After several delays and major negotiations, free wi-fi in Sacramento will launch downtown in February! The goal of covering a 48 square mile radius should take nearly two years to complete but initial areas downtown will be covered very quickly.
Freebie wi-fi will get you pop up ads but you can buy faster and ad-free service for $15 to $50 a month depending on the package. It may not work inside some buildings or homes without an additional repeater but for relatively cheaply, you will be able to take advantage of the new service.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
And this my friends, is why we pay for private school
Natomas Unified has made some bad decisions under Dr. Farrar. We know about the land deals, the mediocre ratings on Great Schools, the below average spending per pupil (Current expense of education per ADA- $6304, state average $7,127) and the overall mismanagement and unhappiness of many parents in the district. The one thing they've done right is to let the charter schools do their own thing. In a mess of the district, the charters are doing well.
Dr. Farrar's response to the proposed governor's budget is perhaps the most appalling of mistakes. Per his letter, he has issued an immediate hiring and spending freeze as a precautionary measure. Interesting... especially since Natomas Unified still has jobs posted on edjoin.org listed as open and available. Is this a lie or an oversight?
While driving to the local library yesterday, I noticed that the Inderkum football field is all torn up and inquired inside. They are replacing it with artificial turf, that will apparently be state of the art. Yeah... we need a state of the art football field when you're already spending less per pupil than the rest of the state.
He even threatens to turn Kindergarten and 1st grade classes into 30 kids a piece next year, eliminate busing for students and even *gasp* potentially file for bankruptcy in 2009.
Now really, I know this is a fluff piece. It's designed to enrage parents in the assumption that they'll turn that around and push it on the governor. Right. The state problem is the same as the district problem... a simple mismanagement of funds. You can't spend what you don't have and you can always do more with less. I'm willing to bet, as a former teacher, everyone would forgo a football season to have a few permanent teachers in the classroom and a few less subs. Maybe leaving off the synthetic turf soccer field at the new Hight middle school would have bought a few more class sets of textbooks. I'm for sports and sports programs... but not when they sacrifice learning for athletics.
Perhaps that few million extra misspent for the land in North Natomas would be useful now?
Dr. Farrar's response to the proposed governor's budget is perhaps the most appalling of mistakes. Per his letter, he has issued an immediate hiring and spending freeze as a precautionary measure. Interesting... especially since Natomas Unified still has jobs posted on edjoin.org listed as open and available. Is this a lie or an oversight?
While driving to the local library yesterday, I noticed that the Inderkum football field is all torn up and inquired inside. They are replacing it with artificial turf, that will apparently be state of the art. Yeah... we need a state of the art football field when you're already spending less per pupil than the rest of the state.
He even threatens to turn Kindergarten and 1st grade classes into 30 kids a piece next year, eliminate busing for students and even *gasp* potentially file for bankruptcy in 2009.
Now really, I know this is a fluff piece. It's designed to enrage parents in the assumption that they'll turn that around and push it on the governor. Right. The state problem is the same as the district problem... a simple mismanagement of funds. You can't spend what you don't have and you can always do more with less. I'm willing to bet, as a former teacher, everyone would forgo a football season to have a few permanent teachers in the classroom and a few less subs. Maybe leaving off the synthetic turf soccer field at the new Hight middle school would have bought a few more class sets of textbooks. I'm for sports and sports programs... but not when they sacrifice learning for athletics.
Perhaps that few million extra misspent for the land in North Natomas would be useful now?
Whatever they're on, I wish I had some.
Seriously, the city council must have a really good supplier of some amazing drugs. Does it make any logical sense to anyone else that they annexed the Greenbriar area last night to allow more building in Natomas?
They must have missed the memo from FEMA about the state of the flood protection in Natomas. No wait, we know they got it because Fargo promised to go head to head with Matsui, who said safety is the primary concern. From Breton's Bee article dated 1/20/2008 "On Friday, Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, easily rebuffed Fargo's argument. "If I thought that was the right way to go, I would. But this is a different time," Matsui said. "We need to move forward on flood protection."
At least she's reading the FEMA memos.
What the heck is the city council thinking? We're in a serious housing crunch. Pardee Homes all but abandoned a huge chunk of land and left me with an ugly wall to look at. Yet somehow, despite the major flood risk, the economy and ongoing debate about the safety of building more homes in Natomas, the city council thought this was a good plan?
Kevin Johnson for mayor, anyone? At least he has his own money and won't be beholden to AKT and their shady land deals. Natomas has seen this before. We're done.
They must have missed the memo from FEMA about the state of the flood protection in Natomas. No wait, we know they got it because Fargo promised to go head to head with Matsui, who said safety is the primary concern. From Breton's Bee article dated 1/20/2008 "On Friday, Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, easily rebuffed Fargo's argument. "If I thought that was the right way to go, I would. But this is a different time," Matsui said. "We need to move forward on flood protection."
At least she's reading the FEMA memos.
What the heck is the city council thinking? We're in a serious housing crunch. Pardee Homes all but abandoned a huge chunk of land and left me with an ugly wall to look at. Yet somehow, despite the major flood risk, the economy and ongoing debate about the safety of building more homes in Natomas, the city council thought this was a good plan?
Kevin Johnson for mayor, anyone? At least he has his own money and won't be beholden to AKT and their shady land deals. Natomas has seen this before. We're done.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Museum Day is coming, plan your attack!
Saturday, February 2nd is Museum Day. If you're new to town or have been here forever, now's your chance to check out some of the lesser-known museums in town for free. The event runs from 10am to 4pm and if you're organized you may be able to get in two or three museums in that time.
My advice for enjoying Museum Day? Skip the biggies. This is not a good day to go to the Zoo or Fairytale Town. The lines will be long, parking will be terrible and you'll be very cranky. It's the perfect day to visit The Aerospace Museum of California or the Towe Auto Museum. Perhaps take a stroll through the historic city cemetery and visit the Governor's Mansion.
For more information and a map of museums, visit the Museum Day website. Go green and use the free shuttle buses for an even more festive experience! RT will run 5 free shuttle loops around town to get you where you need to go without the hassle and traffic.
My advice for enjoying Museum Day? Skip the biggies. This is not a good day to go to the Zoo or Fairytale Town. The lines will be long, parking will be terrible and you'll be very cranky. It's the perfect day to visit The Aerospace Museum of California or the Towe Auto Museum. Perhaps take a stroll through the historic city cemetery and visit the Governor's Mansion.
For more information and a map of museums, visit the Museum Day website. Go green and use the free shuttle buses for an even more festive experience! RT will run 5 free shuttle loops around town to get you where you need to go without the hassle and traffic.
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