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Sacramento mayor says he was robbed in San Fran

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says he was robbed in San Francisco over the weekend as he was helping an elderly man.In a blog posting, the former NBA star says he lost a suit, a pair of shoes and some personal items during his trip to attend a conference with representatives of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Johnson reportedly saw a man struggling to carry bags near Union Square on Saturday evening and set aside his belongings for less than a minute to put him in a taxi. When he turned back to get his things, they were gone.

 

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Layoffs, buyouts spur many to rethink and retrain

Monday, October 5th, 2009

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Jason Harnum of Roseville, shown above with his cat Charley, started a pet ID business after he lost his job as a mortgage broker. His company, Pet ID for Me, lets pet owners create ID tags online. The tags look like driver’s licenses, top, and owners can add their pet’s name, breed, color, contact information and photo.

Editor’s note: This one in an occasional series of stories about how Sacramento area workers are reinventing their careers during a period of high unemployment.

Maybe you’ve been laid off, accepted a buyout or taken early retirement and now are thinking about your next step.

Whether it’s a job-training program, a return to college or a venture into a small business or franchise, today’s rugged economy has led many to reconsider their career path.

At the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, more than 50,000 people visit its 12 Sacramento Works career centers each year seeking résumé assistance and career counseling, said Robin Purdy, SETA’s deputy director of work force development.

Nearly 15,000 job seekers sought the centers’ help in the past three months alone – a 9 percent increase from the same three-month period last year, Purdy said. Many are looking for ways to retrain.

“We are seeing more and more people interested in improving their skills and looking for occupational skills training” in burgeoning fields such as health care and careers tied to green technologies, Purdy said.

Experienced workers are also retooling, re-entering the campus and the workplace. The numbers of students 59 and older enrolled at California State University has steadily grown over the past five years.

In fall 2004 semester, 1,677 students 59 and older were enrolled at CSU campuses. By fall 2008, the number had climbed to 2,117 – 182 of those at Sacramento State – with the majority in graduate studies.

For some seniors, the situation is more dire. They’ve absorbed a late-career layoff or buyout or have watched their 401(k) retirement funds disappear. They’ve forestalled retirement or have been forced to return to the job market.

“We’re seeing a lot of skilled people coming back to the work force,” said Bob Rice, a project director for AARP Foundation’s WorkSearch program in Sacramento, which helps mature workers re-enter the workplace. Officials estimate registration in the program is up 40 percent from the same time last year.

“Frustration is showing up with a lot of the people we work with,” Rice said. “They’re running out of money, they’re losing their house. There’s a lot of desperate people out there.”

At Los Rios Community College District, enrollment this fall at the four-campus district has swelled by 5,000 students from fall 2008, and classrooms are stretched to the limit.

Though officials say the reasons for the spike vary widely, among the incoming students are job seekers and employees squeezing into classes to boost their skills or jump-start their chances on the open market.

“We do have job seekers returning to our colleges. They’re coming to us because their out of work or they’re afraid of losing their jobs,” said Susie Williams, a district associate vice chancellor.

Some 70 El Dorado County residents signed on in June to a program for job seekers organized by Green Valley Community Church in Placerville. After the eight-week program ended recently, five came out of the program with jobs, said volunteer instructor Michael Dugan.

“We wish the numbers were higher,” he said, but in today’s economy, “we’re delighted that anyone’s getting jobs.”

Another 100 job seekers are signed up for the current eight-week module.

In a Sacramento-area market where the jobless rate sits at 12 percent, more people are looking for ways to stay afloat or chart their own destiny.

Now is the time, AARP’s Rice said.

“When you’re laid off and that is a gap in your work life, it gives you a chance to figure out what you want to do.”

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Monday, September 14th, 2009

In beautiful Broadstone, this 5 bed, 3 bath home is immaculate & move-in ready! Enter the stunning front door to find a tastefully designed & decorated home. The well-equipped tile kitchen has center island w/sink & sunny dining nook. The spacious mstr suite has sitting area & the mstr bath boasts his & hers vanities, a jetted tub, separate shower, & huge walk-in closet. The well-appointed family room has built-in cabinetry & fireplace. The backyard features a cozy fireplace & pool w/waterfall.

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Realtors say home sales rose 12 percent in state

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

The California Association of Realtors’ latest report of monthly home sales offered a mixed bag.

CAR said Tuesday that statewide home sales increased 12 percent in July compared with July 2008, while the median price of an existing home declined 19.6 percent.

It was the 11th straight month that existing home sales outperformed sales in the year-ago period. And while median prices were down compared with last year, they rose for the fifth straight month this year.

“The federal tax credit for first-time buyers played a critical role,” said James Liptak, CAR president. “Nearly 40 percent of first-time buyers said they would not have purchased a home if the tax credit was not offered.”

In the Sacramento region, the median home price in July was $183,840, down 16.1 percent from a year ago, according to CAR. July home sales in the region were down 6.7 percent from a year ago, but up 6 percent over June.

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Meet Kevin Johnson, NBA player turned mayor in Sacramento

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

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If you’re a basketball fan, this is the Kevin Johnson you remember: K.J., the all-star point guard for the Phoenix Suns. Whether running the Suns’ offense or dunking over seven-footers like Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwan, the combative Johnson was more than a match for almost any opponent.

But take a look at what he’s up against now. Today, K.J. is mayor of Sacramento, Calif., and, if the meltdown had a hometown, this might be it.

Kevin Johnson: The big challenges for the city of Sacramento are no different than the ones that we’re facing nationally and statewide.

Sacramento is — in some ways — a bellwether for the economic state of the nation. It cratered faster and deeper into the foreclosure crisis than almost any city in the country. With an unemployment rate somewhere north of 11 percent, the California’s capital city is a full two points higher than the national average.Pretty tough going for the multi-millionaire hometown sports hero who’s brand new to politics.

Kevin Johnson: I’m living the dream.  I’m living the dream.  I mean, a kid who grows up in an inner-city, poor part of Sacramento, California, first in my family to go to college.  Luckily to graduate and play 12 years in the NBA. I didn’t think my life could get any better.

Johnson’s election last November made history. He’s the first African American mayor of a city that is only fifteen percent black. And, Kevin Johnson is a child of Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.

Oak Park began as Sacramento’s first suburb; it was working class when Johnson was growing up here. But it became the part of town where people lock their doors when they drive through.

Johnson’s mother was only 16 when he was born here. His father drowned when Kevin was three, and he was raised in this house by his maternal grandparents. His grandfather, a sheet metal worker, would become a model for young Kevin.

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Tyler Smith and team awarded Fine Homes Specialist

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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