In my inbox this morning, a reader pointed me to funny wording in a Tweet this morning from @SacPolice about the Best Buy burglars caught dumping iPads:
Is Sac PD trying to start a war with the CHP by smearing them as accomplices to the burglary? I don’t get it.
Years ago when CoolDMZ and I started this here web log, we didn’t have all of these fancy, integrated web sites to talk about where we lived. Now, there are plenty to choose from. I think my favorite lately is patch.com. You can browse pages devoted to individual cities like Carmichael, Roseville, and Davis. Give them a visit.
Now, back to my point. The Carmichael patch offers up a nice little weekend planner for the holiday weekend. Most of the events pertain to that side of the world, but does include information about the Independence Day event at the California State Military Museum.
Where/When: California State Military Museum, 1119 Second Street, Sacramento, Monday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Why Go: Find out all about California’s military history on the most patriotic day for those of us in the USA. View flags, weapons and exhibits, including memorabilia from the Persian Gulf War, California Cavalry, Spanish and Mexican California and much more—a pitstop at the Major General Walter Story Memorial Library and Research Center on the way out is a must.
Pricing: Free.
Good stuff, worth adding to your favorites. What’s going on in your neck of the woods?
Fans of CAKE will be treated to a live webcast today on Tuesday, June 28th at 6:00 p.m. on cbs.com.
Watch CAKE Live on Letterman in a CBS.com online concert exclusive, live from New York’s Ed Sullivan Theatre on Tuesday, June 28 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.
Loved Deterding Pool! https://sacrag.com/?p=9332
I’m always complaining about the pool situation in Sac City so I thought it would behoove me to post something positive about public pools in the area. Over the weekend my family brought me to Deterding Pool in the Arden Arcade Community, a place they had been enjoyed the previous week.
Deterding Pool is basically a perfect public pool experience. There are 3 pools — the competition pool with a deep end for diving, but also a kickass waterslide; the “family pool” which goes from 3 feet at each end to 5 feet in the middle; and a wading pool for the kiddies. There is a snack bar with summertime classics like ice cream sandwiches and candy. There is ample shade provided by majestic oaks and the overhang on the pool building. And there is the soundtrack of summer fun, via mix CDs provided by the lifeguards themselves. Though I usually try to avoid today’s hit music, the kids love it, and I have to admit there is something about listening to today’s hits at the pool that is just like being a kid in the 80s and having Journey on constant rotation at the pool. Also I could hear that Florence and the Machine song on constant rotation.
News10.net runs a story about how there will now be “Fewer police on Sacramento streets” because of, well you know, the economy.
Data collected from the Bureau of Justice statistics shows: In 2007, the national average for city police to residents ratio was 2.3 officers for every 1,000 residents. By comparison, after this most recent layoff, Sacramento has 659 sworn officers – giving the city about 1.45 sworn officers to every 1,000 residents. That’s nearly 2/3 the 2007 national average.
Now, they’re are not saying you should go commit a crime now, but they are positioned to tell you “I told you so” if you did. Or, am I missing the point of this story? You have a 25 million dollar budget deficit. You have to cut jobs, right? Or, maybe salaries?
Then, I hop over to sacbee.com where I learn that “Sac Metro’s new chief played role in Vallejo bankruptcy” which is another clever headline. Continue reading “Good work, if you can get it”
This story about the mom allegedly microwaving her baby is making national headlines (really, thumbnails of actual microwaves by many of the teasers?) which means our fair city is receiving a little attention. The folks over at PETA have taken this opportunity to compare their efforts to not eating meat, I think.
In the wake of Tuesday’s arrest of a Sacramento woman for allegedly microwaving her infant daughter, PETA is negotiating with Sacramento outdoor advertisers to place a billboard in the city that features the image of a person who is about to pop a pork chop into the microwave next to a picture of a loving mother pig and reads, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Baby. Go Vegan.”
The media ran with the press release, too.
Asked about Yang’s conflicting statements to police and her suggestion that she suffers from multiple personalities, Parisi said “one’s psychological stability is sometimes responsible” for such responses. Told about PETA’s proposed billboard, Parisi grimaced. “That certainly seems to me a very insensitive comparison,” she said.
Indeed. Let’s hope this doesn’t go the way of the Casey Anthony story.
Sacramento’s thrift store junkies will have a new spot to shop for treasures. This morning, Goodwill opened a new boutique outlet in Midtown at 1621 L Street.
By noon the place was already crawling with shoppers on the hunt for a bargain. Designer shoes and purses were neatly stacked to the exposed ceilings. Color-coordinated racks were stuffed to overflowing with name-brand labels like Banana Republic and Ann Taylor–all with affordable price tags ranging from $6 to $15.
Twitter is aflutter with raves reviews from Sac’s local hipsters who descended upon the store today. Ashlee Gadd’s opinion, posted via Twitter: “Verdict is out: the new Midtown Goodwill rocks.” I agree!
According to Jerry Perry, preeminent Sacramento music booker, Old Ironsides, that bastion of rock, blues, folk, country, and everything in between will no longer have live music after July 1. All booked shows will be moved or cancelled.
It’s not often I break out the profanity stick, but what the fuck?
UPDATE: Apparently reports of Old I’s death are somewhat exaggerated. We’ll see if there is a temporary delay in live tunes at Old I or not depending on a situation with a rented sound system. The one thing this story has exposed is that almost half the town has opinions on whether or not Jerry Perry, or the management at Old I is or are douchebags.
Over at the new ranSACkedmedia.com, Isaac Gonzalez covers the news that Sacramento is now the #6 city in the country for car theft, up from #11 two years ago.
In Sacramento county over 9,500 cars were stolen in 2010, an average of one every 60 minutes. Amazingly, 8,900 of them were recovered.
That does seem too good to be true!
Not too many people I know like to party in Old Sac. It’s a tad inconvenient, the cobblestones destroy your shocks, and the parking sucks more than the Dyson rollerball. Yet, a few swell places call Old Sac home. Most folks know of the Back Door Lounge, the swankiest dive in town, where seeing and being seen is the farthest thing from anyone’s mind. Then there’s the Delta King. Despite it’s kitschy, touristy vibe, it houses a pretty decent restaurant, a wine school, and one of my favorite river-side bars.
Add to that mix the Crescent Club, a recently opened “speakeasy” that features fancy cocktails, vintage furnishings, and live old-time jazz on the weekends. Each one of those offerings hits me in the sweet spot. I want to spend every night there, sprawled out in the opium den, sipping gin and listening to Django. Here’s the rub. Nobody else seems to share my passion. Each time I’ve attended an event or played an event there, the crowd is thin at best. Continue reading “Crescent Club: Potential, Potential, Potential”
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