Grass fire in East Del Paso Heights
A grass fire occurred this afternoon in East Del Paso Heights near Grand Avenue and Astoria Street. I was passing through the neighborhood and was able to get some footage:
Watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup
There are many ways to watch and keep up with the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Here are some links to help you keep up with the matches: ESPN 3 CBC Sports BBC Sport UnivisionFutbol.com FIFA South Park character made at SP-Studio.
Macedonia Baptist Church honored by City
The Macedonia Baptist Church of Del Paso Heights, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, was presented with a resolution at tonight’s City Council meeting. Read more about the Macedonia Baptist Church at their website, and be sure to view the resolution.
Budget reductions to be proposed at tonight’s council meeting
Proposed budget reductions for the City of Sacramento’s 2010/11 Fiscal Year will be presented at tonight’s City Council meeting. The proposed reductions are expected to impact all departments; however, the most noticeable may be the impacts to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Service level impacts to Parks and Recreation include: The elimination of General…
Memo to Carly Fiorina: Turn the mic off before talking smack about people
When talking smack about people, some general rules of thumb are: Make sure the person the you’re talking about isn’t around. There’s no way for the person to hear what you said. Obviously Carly Fiorina didn’t get that memo.
Grant High looks for support for their Sports Health Academy
Grant Union High School is hosting their “Can You See It!” banquet this Saturday evening, June 12, in effort to support their Sports Health Academy. The vision of the Sports Health Academy grew out Grant’s long legacy of successful athletic programs, and the affinity and passion the Del Paso Heights community has for these athletic…
Phil Serna elected County Supervisor
Phil Serna won the vote to replace Roger Dickinson as District 1 County Supervisor. Phil is the son of Joe Serna, Sr. Visit Phil’s website for more information about his campaign and biography. Congratulations Phil!
Rib cook-off this weekend
Homer Simpson has a love for cook-offs, so if he could, he would probably be at this weekend’s North Sacramento BBQ Rib Cook-Off on Saturday, June 12, from 3pm – 8pm at Renaissance Square Building. Photo a composite of images by thebittenword.com and Last Exit to Springfield. Visitors will be able to eat ribs and…
Saca Community Learning Center celebrates fifth anniversary
The Saca Community Learning Center will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an open house on Thursday, June 10, from 4pm – 7pm at its location on Rio Linda Blvd. Presentations and tours are scheduled every half hour, and drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Guests are asked to RSVP by contacting Genevieve Deignan at…
JPA to open firing range complex at McClellan
Tomorrow is the grand opening of the new JPA Firing Range Complex, located at 5436 Patrol Road, McClellan Business Park. The new complex is designed to provide quality firearms training to public safety agencies from throughout the region. Current members of the Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority, or NCRPSTA -JPA, include the Sacramento…