Monthly Archives: January 2012

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows strong opposition to Mayor Johnson, parking plan, arena

The results of a recently conducted poll were released on the Sacramento Bee’s website this afternoon, and it didn’t paint a pretty picture for Mayor Kevin Johnson. The title alone almost says it all; Poll shows less than half support … Continue reading

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Sacramento beware: The skunks are back

They’re baaaaaaaack! After months of relative peaceful coexistence, the feral skunks which usually roam the outskirts of the city have returned to Sacramento to feast on our scraps before fornicating to perpetuate their numbers. Last summer, if you recall, several … Continue reading

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Man shot dead at apartment complex with notorious reputation

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed at the Woodlake Village apartments at Bicentennial Circle on Monday evening, the latest incident at the complex that already experiences a much higher serious-crime rate than its surrounding neighborhood. Preliminary indications point to … Continue reading

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Sacramento Church of Scientology gets local publicity

Link to the official press release here. Link to CBS 13 coverage here. Link to Fox 40 coverage here. Link to KCRA coverage here.

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Sacramento fares well on “Best Cities for Staying Young” list

An online health services company has analyzed its data taken from over 28 million Americans to determine if the cities the participants live in are good for staying young or if they’re unhealthy and cause their population to age too … Continue reading

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Sacramento park defaced with racial graffiti

The Mae Fong Park in Sacramento was the target of vandals over the weekend, and as a result several of the structures on or near the playground are covered with hateful graffiti. “KKK”, several swastika’s, vulgar insults, and the initials … Continue reading

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City of Sacramento website disabled by hackers

The City of Sacramento’s website was taken offline on Sunday, seemingly the result of a hacker attack. According to the Sacramento Bee, the following message greeted visitors to cityofsacramento.org before officials took the entire site off-line: “HaCKed by El _MhUaMMcD. … Continue reading

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Kevin Johnson welcomes Scientology leaders to Sacramento

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson attended the grand opening of the new Scientology building in Downtown Sacramento on Saturday, and gave the following salutatory address to crowd that had gathered there: “Sacramento is the most diverse city in the country, and your church … Continue reading

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SUV vs. Light-rail train summary

Fatal Lightrail Train vs Vehicle, Jan 28 2013 from SacMav Rapid Media on Vimeo. The worst light-rail accident to ever occur in Sacramento claimed three lives on Saturday afternoon, and while the investigation won’t be complete for at least several … Continue reading

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SacMav photos from Light Rail vs. SUV crash

Ed Fogle at SacMav.com was on the scene of today’s deadly Light Rail vs. SUV crash and has since posted many photos on his site. Early reports state that the driver was attempting to cross the tracks while the crossing … Continue reading

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3 Dead in Light Rail Vs. SUV in Sacramento

3 people are dead, a man, a woman, and an infant, after their SUV was struck by a RT Light Rail Train in Sacramento. It happened around 4:30 on Saturday afternoon near 25th Street and 26th Avenue. According to eye … Continue reading

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Gov. Schwarzenegger’s press secretary to push for new Downtown arena

The ThinkBIG group charged with diverting public resources towards a new Downtown arena for the Sacramento Kings is adding a familiar face to its PR team: Aaron McLear, former press secretary to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those in state service … Continue reading

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Church of Scientology to hold grand opening celebration in Downtown Sacramento

The city of Sacramento has issued a traffic alert for this weekend as the Church of Scientology holds a grand opening ceremony for its new location at 6th and J Streets. Two of three lanes of J Street between 5th and 7th streets … Continue reading

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Sacramento Facebook user breaks world record, reaches 1,000,000 comments on a single post

A Sacramento Facebook user may end up in the record books after receiving over 1,000,000 responses on a single post. Cathy Matthews, who states on her Facebook profile page that she works at Frontierville, helped to recruit 107 of her fellow gamers … Continue reading

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Indie Rock Lives in Der Spazm

A true band of the new school, Der Spazm’s Leticia Garcia and Dillon Christensen met on MySpace. I apologize if that makes anyone feel old. After this genesis and laying down the experimental groundwork, they found bassist Ashley. “They found … Continue reading

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