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Northern California Regional September 11 Observances
Events In Region Memorializing The Fifth Anniversary
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. There are a number of regional events scheduled to memorialize those who lost their lives and to honor those who are fighting the war against terror.

Elk Grove

Elk Grove Community Service District firefighters will post 343 flags — in honor of the 343 emergency responders killed in New York City — on lawns at Fire Station 71, 8760 Elk Grove Blvd., and Fire Station 74, 6501 Laguna Park Drive, Laguna). The flags will be available for the public to take. The district will also observe a moment of silence at 10:28 a.m.

Folsom

The city of Folsom’s Police and Fire departments honor those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks, 10 a.m. in the interior courtyard at City Hall, 50 Natoma St.

Modesto

Modesto and Stanislaus County will hold a brief memorial, “Come Together to Remember,” at 9:30 a.m. in the plaza at Tenth Street Place. At 9:58 a.m., the American flag will be raised and the Pledge of Allegiance recited. A minute of silence will be observed and bells will be rung as a memorial. The ceremonies will close with the hymn “Amazing Grace.”

Placerville

“Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial Service,” 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the speedway at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Drive. The service commemorates and thanks local first-responder public servants and volunteers.

Roseville

“Remembering 9/11… Protecting Our Community,” 7 to 8:30 p.m., Bayside Church, 8171 Sierra College Blvd. Citizen Voice and the Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross will mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks and launch Safety Out, a program to ensure vulnerable residents are evacuated safely during a disaster. Safety Out disaster kits will be available to the public.

Sacramento

Cal Expo reopens its 9/11 Memorial Plaza for public viewing and reflection, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The memorial features a 125,000-pound, steel I-beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

Citizen Voice and the Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross hold “Remembering 9/11 … Protecting Our Community,” 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. outside Arden Fair mall. In addition to marking the anniversary of the terrorist attacks the groups will hand out Safety Out disaster kits, designed to ensure vulnerable residents are evacuated safely from their homes during a disaster.

The California State Military Museum will honor Californians who have died in fighting terrorism with the dedication of the “California Wall of Honor,” 9:30 a.m. at the museum, 1119 Second St., Old Sacramento.

Law Enforcement Chaplaincy memorializes those who died during the terrorist attacks with remarks by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1 p.m., east steps of the Capitol.

Mass for Peace celebrated by Bishop William Weigand, 12:10 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramento, 1017 11th St.

Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders remember victims of the terrorist attacks with a candlelight service, 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St.

ELK GROVE
Sacramento County city is nation’s fastest-growing
Census confirms status — police, builders, schools try to keep up

Lynda Gledhill, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

(06-21) 04:00 PDT Elk Grove — Satjit Thind and his wife’s decision to buy a home in this booming city south of Sacramento is already paying dividends. Moving from Galt, a more rural town 12 miles away, Thind has seen the value of their home go up $20,000 in the two months since they made their purchase.

The Web site designer who works out of his home left the Bay Area two years ago because the couple couldn’t afford housing there, and the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that they aren’t alone.

Elk Grove was the fastest growing city in the United States from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005, according to numbers being released today. The city moved up one notch from the previous 12-month period, surpassing Port St. Lucie, Fla., which is now ranked third.

Elk Grove was a sleepy agricultural area with a population of 50,000 just 15 years ago and became a city six years ago. Its population now has ballooned to more than 112,000, growing a whopping 12 percent in just one year.

The Central Valley is poised for even more growth. The state Department of Finance expects the region’s population to increase 104 percent from 2000 to 2040. This growth comes while some Bay Area cities are losing population. Census figures to be released today show Fremont’s population down 0.7 percent, Berkeley’s down 0.6 percent and Oakland shrinking 0.5 percent.

Along with the housing developments, Elk Grove has seen an increase in businesses, retail outlets and restaurants, as well as a surging school population, more crime and complaints about how well the stratospheric growth has been managed.

The development can be seen off every exit leading into Elk Grove from Highway 99. New housing developments with cookie-cutter designs and little landscaping stretch for miles while the main roads are lined with big box stores, strip malls, restaurants and office parks. Even City Hall is in an office park indistinguishable from the buildings around it except for the large city seal on the building.

Doug Goto, manager of an Elk Grove Home Depot, said business has boomed since his store opened in 2001.

“Newer homes need paint, window blinds, appliances and landscaping,” he said. “Homes that were built in the 1980s and ’90s are now going through updates.”

Goto has lived in Elk Grove for 15 years and said the city has expanded to the point of being indistinguishable from Sacramento.

“There used to be a buffer. This used to be a rural area and there was a detachment from Sacramento,” he said. “Now it’s exploded and just blends right in with south Sacramento.”

