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Old Posted Nov 20, 2007, 4:23 AM
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The problem is (and the study is being HEAVILY criticized for this) that the study doesn't differentiate. Also, Sacramento is higher on the list than HOUSTON (#44), Las Vegas (#58), Phoenix (#64), LOS ANGELES (#135), and NEW YORK CITY (#237). Unfortunately, this makes Sacramento look very dangerous and IT'S NOT!!

Good point..
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Check out Congressional Quarterly's "City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America". It's embarassing that we're #41. BUT, a LOT of that is property crime. If we're looking at violent crime, we're probably pretty low compared with other cities! But, anyway, #41! WOW! This is NOT the city I grew up in!!! !

I dont know about other areas. but where I live (Fruitridge and 65th, Fruitridge and Power Inn, anywhere south of Hiram Johnson High School on the 65th corridor) I can totally believe this study. In the past 4 years I personally know of at least 30+/- times people on my street have had there vehicles vandalized. In the past 10 years just my house has had 11 stolen cars and roughly 20 break ins. I know Sacramento has BEAUTIFUL neighborhoods like Elmhurst, Woodlake, Mckinley Park, Fab40s, River Park, Etc. but when they do these studies, they look at Avondale, Oak Park, Lemon Hill, Franklin Villa, Del Paso, Etc.

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^If I were you, I would lay in wait with a shotgun. seriously. A man has a right to protect his home and property.
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^If I were you, I would lay in wait with a shotgun. seriously. A man has a right to protect his home and property.


I was thinking the same exact thing as I was reading his post.

They may have had 20 successful break ins; but they wouldn't get 21.
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I was thinking the same exact thing as I was reading his post.

They may have had 20 successful break ins; but they wouldn't get 21.
Im sorry for the misinformation on my part. I meant break ins on our vehicles. Not on my house. If my house was the case the first time would be the last. For the record we have only had 2 attempted break ins on my house.
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I dont know about other areas. but where I live (Fruitridge and 65th, Fruitridge and Power Inn, anywhere south of Hiram Johnson High School on the 65th corridor) I can totally believe this study. In the past 4 years I personally know of at least 30+/- times people on my street have had there vehicles vandalized. In the past 10 years just my house has had 11 stolen cars and roughly 20 break ins. I know Sacramento has BEAUTIFUL neighborhoods like Elmhurst, Woodlake, Mckinley Park, Fab40s, River Park, Etc. but when they do these studies, they look at Avondale, Oak Park, Lemon Hill, Franklin Villa, Del Paso, Etc.

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Yeah it would not be a very credible report if they didn't look at the rough areas. I mean, just because they are rough areas doesn't mean they aren't inside the city limits. I think when you look at Sac proper on a big map, chances as you can take a big sharpie and outline all the ghettos then look at what's left. Not much.
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Yeah, I wouldn't call Sacramento a "safe" place really. I think the central
city areas get a bad rap for crime and violence that isn't deserved at all...
but some of the suburbs around here are notorious.

Though it's really not a good way to feel better about yourself - look at
Oakland and Richmond in at #4 and #9 respectively. What's up with the
town? That's really bad.
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Few waves with mayor at the helm
By Marcos Bretón - mbreton@sacbee.com

Published 12:00 am PST Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1


Heather Fargo is the perfect politician for Sacramento. It's no wonder she
appears headed for easy re-election as mayor next June.

How would one campaign against her?

She has no soaring political triumphs to her name. But she's not doing a
bad job, either. She's not beloved, but neither is she riddled with enemies.
She's not charismatic, but she is very nice. Fargo loves Sacramento, and
is a big booster for its downtown. She's anti-politician, very inclusive.
She still sees herself as a neighborhood activist – an important distinction
in this town.

Like it or not, the preservation of Sacramento's distinctive neighborhoods is
the central issue for those who participate in local politics.

Even though Sacramento is a big city – with big-city problems – many here
harbor a desire to keep Sacramento small, uncomplicated, tree-lined. It's a
boat that doesn't want to be rocked.

If Sacramento were a guy, you'd call him Even Steven.

How Even Steven is Fargo? She has all of $5,000 in her campaign war chest
right now, according to the latest figures kept by the city clerk.

Make that $5,181, to be exact. Such a pittance seems like walking-around
money for local titans such as developer Angelo K. Tsakopoulos. That's
probably what Mort and Marcy Friedman – owners of the Arden Fair mall –
give out to charities every hour on the hour.

It's quite a statement in a city this large.

Then you meet with Fargo, and it's impossible not to like her. And feel
empathy. Fargo is very public about having multiple sclerosis. She speaks
openly about how her condition has progressed, how it used to be relapsing
and remitting, but now there are no reprieves.

"I'm at the point where the damage that's been done pretty much affects
my walking every day," Fargo said. "As far as I know, I've had no cognitive
issues. It hasn't affected my speech or my vision. Where the lesions are on
my brain and spinal column, it (affects) my hips and legs."

Can one assess Fargo as a politician without seeming callous or unkind? Are
potential Fargo opponents afraid to find out?

For the sake of this column, Fargo is taken at her word: She says she's
ready to campaign and take whatever comes her way, like anyone else.

When asked about her primary accomplishments, she said: "The
relationship the city has with other cities in the region. I work very hard
with West Sacramento on waterfront issues, with Yolo County on flood
issues ... There is a high level of cooperation on the council."

