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McVillage Community Meeting Information and Council Member Emails

Community Meeting regarding the McKinley Village Project – April 21 Councilman Cohn invites you to a community meeting regarding the proposed McKinley Village project.  Hear from neighborhood leaders...

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Video: East Sacramento residents reject McKinley Village

East Sacramento and Midtown residents come together to reject the McKinley Village project as proposed. It’s not smart growth, it will hurt our schools, clog our streets with traffic, lacks retail and...

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East Sacramento Preservation Welcomes Councilmember Cohn’s Help

East Sacramento McKinley Village Community Meeting McKinley Park, Clunie Club, 601 Alhambra, 6pm, April 21st, Monday East Sacramento finally does have Steve Cohn’s support. We now must communicate to...

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Community Meeting Regarding the McKinley Village Project April 21

Community Meeting regarding the McKinley Village Project – April 21 Councilman Cohn invites you to a community meeting regarding the proposed McKinley Village project.  Hear from neighborhood leaders...

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Forty Second Street—Sentimental Journey

  You can go home again. I’d often passed the house on 42nd street and wondered who lived there now. Contractors and carpenters had plainly been at work because the place had had a magical face-lift,...

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East Sacramento Preservation calls on council to vote no on McKinley Village

East Sacramento Preservation calls on council to vote no on McKinley Village City Hall McKinley Village Council Vote April 29, 2014 5:30 pm 915 I Street Politics, connections, public relations, high...

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May Is Small Business Month—Great Workshop Opportunity

Open For Business Workshop Dear Friend, California’s 3.4 million small businesses are critical to the state’s recovering economy. In fact, those with fewer than 100 employees comprise 97% of all...

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East Sacramento Pops in the Park—Call for Volunteers

East Sacramento Preservation is proud to help with Pops in the Park in East Portal Park! It’s time to volunteer. Contact us at contact@eastsacpreservation.org to sign up to help. It’s a lot of fun!...

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A few volunteers still needed for east Sac’s Pops in the Park this summer

This is one of East Sacramento’s biggest events of the year. East Sacramento Preservation helps with the East Portal pops. Our volunteer positions are filling fast, but we still need help with the...

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McVillage Rising

The City Council hearing on McKinley Village was, at least to this observer, another weary spectacle affirming that the fix was in, the deal done, the final hearing merely a ritualistic pretense at...

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Junk Days—East Sacramento Clean Up Call!

Spring Cleaning?  Prepping for Summer? Garage Sale left-overs? Gardening gone wild? Use one of your two free Household Junk Pickups and have the City haul the stuff away. Appointments are available...

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Sacramento Climate Change Town Hall Meeting—Important

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East Sacramento Preservation Monthly Meeting—Elections!

Our monthly meeting will cover: Elections of Board Members and Officers for the next two year term. McVillage catch up. New ESP meeting schedule. East Sacramento Preservation Neighborhood Association...

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East Sacramento Preservation Elections

Elections are coming! Open Positions:   President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Board member seats   It’s a big turn around, but exciting. ESP membership is higher than ever, and we have great...

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An onslaught in the mailbox: How candidates court voters

In prodigious bulk they come—the mailers. Day after day—large, sleek, colorful, pictures and text on shiny cardstock. In the beginning I marveled at their abundance, and, like most, tossed them in the...

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East Sacramento and McKinley Village: Keep those yellow signs up! A lawsuit...

Not so fast! A lawsuit has been filed against McKinley Village. Read the Bee article below. Foes of McKinley Village file legal challenge  By Hudson Sangree hsangree@sacbee.com Published: Friday, May....

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East Sacramento Polling Places—Changes

Some of our polling places have changed. Please read below. This Tuesday, June 3 is election day. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and if you are in line when the polls close, you...

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East Sacramento Rock Thrower—We will catch you!

Dear Rock Thrower: It’s time to stop your destruction. Every neighbor is watching for you. We will catch you. You are costing our local businesses thousands of dollars. The neighborhood will not...

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East Sacramento Moms Flea Market

More than 15 local moms will be selling gently used items.

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East Sacramento Rock Thrower Follow Up

Below is a reprint of a Fox 40 story which gives more information about the vandal. The link to the information didn’t come through on my last post. SACRAMENTO- Van Hong runs Sacramento Bagel on H St...

