RonTopofIt is a complex personality, as are most of the small breed of modern day renaissance millionaires. He wishes more people were like him and yet believes that it takes all kinds. You've met RonTopofIt many times, you just don't remember him.
Must be able to do this with your car at a moment’s notice (from their website, check it).It’s Friday, it’s ugly outside, it’s time to have some fun at the expense of others with a little installment of the ever-popular “Make us laugh” feature.
To be considered for these positions you must meet a few requirements.
…candidates must be between 20 and 35 years old, a U.S. citizen, have no felony convictions and be a high school graduate. Each applicant will be required to undergo a selection process, including a written test, physical ability test, interview, medical and psychological evaluation and a background investigation.
What other requirements do you think they left off? Based on your experience, of course.
Are they sure this is *our* Discovery Park?As I rode into work today, I noticed a lot of activity at Discovery Park with guys installing fencing and tents. Turns out, this is in preparation for Sunday’s Monster Energy Aftershock festival featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones, Bush, Chevelle, Hollywood Undead, Theory of a Deadman, Escape the Fate, and Oleander. Wow, say that 10 times fast.
It’s hard not to love a foodie with the witty name “Awake at the Whisk.” Amber describes herself as “living la vida locavore!” She’s from Sacramento and her long-ago switch to a health-conscious vegetarian diet is a win for foodies looking for unique recipes and recommendations. Amber is a fanatic about keeping things healthy, striving to always use organic local products and support those who share similar goals. Her recipes are creative and often made with ingredients she has grown herself. Even if you aren’t a vegetarian, it’s nearly impossible not to want to make everything on her blog.
Fellow Sac Rag food-loving author, sac-eats, was unavailable for comment and is currently not a member of the Twittersphere.
Where do people get these crazy ideas?The Sacramento Bee takes on this question and suggests some interesting theories. I have a feeling our readers my have a stronger opinion or two than the trolls who read the Bee. The lean with this article, however, is on drunk driving and Sacramento’s high alcohol-related accidents.
One is how easy it is get a drink. Per person, Sacramento has more groceries, drugstores and other liquor outlets to buy booze than any big city in the state, other than Bakersfield, according to state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control numbers.
Nah, I think the old “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” response applies here.
One patron, Jeremiah Harvey, a 27-year-old lawyer, said many people aren’t as afraid of getting a DUI as they used to be because the price isn’t as high. “Now, it’s going to be expensive, but it’s not going to ruin your life,” he said, sipping a bourbon at de Vere’s Irish Pub. In Sacramento County, a first-time DUI offender typically pays about $2,000 in fines and court costs, has to spend at least 48 hours on a work project and serves three years on probation.
Now we’re talking. The old “Risk/Reward” logic. Could be on to something here.
And yet another factor could be that Sacramento is the state capital, where alcohol lubricates the wheeling and dealing. Public officials sometimes set a bad example. Just since spring 2010, state Finance Director Ana Matosantos, Assemblyman Martin Garrick and then-state Sen. Roy Ashburn all pleaded no contest to driving drunk downtown.
Not bad, our culture definitely follows the “Do as I say, not as I do” approach to behavior.
So, what do you think? Like the article says, should we even admit we have a problem?
It’s always fun when a local news personality leaves to join another local news agency as they have to show excitement about the new job without seeming glad to be out of the old.
“I am honored and humbled to work at the station I grew up watching. This is a rare opportunity and an exciting new chapter in my career,” said Gonzales. “I can’t wait to get started!”
You know, as opposed to the station you grew up ignoring?
I enjoyed her stuff over at KOVR 13 and look forward to seeing her on KCRA 3’s morning show.
Officers then entered the house and arrested Boone after finding him hiding in one of the bedrooms. Boone was later arrested for the outstanding no-bail warrant along with Rounseville for possession of a stolen vehicle and stolen license plates.
As you can tell from the picture to the right, the alleged car thief is from the area.
Good news everyone, Arts & Crafts time has been extended four more hours.If you haven’t already read this story, please to check out Unpaid fines hurting California budget over at kcra.com and let me know what you think. I can’t make heads or tails of it. Am I supposed to be angry at the state of California for not trying hard enough to collect? Maybe I’m supposed to be pissed off at nursing homes for treating their patients so poorly? And what does this have to do with the state budget?
I’m no financial whiz kid here, but it seems we don’t have as much of a problem collecting money in this state, as we do spending money.
But with California so short on cash, why does the state allow this practice to continue? The California legislature authorized it in law, more than thirty years ago. The statute reads, “Facilities that do not contest the level of the citation or the amount of the fine may, within 30 days of the citation issuance, pay 65 percent of the assessed fine.” Thus, California law allows a 35 percent reduction on nursing home fines, yet the state is routinely allowing a 59 percent discount — and collecting only 41 cents on the dollar, according to the state audit.
Ok, great, that should be looked into for sure. But, is this really what the problem is with our finances?
The Sacramento Bee reported July 20 that state parks has been sitting on $54 million in “hidden assets” for at least 12 years…The money was held in two special funds even as the agency undertook painful service reductions and park closures to achieve $22 million in budget cuts…Some of the surplus money could have been used to avoid those cuts, but it was never reported to the Department of Finance, as required by long-standing state fiscal policy.
In January 2011, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his proposed budget, which included a reduction of General Fund support for state parks by $11 million for Fiscal Year 2011-12 and a total reduction of $22 million by the beginning of Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The California Legislature passed this $22 million General Fund reduction, imposing these permanent park closures.
So, what does one do? Throw the parks out with the bath water? Can I boycott people?
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