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Homelessness rising

By Genie Gil

Homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk

Has it ever occurred to you that the number of homeless people roaming our streets has increased?

In a recent study on billmoyers.com, they believe sequestration is the cause for the rising number of homeless. The lack of employment and sequestration has affected our economy to cause these changes. The loss of jobs causes people not to be able to afford the payments on their houses causing people to have to stay in hotels or cheaper homes. But as time passes and if these people don’t get a job soon they have to rely on sleeping in their cars. Due to the fact that these people don’t have money for gas they become stuck parked somewhere where their cars get towed.

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E-waste collection Friday at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center

E-waste collection Friday at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center

Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center will be the site of an e-waste recycling event from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday (April 19).

The general public can drive up to the parking lot at 2025 Morse Ave. in Sacramento, and drop off any large or small e-waste, free of charge. Trucks from a certified e-waste recycler, All Green Electronics Recycling, will be set up in the hospital parking lot to accept almost any item that plugs in or takes a battery. 

Stash Organic Trash

Stash Organic Trash

Sacramento -- A free Backyard Composting seminar Saturday morning, April 13, explains how to stash organic trash into backyard compost bins and keep it out of landfills.

Camellia Park Commnity Garden at 6650 Cougar Drive in South Sacramento is the place to be for the two early morning seminars at 8 and 9 a.m. to learn about composting organic trash into nutrient-rich soil perfect for enriching gardens.

Save a landfill -- create compost for fun and excitement.

Waste Not... Compost It... Want Not

Waste Not... Compost It... Want Not

Sacramento -- Saturday, March 9th kicks off the first 2013 Backyard Composting Seminars at Southside Community Garden, 5th & W Streets in downtown Sacramento.  Session 1 is from 8-9 a.m. and Session 2 from 9-10 a.m. 

April 13th is the next session at Camellia Park Community Center, 6650 Cougar Drive in the South Sacramento area.  Session times are the same each week.  Please view flyer for future dates and locations.

Registration is FREE.  Although not required, please RSVP at http://Facebook.com/SacRecycle to help with staff planning.  Fed up with Facebook?  Please call 916-264-5011 or 311 for more information, or log onto http://sacrecycle.org for all kinds of useful stuff.

Early Bloom in the Historic Rose Garden

Early Bloom in the Historic Rose Garden

Visit the Historic Rose Garden in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery on Saturday, March 30 at 10:00 am. This tour will focus on early rare roses which climb trees, line fences and surround monuments in the cemetery's award-winning rose garden. Rain cancels.

The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. Free parking is available in the lot at 10th & Broadway, across the street from the 10th Street entrance. Assemble in the cemetery in the front parking lot.

"Camellia Pin-On" Day at the State Capitol This Thursday!

"Camellia Pin-On" Day at the State Capitol This Thursday!

Everything is coming up camellias at the State Capitol Museum on Thursday, February 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

2013 Greenprint Summit

2013 Greenprint Summit

Join the Sacramento Tree Foundation for a special day of learning, networking, and collaboration on designing, building, and maintaining healthy communities in the Sacramento region. This year’s Greenprint Summit will focus on demonstrating the connection between public health and the urban forest. The Summit provides a forum for sharing current research findings, learning about current regional projects, and exploring new innovative partnerships.

Speakers will include:

  • Dr. Lawrence Frank, President of Urban Design 4 Health, Seattle
  • Dr. Desirée Backman, Chief Prevention Officer Institute for Population Health Improvement, UC Davis Health System and California Department of Health Care Services
  • Dr. Sam Soret, Chair of the Department of Environmental Health and Geoinformatics Sciences, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University
  • Dr.