Sacramento

For the past decade the Sacramento Kings have been in the running for most dysfunctional NBA franchise. The New York Knicks have probably been their biggest competition for continually messing things up season after season and this offseason they conspired, in a way, to cross-contaminate their franchises. The 2016-17 NBA season was certainly one of transition for the Kings with the departure of Boogie Cousins and a full-fledged roster rebuild around young draft picks. Finishing the year giving big minutes to Buddy Hield (15 points, 42.8% 3 point shooting), Willie Cauley-Stein (13 points, 8 rebounds) , and Skal Labissiere (10 points, 6 rebounds) provided a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered fanbase as the youngsters showed promise and progress.…

The River Restoration Project was started due to the shortage of water and salmon. I side with the article "River Restoration Project Offers a Sprinkling of Hope", written by Daniel Weintraub, because I believe the San Joaquin River should be restored. Though Weintraub has not been in the newspaper industry for as long as Bill McEwen has, he has worked with more companies doing different things, giving him more experience. Weintraub has worked with three different newspaper companies including…

Still Sleep on the Streets of Sacramento The existence of homeless people in our society is still apparent today. There are over 2,538 men, women, and children homeless in the Sacramento area, (Sacramento Steps Forward). Everywhere you glance around in our cities, parks, businesses, and streets it is more than likely that you will observe a homeless person grappling to live. Homelessness is not prejudice toward race, gender, or class. Commonly homeless people are labeled as drug addicts,…

Summary Model Bifenthrin Concentration Prediction The prevalence of bifenthrin in urban Sacramento waters is most likely explained by their wide availability in for the control of ants. Although application amounts reported by professional applicators are not 100 percent correct and that of homeowners are not reported, data from the DPR PUR database indicates that bifenthrin is heavily applied by applicators in urban Sacramento. Additionally, these pyrethroids have a longer half-life than some…

First year in college can be overwhelming for majority of student, and some would focus on studying that they would forget to have fun and communicate outside the class. That why Sacramento State University offer a program to aid student with their first semester by assign a peer mentor to every seminar class, A peer mentor is a collaborative program with the First year experience (FYE), to provide support for the first year student. In order to assist first year student overcome the challenging…

where you can encounter a tiny bit of everything: sea drives, beautiful vineyards, towering mountains, sweeping deserts, mystical entertainments parks, multicultural food, and rural heritage. So we should begin in the north and go down toward the southern tip of the state to investigate what California is truly about. Whether you 're taking a street trip, riding a train or active on a few flights, these are a ratio of the absolute best urban communities to visit in California. My friends welcome…

The idea may have been tabled, but it was not dead. In 1853, Senator Jefferson Davis assigned army exploration parties to determine what would be the best route for a railroad, but not everyone in Congress was in favor of the idea of a transcontinental railroad. Senator George McDuffie of South Carolina said that he didn’t believe anyone should have to inhabit anywhere between the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, unless they were being punished for a crime because it was so bad (Editors…

The term "melting pot,” in my opinion, can be described as a culturally diverse group of people coming from different backgrounds and experiences. Although California isn’t completely the most diverse state, you will run into more diverse people than you would in Arizona. According to The Sacramento Bee, California has the largest Latino, Asian and American Indian population than any other state (Walters). By having more people of different backgrounds, it allows us as a people to grow further…

The Gold Rush The Gold rush in California and states west of the rocky mountain represented financial wealth for many immigrant’s groups across the globe because of the demand of a labor force. California’s population alone significantly increased due to the emigration of foreign labor groups. For Instance, “In San Francisco, the population grew from 1,000 in 1848 to over 20,000 by 1850. California's overall population growth was so swift that it was incorporated into the Union as the 31st state…

The Industrial Revolution, which took place from the 18th to 19th century, was a period during which mainly farming, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing was often done in people’s homes, using handtools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories, and mass production. While industrialization brought about an increased volume and variety of manufactured goods…