City officials pride themselves on having planned for the growth. New developments pay fees to offset the costs of new infrastructure, such as sewers and parks.

“The city council has implemented a progressive growth management strategy that ensures that new development can be accommodated and will only occur as new infrastructure is built,” city manager John Danielson said.

But some longtime residents don’t believe the city has done enough to curb the population explosion.

“This is not the place I intended to live when I moved here,” said Juanita Hufalar, who moved to Elk Grove 15 years ago when the town was still more rural than residential.

Hufalar said the change happened quickly as transplants from the Bay Area and southern California moved in seeking bigger houses at affordable prices.

“I wish the growth had been more controlled,” she said.

Tyra Williams and her family are one of the transplants. Williams, 17, said her family moved from Richmond six months ago because it’s cheaper to live in Elk Grove. Her mother commutes to Concord for her job.

Williams said her high school is on the verge of being crowded but isn’t too bad yet. She also appreciates the diversity but did have one complaint.

“It’s too hot,” she said on an afternoon when the mercury was approaching 100 degrees.

Susan Buder agrees. “The weather sucks,” she said. Buder moved from Marin five years ago to be close to family. “Like going from heaven to hell,” she said. But she was able to buy three houses in Elk Grove after selling in Marin. Even though home prices are stabilizing, she said the growth in the area seems to continue unabated.

The Elk Grove school district, which also encompasses other parts of Sacramento County, has seen explosive growth as the community has boomed. There are now in excess of 60,000 children in the schools, with a growth rate that was hitting 3,000 a year for 10 years, said Constantine Baranoff, an associate superintendent for the school district.

That growth — which led to four new schools per year being opened on average — has slowed, though. The district took in only 1,800 new students this year and is anticipating just 760 more next year. With the growth has come diversity — there are 80 languages spoken in Elk Grove schools and just 34 percent of the students are white.

All those students do more than just fill up classrooms, though, Elk Grove Police Chief Bob Simmons said.

“The kids and summer months creates a whole other set of enforcement problems,” he said. “There are a lot of issues with teenage drivers, accidents and kids committing different levels of crime.”

Overall, Simmons said the “crime rate has grown consistent with the population growth.”

The Elk Grove Police Department is brand new. The city used to contract from the county for its police protection but created its own force of 112 sworn officers in the past year.

E-mail Lynda Gledhill at lgledhill@sfchronicle.com.

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The Truth about Cell Phones and the Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones.
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Note: This really motivates me!

Blowing by the Babe
Bonds blasts 715th homer, trails only Aaron
By Matthew Barrows — Bee Staff Writer

Published 12:01 am PDT Monday, May 29, 2006
Story appeared on Page A1 of The Bee

Barry Bonds launches his historic 715th career homer in the fourth inning Sunday against Colorado Rockies’ pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim, sending Giants fans at AT&T Park into a frenzy.

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Hot times at jazz fest go beyond the music
Some of Jubilee’s older attendees are as amorous as teens
By Deepa Ranganathan — Bee Staff Writer

Published 12:01 am PDT Sunday, May 28, 2006
Story appeared in Metro section, Page B1

IF YOU GO
WHERE: Old Sacramento, Crocker Park (Third and O streets), Convention Center, Crest Theatre, Holiday Inn, Hyatt Regency, Sheraton Grand and Raley Field.
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Hot times at jazz fest go beyond the music
Some of Jubilee’s older attendees are as amorous as teens
By Deepa Ranganathan — Bee Staff Writer

Published 12:01 am PDT Sunday, May 28, 2006
Story appeared in Metro section, Page B1

IF YOU GO
WHERE: Old Sacramento, Crocker Park (Third and O streets), Convention Center, Crest Theatre, Holiday Inn, Hyatt Regency, Sheraton Grand and Raley Field.

TICKETS: • Four-day all-events badge - $95 general, $50 ages 7-20. Children 6 and younger with an adult are admitted free to all events.
• Single-day badge - Sunday performances, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., $40 general, $20 ages 7-20; after 7 p.m., $25 general, $15 ages 7-20. Monday performances, $18 general, $9 ages 7-20 (free if accompanied by an adult), $9 seniors 60 and older.

RT TROLLEY: • Fares: Light rail is $1.75; 85 cents for riders 62 and older. In the central city zone the fare is $1.
• Routes: Interstate 80 and Watt Avenue to downtown; Folsom to downtown; Meadowview to downtown
• Frequency: Every 15 minutes during the day; every 30 minutes after 7 p.m.; Outbound service will be available until 11:30 p.m. Contact: For additional information, call RT at 321-BUSS.

INFORMATION: Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society: (916) 372-5277 or www.sacjazz.com.

