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California’s Most Dangerous Cities

June 21, 2021 4:39 pmJune 24, 2021 6:37 am

Violent crimes and property crime in California is above the national average and continues to climb according to the FBI. Few California cities have been spared the ongoing impacts of rising crime. Most interesting is the FBI graph below showing...

Sacramento City Council Issues Restraining Order Against Councilwoman’s New Employee?

June 16, 2021 2:58 pmJune 16, 2021 3:56 pm

Last week the Globe broke the story that Sacramento City Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela had just announced a new hire to her city staff: Skyler Henry, “Sacramento born and raised man of leisure, producer and co-host for @voicesrivercity, musician, maker of films,”...

Sacramento Councilwoman Hires Activist Who Said Mayor and City Manager Should be Terrorized for the Rest of Their Lives

June 7, 2021 2:15 amJune 8, 2021 11:23 am

Sacramento City Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela just announced a new hire to her city staff: Skyler Henry, “Sacramento born and raised man of leisure, producer and co-host for @voicesrivercity, musician, maker of films,” according to his Twitter page. Henry is the...

Sacramento Mayor, City Council Get Raises While Crime Spikes, Homeless Multiply, and City Still Locked Down

May 7, 2021 9:21 amMay 7, 2021 10:13 am

As many Sacramento residents are still locked down and unemployed, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the Sacramento City Council and City Manager are getting big raises, as crime spikes in the city, the drug-addicted homeless are only multiplying, and while still in...

Sacramento Police Department Report Shows Number of Victims Shot Up 333.33 %

April 29, 2021 10:51 am

The Sacramento Police Department publishes a Monthly Chief’s Report of the most recent statistics: shooting victims, shooting reports, firearms arrests and seized, and the like. The March 2021 report clearly shows violent crimes continue to rise, in comparison to this time...

Let the Waffling Begin: California Cities Already Backpedaling on June 15 Reopening Date

April 29, 2021 8:44 amApril 29, 2021 8:44 am

When California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced that the state would mostly reopen by June 15, 2021, skeptics harrumphed. Not many believed the June 15 date, and for good reason; Newsom has repeatedly reneged on loosening restrictions during the last...

Aggie Square Project to Deny Prevailing Wage Opportunities to Sacramentans

April 5, 2021 12:32 pmApril 5, 2021 2:15 pm

Aggie Square is a $1.1 billion proposed project located at Stockton Boulevard and Second Avenue in Sacramento, mostly on property owned by UC Davis. It is a public-private partnership between University of California, Davis, Wexford Science and Technology and the City of...