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…
Councilmember Sandy Sheedy is hosting a public art show and reception featuring “A Day in the Life of North Sacramento” this Monday, March 1 from 5:30pm-7pm in New City Hall. “A Day in the Life of North Sacramento” is a unique artistic project that recruited community members, young and old to take photographs of the…
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…
This week marks the inaugural Sacramento Beer Week, an event to celebrate Sacramento’s beer culture. The event features more than 200 events and a week-long, Hophead Scavenger Hunt. Visit the Sacramento Beer Week website to learn more about this week’s festivities.
The Black Expo returns to Sacramento this weekend with the theme of “Tapping our Green Power”. The theme is intended to educate the Black community about Green issues such as the need for conserving energy. The expo will feature a fourm about “going green”. The Expo begins today and runs until Sunday at the Sacramento…
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 Sacramento Autorama makes its 60th run this weekend at Cal Expo, featuring over 450 custom cars, hot rods, classics, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles from around Sacramento County. The Autorama will stretch the entire Expo fairgrounds, taking up Buildings A-D, the Expo Center, and surrounding areas. Show times are 12pm – 10pm on Friday, 10am…
The Baltimore Ravens have signed Donte Stallworth, who sat out the 2009 season after being convicted of vehicular homicide in Miami.
Silvia Marcial was arrested after she left her one-year old baby with a homeless woman near the La Superior market in Northgate. Marcial called police at 5pm saying her child was kidnapped. The homeless woman flagged down police as they began their search. Marcial was arrested for child endangerment.