Monthly Archives: February 2012

Sign your name for or against a Downtown arena

With another pivotal vote on the proposed Downtown arena coming up next Tuesday at Sacramento’s City Hall, dual online petitions have emerged on the pro-and-con sides of the debate. The pro petition, which you can sign by clicking here, reads as … Continue reading

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Woman evades Sacramento Police because she need to use the bathroom “really bad”

Early Wednesday morning in Natomas, a Sac PD officer witnessed a vehicle that had just committed a moving violation. When that officer turned on his lights and tried to pull over the car, the female driver refused to stop. However, … Continue reading

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What lessons should Sacramento heed from Stockton’s woes?

The news coming out of Stockton that local leaders are considering taking drastic steps to bring its fiscal house in order should offer a warning to the citizens of Sacramento. The capital city, like Stockton, is also projecting multi-million dollars … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Occupy Oakland causes major disruption at Capital

Occupy Oakland made the Neo-Nazi’s demonstrating at the Capital look like Girl Scouts on Monday as they yelled profanities, taunted police officers, and then threw eggs at people who were walking to their cars. The best way to demonstrate against fascists is … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Riot police clash with demonstrators on K Street

UPDATE: Local photographer Nicholas Wray is in the middle of the chaos and has uploaded several pictures on his website. Check them out by clicking here. Sacramento Police Officers and CHP are clashing with protesters spilling over from a rally at … Continue reading

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Arena details begin to trickle in

As news that the owners of the Sacramento Kings have agreed to a framework that would keep them from moving their team to another city continues to send shockwaves through the community, details of the tentative plans are beginning to … Continue reading

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Arena agreement reached between Johnson, Maloofs

A visibly emotional Gavin Maloof told reporters on Monday that he was glad it was finally coming to an end. Referring to the intense 3-days of negotiations presumably, as it appears now that Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has convinced the … Continue reading

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Naked tweaker pulls cop’s hair in North Sac

Officers from the Sacramento Police Department arrested 36-year-old Jose Ayala on Saturday afternoon after he ran into a North Sacramento welding shop while completely naked and rambling incoherently. Ayala fought with the officers who were in the process of arresting … Continue reading

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Arena negotiations continue in Orlando

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, several city staffers, NBA officials, and the Maloof brothers are all currently in Orlando discussing the feasibility of building a new Downtown arena to keep the Sacramento Kings from moving to another city. Reports of the proceedings are limited … Continue reading

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Waiting days in line for ugly shoes should cause one to reevaluate everything

With February being Black History month and all, I would like to think that for at least 29 days my fellow Negros in America would be instilled with at least a temporary sense of unified pride. I would like to think that … Continue reading

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Car slams into Sutterville apartments

From SavMav.com: A car traveling at a high-rate of speed crashed into an apartment building on Sutterville Road, across the street from Sacramento City Community College, early Saturday morning. The two occupants of the vehicle were taken to the hospital with serious … Continue reading

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“Living In Sacramento” meme captures city’s flavor, reputation precisely

Love it or hate it, the “What People Think I Do” meme has nearly taken over the internet since its inception on February 9th. While some examples of this internet fad were cute and funny during its onset, the meme appears to have … Continue reading

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No, Power Balance Pavilion does not create 1,000,000 jobs

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson either doesn’t have a good grasp on reality, or he needed a little more coffee this morning before he took off to Orlando to discuss the proposed arena with NBA officials. When CBS 13 asked him … Continue reading

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Kid brings sawed-off shotgun to wait for new Nike’s at Arden Fair

Over 300 people gathered outside the Arden Fair Mall Friday morning with hopes of obtaining their own pair of the highly coveted Nike Foamposite One Galaxy sneakers. Only 10 pairs were up for grabs, and the person in the front … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Think Big survey results don’t include all the questions

UPDATE: As postulated earlier today, it is now confirmed that Think BIG did not release the complete finding of their own poll, and it’s also become amazingly clear why. Cosmo Garvin at SN&R reports that according to their own poll, more than … Continue reading

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