Neato Speedo! Check it out here. Or follow the jump to see the most blighted block of the grid…
Author: CoolDMZ
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The Tree Circus and “Gilroy Gardens”
It’s official: Everything sucks. The Cool family is planning a getaway to the Scotts Valley/Santa Cruz area, and I was excited to take my crew to see The Tree Circus, which as a kid I dragged my family to see once. Basically, this was a quaint little garden full of trees shaped into funny sculptures, as you can see at right. Tee hee. My recollection is that I was ridiculed for taking the whole family to see a bunch of braided trees, but I’m sure my family would rather braid their own eyeballs than witness what has become of my beloved Tree Circus…
Coloma play structure adds tent
Attention parents in the south and east areas: the play structure at Coloma School, pictured below, now sports a massive tent. This plus its manageable size, the low fence, and the cuteness and seclusion of Coloma the makes it a great overlooked spot — especially when the heat comes. Those of you without tots might not appreciate what a coup it is to score a shaded play structure. Of course, a mention on The Sac Rag means you can soon expect to see massive crowds… 🙂
Coloma School
47th Street at T Street
Say it ain’t so, Jo!
Breaking news: Roseville’s bright shining spelling star, Josephine Kao, has been ousted from the Scripps National Spelling Bee, one of the last cuts before the final round was announced. She missed on “sphendone.” She’ll be eligible next year too. Way to go Josephine!
Bee on KJ vs Fargo on crime
An interesting front page piece in the Bee today contrasting KJ’s view of crime in our fair city with Comrade Fargo’s. And I think it dispels any myths out there about the Bee’s balance on KJ vs Fargo.
To hear Kevin Johnson tell it, Sacramento is a violent place.
But to hear Heather Fargo tell it: Which city is Sacramento again? Oh right. And you say I’m the whatchacallit? Mayor?
Fargo initially questioned Johnson’s [crime] figures. But she now says Police Chief Rick Braziel has confirmed they are correct.
Fargo asks police to reopen KJ allegation???
OK this is the most ridiculous thing I have seen in a while. Well maybe in like, 6 days.
Mayor Heather Fargo called Wednesday for police to reopen their investigation into a Sacramento High School teacher’s report last year that a 17-year-old student had told him she was inappropriately touched by the charter school’s founder, Kevin Johnson. … The mayor said she spoke to Police Chief Rick Braziel after reading an article in Tuesday’s Bee.
Via The BUZZ. I love the Johnson dude comparing Fargo to Vladimir Putin. But seriously, comrade Fargo, what will you think of next. I might vote for Jim Anchower.
And again I ask you: Am I the only one who thinks it is absurd/fishy… fishurd?… how many Bee stories in this scandal rely heavily on things that were reported in other Bee stories? At some point shouldn’t they ixnay on that?
Electro Group live at Old I on May 22 (w/mp3)
Fans of late ’90s electro (for lack of a synonym) rockers ELECTRO GROUP rejoice! The band is playing a hometown show for the first time in forever, to back their late-2006 2007 release “Good Technology” on Claire Records clairecords. I hope they do that one song with the crunchy guitars and the mumbly singing. I kid the Electro Group! Their last full-length, “A New Pacifica” on the defunct Omnibus records, is a great record, and the reviews are very positive for “Good Technology.”
I’m also very intrigued by Holy Smokes, which Electro Group bassist Ian Hernandez formed with Pinback’s Rob Crow and Hella’s Zach Hill. My brain can’t generate a sonic “If They Mated” for Pinback and Hella, but it sounds interesting! A few MP3s are available via the label’s site (only bother if you have ever listened to Hella and thought, let’s tone that down by maybe 2-3% and add cool vocals).
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Concerts of All Hallows – Dvořák and Mozart
The Concerts of All Hallows, one of only 2 Catholic parish full symphony orchestras in the nation, is featuring a double bill this weekend — Dvořák’s Cello Symphony and Mozart’s Grand Mass in C Minor. The concert is at 8pm at All Hallows Catholic Church in beautiful Tahoe Park. I have been noticing signs advertising the concert and then my wife pointed out the bit about the orchestra’s notoreity — the other Catholic parish orchestra is in a little church called St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Come for the orchestral music, stay for the eternal salvation!
The Concerts of All Hallows
Dvořák – Cello Concerto/Mozart – Grand Mass in C Minor
Saturday, May 17 – 8pm
Tickets at ticketweb.com
Fargo out of it on city’s out of control crime rate
Crime is up? Wha?Are you sure.
Because like, I thought it wasn’t.
Via Joe Sacramento (hey Joe, whaddya know!), don’t miss Daniel Weintraub’s piece from earlier this week about Mayor Heather Fargo’s dangerously out-of-it reactions to being confronted with the city’s crime rates, which I have blogged about here often. So often I’m not going to bother to provide links. 🙂
“My sense is that we are tracking at about the same pace as other cities,” says Fargo when asked her explanation for Sacramento’s soaring crime rate. The numbers are staggering — Sacramento has close to the worst crime rate in the state, and the rate has risen 50%… fifty percent!! … during Fargo’s term.
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Eric Chavez to begin rehab assignment tomorrow
Six-time gold glover Eric Chavez, the Oakland Athletics’ third baseman who has not suited up this year after offseason back surgery, will be making his first appearance in Sacramento wearing River Cats maroon this week. Chavez will take the field in the homestand that starts tomorrow night at 7:05 against the hated Salt Lake Bees. The Cats are tops in their division in this young season, with the second best record in the PCL next to the Bees’ insane .789 winning percentage. The river crew have won 5 out of their last 6. Come on out and cool off with a Dinger costume head sweet freeze!*
*Not available in reality
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