Sacramento was just rewarded a professional football team, and it’s up to us to give it a name. There’s a little incentive for Pacer fans to participate: Linebacker Worrell Williams is a Grant Alum. All entries must be submitted by 11:59pm EST on March 17, 2010.
The City of Sacramento’s Economic Development Department will visit businesses along Raley Boulevard in North Sacramento tomorrow to obtain feedback on issues, concerns and priorities, and provided information about programs. Councilmember Sandy Sheedy and Economic Development staff will start the walk at 8:30am at the Hagginwood Community Center. Participants will conduct the walk from 9am…
Pink slips will be issued to more than 500 employees of the Twin Rivers Unified School District. Of the proposed layoff notices, 282 will go to “classified employees” such as clerks, custodians, library workers, bus drivers, maintenance personnel, and their supervisors. Notices are also scheduled to go out to 195 “certified employees” – mostly teachers – and…
The City of Sacramento’s Animal Shelter became a thorny subject at last night’s City Council Meeting, particularly the shelter’s hours of operation and it’s location. The shelter is located on 2127 Front Street near the California Auto Museum. According to the website, the shelter’s current hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday (11am-6pm) and Saturday (10am-4pm); closed…
If you’re frustrated with NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympic games, you’re not alone. Posts on Twitter have not been favorable, and readers of sports-blog Deadspin have been venting their frustrations. Even local media outlets up north are not happy, including The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
The Baltimore Ravens have signed Donte Stallworth, who sat out the 2009 season after being convicted of vehicular homicide in Miami.
Yesterday, I said I in the process of moving the site to a new location at WordPress. After toying with all the difficulties of setting up such a site, I’ve decided to stay put and remain at Blogger. This is no reflection on WordPress, which is a wonderful product. So, our address is returning to…
We’re in the midst of moving the site from Blogger to WordPress, so some things may be a little confusing right now. For one, there are two North Sac Beats: one at Blogger and one at WordPress. Just continue to go to the one at Blogger for the time being until the transfer is complete.…
The Sacramento Coalition for Working Families will bring it’s various services to Grant High School tomorrow. The coalition will provide information on free and reduced-cost child care, health insurance for children, discounted utility programs, and children’s programs. Free tax preparation is availabile by apppointment. The event runs tomorrow from 9am to 3pm.
Michael Gilles appeared in court today. Turns out the picture on the scam alert website is accurate.