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Nail Biter

First, what exactly is a tempest in a teapot? Basically, it’s froth. It simmers, it bubbles, it boils, but the heat is contained in a small vessel, and in the end serves up little more than a modest...

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East Sacramento Preservation Neighborhood Association 2014-06-21 12:29:59

The City of Sacramento has hired a consultant (North Star Destination Strategies) to indentify our image. While this cocks my eyebrow, the survey is interesting and you may want to participate. Here’s...

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East Sacramento Meet Waimea Valley–Traffic Woes

  East Sacramento Preservation created the flag crossing at 33rd and H Streets. We supply the flags, containers and up-keep and we’ve kept the project going since 2011. In Hawaii the Waimea Valley runs...

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A world class city loves its past and protects and preserves its neighborhoods

I took a walk one cool October morning in the Southwark (pronounced Sutthick) section of London, an area that had once been the district of “brothels, bawds and bards.” Here in the reign of Queen...

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38th Street Blood Drive July 17th

 

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Farmers Market in McKinley Park is a hit

East Sacramento’s Farmers Market is a perfect way to spend your Saturday. Farm fresh and friendly, it’s all good and good for you, too! The less is more concept definitely applies. This small...

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Water, Drought and East Sacramento

Dry+Out = Drought Here is an NPR story about East Sacramento and water conservation. East Sacramento resident, Peter Gleick, was interviewed for this story. After the story, ESP offers some additional...

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East Sacramento McKinley Park Tree Tour and other Sacramento Tree Foundation...

Learn Your Trees – July 1 & 22 Sacramento Tree Foundation will offer free guided tours of the trees of McKinley Park on Tuesday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m.  The tours are led by a...

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East Sacramento J and Folsom lane conversations–how are they working?

A message from Councilman Steve Cohn about the J and Folsom lane conversions. Staff Completes “Before” and “After” Evaluation of the J Street and Folsom Boulevard Conversions In August 2013, the City’s...

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Bradshaw Animal Shelter offering pet adoptions for patriot price of just...

  How do we celebrate America’s birthday at the Bradshaw Animal Shelter?   In a very big way with adoptions priced at 1776! It’s Paws for Independence where you can pick out a choice pet and take it...

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East Sacramento Classic—Fourth of July Parade

The 41st & 42nd Street Parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the corner of 41st and M streets. Open to everyone, including children on decorated bikes, dogs and birds, it is reported to be the...

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East Sacramento Preservation—Guy West News

(Note: this is a repost from the City of Sacramento) Guy West Bridge restoration getting started   The City is starting work next week to repair and repaint the Guy West bike and pedestrian bridge over...

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East Sacramento Preservation shares ECOS information

          Now Is Your Chance To Make Your Voice Heard! Participate in SCSP’s Letter Writing Campaign to the Sacramento Mayor and City Council You can find sample letters for individuals and for...

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East Sacramento Crude Oil Rail Shipments—Update

City and SACOG to Submit Comments on Crude Oil Shipments by Rail In the coming weeks the City of Sacramento and SACOG plan to submit comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the...

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East Sacramento Farmers Market—don’t miss this great community asset

by Michael Saeltzer Kudos to East Sacramentan Ann Vulech Clark for organizing what is fast becoming another one of our community’s best features. The market opened in May and is held every Saturday...

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See our rivers in a whole new way—by bird

Come bird the banks with Friends of the River Bank (Sutter’s Landing Park — head north on 28th Street until you come to the park) We’re going to be “Birding the Banks” this Saturday, July 12, at 9 am....

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East Sacramento’s Food Truck Mania

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East Sacramento Preservation Supports Farm to Fork—Get Your Tickets Now

Sacramento’s Farm to Fork Week 2014 Kick off Sacramento’s Farm to Fork Week 2014 with a communal commitment to end hunger in our region. This sit down dinner for 150 features appetizers and a dinner...

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Is your East Sacramento yard River Friendly?

Kudos to the City of Sacramento! This is a reprint from their wonderful blog. Is your landscape River Friendly?   Posted on July 10, 2014 by City of Sacramento The City of Sacramento Department of...

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Andy Singer Cartoons on East Sacramento Preservation Blog

Minnesota cartoonist Andy Singer agreed to let ESP reprint his cartoons. Singer is a neighborhood and environmental advocate. Enjoy!  

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