Pinky Up: I’m from San Francisco. When anyone would ask me about Pride in Sacramento, I would say you must be on time because 5 people walk in a small circle twice. My eldest daughter from San Francisco and her partner wanted to see Sacramento Pride Celebration. First things first, its […]
The future strength of a country is dependent upon its population, but what happens if a country cannot rely upon future generations? This is the question being raised in Italy, where population ageing is creating fears for the county’s destiny. The so-called processo di invecchiamento, ageing process, and its effects on the structure of the Italian […]
Sunday: Neil Patrick Harris is Bigger! Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper are going to be Richer! After winning six Tonys — including Best Musical — this past weekend, Kinky Boots will kick off a national tour beginning in Las Vegas in September 2014. Monday: Good thing we live in the US of A. The Russians and Chinese people […]
Sonia Sotomayor is the first-ever Latina Supreme Court Justice in the US [AP] Even though Latinos are increasing in number throughout the media landscape, their impact has yet to be felt. What do a pope, Pepsi campaign and American presidential election have in common? Because Latinos have been directly involved in each one of these […]
Sacramento City Council members earn $55,000 a year. Last night five members (plus the mayor) voted to gift themselves $43,500 in discretionary monies. The bonanza was cleverly drafted into a budget proposal that would increase police and fire personal as well as restore other city services. When citizens passed Measure U to temporarily increase taxes, […]
Disneyland for everyone !! Apparently, the city council views Measure U as a bonanza. Sacramentians voted to tax themselves for extra police, fire and services. In addition to their salaries, the council wants $391,500 which amounts to $43,000.-(including the mayor) per council member ,to use as their discretion. The vote is tonight.
Writer Jodi Jill tells her extraordinary story of being raised in a 10-by-20 storage unit, cut off from society and denied school — and how she finally found the strength to change her life. For most people, making the trip to their childhood home may include visiting an old swing set in the […]
Hott in Sacramento Its gonna be hot in Sacramento. Not warm, freekin hot ,anywhere from 103 to 108. Every summer, even after 20 years, I question the wisdom of my move to Sacramento, if I were in San Francisco, I […]
Spanish artist Yolanda Dominguez shocked shoppers on Madrid‘s emblematic Gran Via on Tuesday by staging a re-enactment of last month’s Bangladesh factory disaster to raise awareness about the working conditions in the Asian country’s textile industry. Dominguez, 35, organized the ‘real fashion victims’ campaign which involved several fashion bloggers spreadeagled under piles of rubble in […]
Is the proposed arena deal good for Sacramento? We took a look at the last 10 NBA arenas opened or renovated 1999 to 2012. The economic crisis has had a major effect on local government, cities have made severe cuts to services. Most professional sport venues opened after 2007 were financed with private dollars, […]
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