I didn’t even think about the fun one could have with the Demographics features on that new Zillow thing until my wife pointed it out. This is how one can learn that Boulevard Park folks are more likely to be females working for non-profits, or speak Gujarati. Or that New Era Park is lesbian-friendly, or that Elmhurst is home to the Humble Class. Or that there is a neighborhood called Brentwood (it’s over near the Exec Airport) that has a freakishly flat age distribution and lots of Puerto Ricans who speak Hindi and Laotian. The possibilities are endless.
Author: CoolDMZ
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Fadipe out at CBS13
A former British Broadcasting Company (BBC) reporter who was educated at Oxford and earned a master’s degree in communication at UC Berkeley…
Wow, no offense to Charlotte, but how did she get stuck at CBS13? I guess she’s a holdover from before the Sam and Pallas era began. And what a dark day that was…
Community real estate features on Zillow
Real estate site Zillow.com announced two new community features yesterday, including Neighborhood Pages, which allows residents to create content about their neighborhoods. Not just cities, but neighborhoods, like Alkali Flat or Richmond Grove or Poverty Ridge. And there is a main Sacramento page with one piece of content, a photo by yours truly.
That main page has links to all the covered neighborhoods, so make sure to check yours out.
Free family movies at Regal Theaters
Looking for fun and free stuff to do with the kids on a hot day? Free family movies are back at Regal Cinemas through August. Looks like we missed “Curious George” and “Charlotte’s Web” but there’s still “March of the Penguins” next week and “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit” the week after. And a few others I don’t care about. Why is “Happy Feet” rated PG? Don’t get me started…
Seating is first-come-first-served and the shows start at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A plea for niceness
Three run-ins with idiots this weekend reminded me that our area has a real rudeness problem. I was asleep at the wheel earlier this summer when news arrived that area drivers are some of the worst in the country and I think our stupid and reckless driving can spill over into stupid and rude encounters. I was having trouble formulating this until I read TalkingPocket’s comment.
My favorite (i.e. least favorite) kind of rude idiot is the kind who is rude while in the giving or accepting of a favor. They come in two varieties: the rude favor acceptor and the rude favor giver. The rude favor acceptor usually comes in the form of a pedestrian who waves you on when you pull up to a Stop sign (usually clearly marked for cars with a red Octagonal sign). Dude, guy, buddy, I’m tryin to throw you a bone here.
County pays for medical neglect of inmate
The Bee reports today that the County has settled with a former inmate who was suing over neglect for a cut on his hand. Health care reform is all the rage these days, but something about this case tells me it’s not going to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back…
Ricky Kirk, in jail on a spousal abuse charge in 2004, had cut the palm of his hand on his wife’s teeth while hitting her in the mouth.
Apparently worth a mention…
Via Central City Opinion it appears that a little magazine called National Geographic has mentioned this here web log in its new Destination Guide to Sacramento. They call us “hip” and highlight the Local Idiots category.
Cheers to all. Congrats to the Sacatomato and Metblogging folks as well.
World War Z: Where does Sac make its last stand?
HeyMeg brings up an excellent point today about inevitable zombie attack, one that deserves more than a passing mention. Also it’s Thursday and everybody needs a little pick-me-up on Thursday afternoon. For more clarification I turned to her husband, The Game Guy, who asks:
If Zombies attack, where’s the safest place in Sacramento to hide out/what’s the best escape route.
I mean, contemporary wisdom would say Arden Fair mall, but I don’t think that’s such a great idea – given its land-locked location, and close proximity to soon-to-be jammed freeways.
And K Street Mall is looks like its basically infested with zombies right now, so I think it’s something worth thinking about.
I say secure the levees. Get to high ground.
Angora fire 40% contained
Cal Fire’s incident page on the Angora Fire reports that the fire is 40% contained as of 6:30 this morning with full containment expected by the end of the weekend. Here’s hoping that most of the damage to populated areas is over. The extended CoolDMZ family has a summer cabin at Echo Summit, so the Angora and Seneca Pond (where apparently the fire originated) is a familiar area to me. The Sac Rag extends our best wishes to the people of South Lake Tahoe and our hopes that no more damage will come to the area.
FREE annual RT pass
If you are an RT commuter, make sure to check whether your employer belongs to a Transportation Management Association. I inquired with the South Natomas TMA here at the widget factory about purchasing monthly RT passes at a discount and was told that those are not offered. Because free annual passes are offered to anyone who asks. That’s a $1000 perk. It’s definitely worth a call but obviously there are several different commuter groups in town with different agreements so YMMV.
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