Politics

Photos from the Semi Truckers’ CARB Protest

Last Friday, Sacramento was quite busy for a change. Most Fridays in Sacramento are pretty quiet now that state workers and other companies have gone to Furlough Fridays. However, last Friday near lunch time was the worst traffic congestion I have seen since living here. The reasons: a constant stream of semi trucks rounding the State Capitol protesting the California Air Resources Board (CARB),...

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A Picture Says A Thousand Words…

…but this photo by jetheriot says one incredibly important one: HOPE. No matter what part of the United States or corner of the world you’re from, no matter what your political persuasion, I think that’s the one thing we all share in common today. We all hope that Barack Obama lives up to or exceeds our expectations. I know that many Americans shared the same feeling that I...

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Walk-A-Bowl Has An Important Message For You: VOTE!

The Walk-A-Bowl Bowling Team from the Sacramento Planning and Urban Development League (PUDL) encourages you to stop reading this message and get to the polls! Pictured from left to right is Jason, George (filling in for Dan who was working on getting voters to the polls), Eric, and Tiffany. No matter who or what you’re voting for, we encourage you to...

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Endorsements for the 2008 Election

Political endorsements are new territory for our website, and it is something that I do with huge reservations. However, many feel that this could be the most important election in our lifetime. We face incredible challenges: the economic meltdown, climate change, peak oil, healthcare, foreign wars, and so on. Many of these issues directly relate to walkable neighborhoods and reducing...

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