SCHEDULE: To view the complete Jazz Jubilee schedule, please go to www.sacbee.com/links

Four-year-old Hannah Clay of Sacramento gets a close-up view of the saxophone of Ben Hillel of the Ophir Prison Band on Saturday in Old Sacramento. Sacramento Bee/Lezlie Sterling

Couples holding hands. Couples cuddling. Couples kissing in public.

The 33rd annual Sacramento Jazz Jubilee wasn’t much of a teen hot spot Saturday. But the older folks who showed up were amorous as kids at a high school dance.

“What we have is a love affair,” said O.C. Gillham, 65, who drove out from Reno with his wife. The couple married in August, just months after becoming engaged at last year’s Jubilee.

“It’s great at our age,” said Lorraine Gillham, 68. She grabbed her husband, and they danced in a slow circle to “Carolina in the Morning,” right in the middle of Second Street in Old Sacramento.

This year’s Jazz Jubilee, which continues today and Monday, features 105 bands at six sites. The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, which organizes the event, predicts a turnout of 80,000 this year — but longtime volunteer Ed Riojas said the crowds were looking a little thin Saturday.

“We need the people,” said Riojas, who was hawking Mardi Gras beads for $1 apiece. “Usually people who attend the Jazz Jubilee are very festive — I mean, they spend! They don’t care about the price.”
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Inflation not pretty for beauty supplies
By Dale Kasler — Bee Staff Writer

Published 12:01 am PDT Saturday, May 20, 2006
Story appeared on Page A16 of The Bee

Michael Megna’s Elk Grove manufacturing business lives on oil. Or, more precisely, petrochemicals — from the oil-based solvents used in his nail-polish removers to the plastic bottles in which he packages his various beauty salon products.
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World’s Largest Traditional Jazz Festival Swings Into Old Sacramento and Aboard the Delta King!
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 9, 2006–Memorial Day weekend (May 26 - 29, 2006), the Delta King, located in historic Old Sacramento, California, will take center stage as the “birthplace of the Jazz Jubilee.” Now in its 33rd year, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee is the largest traditional jazz festival in the world, with 139 bands performing at 25 sites.

As the place where it all started, the Delta King will feature dozens of the greatest bands from across the country, jamming with nonstop swinging music, dancing and lots of great food. With its authentic riverboat hotel and Pilothouse Restaurant, Delta Lounge, Delta King Theatre and Paddlewheel Saloon, the Delta King provides an amazing backdrop for a world of lively activities overlooking the scenic Sacramento River.

Youth bands will bring the magic of jazz to young minds at the youth band site on the Delta King Landing, while the Delta Lounge will feature entertainment courtesy of Jason Marion, Gayiel Von and Jimmy Fingerz Jordan. Admission is free. Jazz badges are unnecessary in the Delta Lounge and there is no cover charge.

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World’s Largest Traditional Jazz Festival Swings Into Old Sacramento and Aboard the Delta King!
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 9, 2006–Memorial Day weekend (May 26 - 29, 2006), the Delta King, located in historic Old Sacramento, California, will take center stage as the “birthplace of the Jazz Jubilee.” Now in its 33rd year, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee is the largest traditional jazz festival in the world, with 139 bands performing at 25 sites.

As the place where it all started, the Delta King will feature dozens of the greatest bands from across the country, jamming with nonstop swinging music, dancing and lots of great food. With its authentic riverboat hotel and Pilothouse Restaurant, Delta Lounge, Delta King Theatre and Paddlewheel Saloon, the Delta King provides an amazing backdrop for a world of lively activities overlooking the scenic Sacramento River.

Youth bands will bring the magic of jazz to young minds at the youth band site on the Delta King Landing, while the Delta Lounge will feature entertainment courtesy of Jason Marion, Gayiel Von and Jimmy Fingerz Jordan. Admission is free. Jazz badges are unnecessary in the Delta Lounge and there is no cover charge.

For $895 per couple, plus tax, guests will receive three nights accommodations, hosted cocktail and hors d’oeuvres party, continental breakfast, champagne Sunday brunch, complimentary parking, and a 20% discount while dining in the Delta King’s award winning Pilothouse Restaurant. Four-day Jazz Jubilee badges are $95 per person.

About the Delta King

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World’s Largest Traditional Jazz Festival Swings Into Old Sacramento and Aboard the Delta King!
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 9, 2006–Memorial Day weekend (May 26 - 29, 2006), the Delta King, located in historic Old Sacramento, California, will take center stage as the “birthplace of the Jazz Jubilee.” Now in its 33rd year, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee is the largest traditional jazz festival in the world, with 139 bands performing at 25 sites.

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