"We've made progress on downtown, on K Street, on the waterfront ...
We've made so much progress on the levees we've been able to work on.
We do have a majority of the city out of the floodplain now ... I feel good
that I know as much as I know about flood control."

On all of these issues, Fargo speaks of "moving forward" and having "more
work to do." She's all about the process.

Is Fargo's work worthy of respect? Yes. Are there signature accomplishments
to rally behind? Sort of. Are there positive changes downtown in which city
staff has played as big a role or bigger than Fargo and her council? Yes.
Would Sacramento benefit from a vigorous mayor's race with major issues
looming such as increased crime and the development of the downtown
railyard? Yes.

But that likely won't happen, and it's not Fargo's fault. It's apparently the
way you want it to be.
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Progress on K street? lol

Anyway, I think Fargo's heart was always in the right place. I always have. I just think she just does not know how to go about in getting it done right. It would be of our best interest for her step down and let someone else spearhead the future of Sacramento City. I think she really wanted to make the difference, just didn't work for her. or, us.
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Give me about 10-15 years and I'll be rocking the political boat big time here. Damn, why do I have to be so young?

Don't we have quite a few "seasoned" members on this board that share our common views? Why don't any of you guys run for Mayor in the mean time while I get my career out the way? It's almost a free win against Fargo.
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I think she made a big difference, actually. I think this whole city is better
aligned for future growth. The planning and development and general plan
policies will take this city where it needs to go.

With that said - better policy doesn't mean more action. I think Sacramento
would be better served to hand over the reigns to a more bullish leader.

Her stamp has been made on the city. But it's time to move on, in my opnion.
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Give me about 10-15 years and I'll be rocking the political boat big time here. Damn, why do I have to be so young?

Don't we have quite a few "seasoned" members on this board that share our common views? Why don't any of you guys run for Mayor in the mean time while I get my career out the way? It's almost a free win against Fargo.
Did you ever sign up for the City's Management Academy?
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Few waves with mayor at the helm
By Marcos Bretón - mbreton@sacbee.com

Published 12:00 am PST Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1

She has no soaring political triumphs to her name. But she's not doing a
bad job, either. She's not beloved, but neither is she riddled with enemies.
She's not charismatic, but she is very nice. Fargo loves Sacramento, and
is a big booster for its downtown. She's anti-politician, very inclusive.
She still sees herself as a neighborhood activist – an important distinction
in this town.
It's this apathetic attitude that is ruining this city. It really seems like the people in Sacramento either follow the mayor like sheep, or are just too lazy enough to care. There seemed to be none of this attitude when Serna was mayor.
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Fargo has not been good for Sacramento. I think much of the positive changes we have seen are the result of the city manager not the mayor.
Remember the Natomas community plan was Mrs. Fargo's baby and she was Natomas' representative and the mayor during all that anti-urban type development. Who besides the developers is most responsible for that mess? Fargo is just not much of presence in this town. This is exactly the time for a dynamic, highly visible, agressive head of city.

Hey Hey..Ho Ho Fargo's got to GO!
Fire Fargo '08

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Plan to build large state office building near Capitol scuttled
By Mary Lynne Vellinga - mlvellinga@sacbee.com
Published 4:49 pm PST Monday, November 26, 2007

The state budget crisis slammed the Sacramento region Monday with the announcement that the competition to build
one of the largest state office projects in history would be canceled.

Local development firms have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars preparing bids to build a new 1.4-million-
square-foot headquarters for the state Resources Agency somewhere within three miles of the state Capitol.

Doug Button, deputy director of the state Department of General Services, said in a prepared statement that the
department had "determined that it is not in the best interests of the state and the parties concerned to continue with
a project of this magnitude during this period of financial uncertainty when funds have not been allocated."

Button said the state would continue to work toward "securing a new home for the Resources Agency," perhaps by
seeking funding through the Legislature. But that doesn't help the Sacramento developers who have been working
feverishly to meet the early January timeline for the current competition to win the right to build a new headquarters
and lease it to the Resources Agency.

"I'm very disappointed that the administration, having made the decision to ask business people to submit proposals,
has now decided to change its mind and tell them despite all the money they've spent, forget it," said Assemblyman
Dave Jones, D-Sacramento.
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Developers of the 1,000-home mixed-use project along the riverfront known as The Docks say they plan to work through the State Legislature to obtain crucial state land that sits in the middle of the project.

The California Department of Parks and Recreation has said that it may need to keep the land after its plans for a new railroad museum in the downtown Sacramento railyard were called into question by developer Thomas Enterprises Inc.

The state said the riverfront land would be a valuable place to store and repair trains, should there not be enough room within The Railyards, which is Thomas Enterprises' plan to redevelop the railyard. The city of Sacramento had been working on a plan for pedestrian walkways, homes, shops and office buildings for the site.

"I'd hate for our project to go away," said Bethany Fischer, project manager for Kenwood Investments, who said that the company plans to meet with legislators next year to discuss ways to keep the land transfer moving forward.

In the meantime, negotiations between the state and Thomas Enterprises continue over the use of hisotric buildings within the railyard for museum uses.
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It's worth fighting for, I guess!
In other words Kenwood Investments, isn't about to let some politcal stooge in the state parks department put their investment at risk.

I doubt that they're going to be pushovers.
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Good for them. This whole situation reminds me of the stunt Cal Trans pulled with 500 CM. Who the hell is hiring all these douches?
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WAY off topic...but, Edie Lambert and Van Nuys Assemblyman Lloyd Levine are engaged (he's WAY HOT!). They make an attractive couple!


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