West Sac Chris Blog

Sacramento – West Sac Streetcar It has been several months since I first heard the rumors of a streetcar transit system connection downtown Sacramento to West Sacramento’s riverfront district and civic center. Last month, two articles on the streetcar plan...

West Sac is getting a gated community. Without the gate. When I was house hunting, one of the things I loved about West Sac was the feeling of openness and connectedness. The community garden at the end of the block, the benches located between cul-de-sacs. West...

Mayor Christopher Cabaldon   I have had the pleasure of meeting our Mayor Christopher Cabaldon at a few events around town, and I have to say he’s a very likable guy. It’s nice to have a mayor who has been with the city through it’s recent...

There are a lot of up sides to living a growing community. For instance, we just got a Dickey’s BBQ Restaurant and there are plans in the works for a street trolley and an outdoor community venue called “The Barn.” The downside – TRAFFIC. Most...

Christmas starts when the tree goes up.   There are three places (that I know of) in West Sac to get a Christmas tree. Two Christmas tree lots on Jefferson – one near Jefferson and 19th, and  Chad’s Christmas Trees on Jefferson and 13th. The third...

The Annual Santa Run starts today.   What is the Santa Run? Picture this: Santa Clause riding a firetruck that is decorated to look like a sleigh through your neighborhood handing out candy canes while off-duty firemen dressed as elves collect donations of canned...

The Barn will be a multi-purpose community space along the riverfront in West Sacramento. At first, I thought “the Barn” was the name of the restaurant* that will be integrated into the footprint, but apparently the Barn is so much more. A concert venue, a...

The West Sacramento Sun   The little local newspaper that shows up at my door twice a month is one of the little surprizes I didn’t expect when I moved to West Sacramento. I’m not usually much of a newspaper reader, but there is something especially...

Capitol Bowl’s new look   Capitol Bowl has been a cornerstone of West Sacramento community life since the early 1950’s. Originally “El Rancho Bowl,” Capitol Bowl was the first racially integrated bowling alley in Northern California, the...