If Housing and Community Development Secretary Lynn Jacobs signs off on the award Friday, it will be the largest amount given to any of the nearly 50 projects around the state receiving money from Proposition IC, the housing bond passed by voters in 2006.

The infusion of money means design of key roads opening up the railyard to downtown will begin right away, with construction starting next year, said Suheil Totah, vice president of railyard owner Thomas Enterprises.

“We knew we had a project that was of national significance,” Totah said. “This really confirms what we’ve been saying.”

The Triangle project in West Sacramento was also awaiting final word that it had received the $16.7 million recommended by Housing department staff.

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Last update had over 100 firefighters and stepped up to a 4-alarm fire.

Take California Congresswoman Laura Richardson who walked away from the mortgage on her $535,000 Sacramento home. Should we be bailing out a Congresswoman? Don’t we expect our more for our elected leaders? She is one of many responsible for the financial stability of our legislature and she cannot even pay for her own home. Time to dump this Congresswoman.

But Fargo said Wednesday that her push to reopen the investigation against him is not politically motivated. She said she is particularly concerned about possible witness tampering.
“Kevin Johnson’s campaign may think that it is, but it’s not true,” she said. “I haven’t discussed these allegations at forums or campaign events, and I don’t plan to. But, as mayor of Sacramento, the 2007 investigation happened on my watch - and I think these questions need to be addressed.”

Did Fargo even consider the girl in the case? I am sure not. She put the whole thing behind her and now will need to deal with this all over again. Sacramento should put Heather Fargo behind us and hopefully no one will ever need to look back.

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Zagat Survey will add Sacramento to its annual America’s Top Restaurants guide, which surveys locals diners about the best restaurants in dozens of American cities. Starting May 15, Zagat.com will launch a section on its Web site for Sacramentans to vote for their favorite restaurants. Voting will continue through June 15 and the city’s top restaurants will be listed in 2009 guide. Bonus: Everyone who votes will get a free copy of Zagat’s 2009 America’s Top Restaurant Guide.

So get out the vote and put Sacramento on the food map. Vote here!

An Elk Grove man recovered his stolen golf clubs Monday with a little detective work.  The man, whose golf clubs were stolen Sunday from the Cordova Golf Course in Rosemont, went on Craigslist that night and found a set of clubs for sale that matched his, according to a report from the Elk Grove Police Department.

The man responded to the listing and agreed to meet the seller Monday at the Emerald Lakes Golf Course in Elk Grove to examine the clubs, the report said.  He then contacted the police, who were there when Bryan Sughrue drove into the parking lot and removed the man’s stolen golf clubs from the trunk, according to reports.  Sughrue, 27, of Elk Grove, was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property and violating probation.

However, as long as we’re speculating on things that probably won’t happen, just imagine if Artest opted out and went to Dallas at a discount price. Hey, the guy does owe Carlisle for that whole Malice at The Palace deal that pretty much torpedoed the coach’s tenure with the Pacers. So there’s a slim, slim chance that Artest and Howard could be the Mavs’ starting swingmen next season.

And now for a little basketball humor . . .

A Kindergarten teacher tells her class she’s a BIG Lakers fan. She’s really excited about it and asks the kids if they’re Lakers fans too. Everyone wants to impress the teacher and says they’re Lakers fans too, except ONE kid, . . . named Josh. The teacher looks at Josh and says, “Josh, you’re not a Lakers fan? “He says, “Nope, Im a Sacramento Kings fan!” She says, “Well why are you a Sacramento Kings fan and not a Lakers fan? “Josh says, “Well, my mom is a Sacramento Kings fan, and my dad is a Sacramento Kings fan, so I’m a Sacramento Kings fan. “The teacher’s not real happy. She’s a little hot under the collar. She says, “Well, if your moms an idiot, and your dads a moron, then what would you be? !”Josh says, “Then I’d be a Laker fan!”

Over at Joe Sacramento I see a posting about Sacramento’s crime rate. The entire post was interesting and worth a read. Simply put crime is on the rise in Sacramento while other large California cities are on the decline. Sacramento is second only to Oakland. I am not blaming Fargo for the crime rate, but as mayor you should probably know what it is. Then in contrast I see on Kevin Johnson’s site this quote “Mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson today added another law enforcement name to his endorsement list. The Peace Officers Research Association of California and The Valley Chapter of PORAC proudly endorsed Johnson for Mayor of Sacramento.”

I have not like the way Fargo has run this city from a development point of view. Now I don’t care for how out of touch she is with the city she is in charge of. If I lived in an area to vote for mayor, Johnson would get my vote.

The supervisors plan to increase airline fees to pay for a new terminal, hotel, parking garage and people-moving tram. They unanimously agreed this week to boost the fee the airport charges each airline, from an average of $6 to $9 per passenger. The fee hike would start July 1 and would top out at more than $13 per passenger in 2013 before being gradually being lowered.

While the airlines will pass the cost back us the consumer I think this was a good move. The Sacramento region needs a first class airport in the decades to come. We also need to expand the desire for non- Southest Airlines to bring in more flights. Nothing against Southwest, but they are almost half the airline traffic out there. Hopefully this expansion will bring around more amenities and more flights, though we may need to get through the current fuel price issue first.

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