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Sacramento Homeless Grows As City/County Spend Million$ More on Accommodating Them

July 12, 2022 2:30 amJuly 13, 2022 3:56 pm

The number of homeless living on Sacramento streets has increased over the past three years, according to the new Point-in-Time count released by Sacramento Steps Forward, the City of Sacramento reports. However, based on interviews with homeless, they were living on...

America’s Best on Display July 4th, Even in California

July 5, 2022 2:10 amJuly 4, 2022 7:38 pm

Living in downtown Sacramento for more than 30 years hasn’t always been a picnic. I frequently write about encounters with homeless vagrants in downtown, as well as in the park near my house. I also chronicle the escalating crime and...

Folsom Lake’s ‘Negro Bar’ to be Renamed Following State Park and Rec Vote

June 20, 2022 12:35 pm

During the weekend, the California State Park and Recreation Commission voted 7-0 to officially change the Negro Bar area of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area to Black Miners Bar following decades of speculation, petitioning, and debate. The controversy surrounding...

Sacramento Prisoner Held For Life Accidentally Released, Recaptured Following Mix -Up in County Jail

June 10, 2022 2:45 amJune 9, 2022 10:19 pm

A man serving life in prison for armed robbery and carjacking with gang enhancements was recaptured Thursday afternoon following being accidentally released from the Sacramento County Main Jail Thursday Night. Shaquile Lash, a gang member from San Joaquin County, was...

Woman Attacked By Half-Naked Homeless Man While Jogging In Sacramento’s Land Park

June 9, 2022 7:56 amJune 9, 2022 7:56 am

A woman I see on my daily morning hikes in William Land Park in Sacramento was attacked by a homeless man this week. Her attack took place as I was finishing my walk and returning home nearby. The only thing...

CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...

Sacramento 2021 Crime Spike: Murder, Rape, Assault, and Shootings Significantly Increase

June 2, 2022 11:48 amJune 2, 2022 11:50 am

The city of Sacramento saw significant increases in 2021 over 2020 in murder, rape, assault, and gun-related crimes compared to previous years, according to the Sacramento Police Department. On Wednesday, the Sacramento Police Department released a video covering the city’s 2021...