http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/ Mix it up with The Bee's editorial board. en Copyright 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:13:00 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Now, there's a video that shows one of the more interesting pilot projects to find new careers for returning veterans. As I wrote about in December, vets are helping http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/video-highlights-vets-working.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/video-highlights-vets-working.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee jobs salmon veterans Wed, 22 May 2013 15:13:00 -0700 City Councilman Allen Warren got to the crux of the matter Tuesday afternoon: How can Sacramento get the most bang for the buck in fighting gangs? As The Bee's editorial http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/sacramento-city-council-wades.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/sacramento-city-council-wades.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee Ceasefire Del Paso Heights gangs Sacramento City Council Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:44 -0700 There's a flurry of activity on VA disability claims -- and, just maybe, some hope that the disgracefully long waits endured by veterans will be reduced. Tuesday, the U.S. Department http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/more-hope-to-cut-backlog-of-va.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/more-hope-to-cut-backlog-of-va.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee disability Jerry McNerney Nancy Pelosi VA veterans Tue, 21 May 2013 13:48:45 -0700 The new boss at the California State Fair promised free concerts every night and a modern mix of acts. Looking at the lineup announced today for the 2013 fair, he http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/2013-state-fair-concert-lineup.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/2013-state-fair-concert-lineup.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee California State Fair concert acts Rick Pickering Thu, 02 May 2013 10:59:14 -0700 Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius might want to carve out a few minutes to chat with Rep. Ami Bera, one of two Democratic members of Congress who happens http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/kathleen-sebelius-should-take.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/05/kathleen-sebelius-should-take.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Ami Bera Barack Obama health care Wed, 01 May 2013 17:34:51 -0700 Female veterans have a new hotline to call to make sure they're getting the benefits they've earned. The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the launch of the toll-free line http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/female-veterans-have-a-new-num.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/female-veterans-have-a-new-num.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee female veterans health care Veterans Affairs Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:50:12 -0700 There are noteworthy developments on a couple of veterans issues I have been writing about. One is the disgraceful record of the Department of Veterans Affairs in handling disability claims. http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/signs-of-progress-on-va-disabi.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/signs-of-progress-on-va-disabi.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee claims backlog disability female veterans health care VA veterans Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:26:36 -0700 In the category of better late than never, the Sacramento City Council will finally get around next week to starting a citizen committee to oversee how a sales tax windfall http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/finally-a-move-on-citizen-pane.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/finally-a-move-on-citizen-pane.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee Measure U public safety Sacramento City Council sales tax Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:40:55 -0700 Gov. Jerry Brown apparently wasn't so busy packing for China on Saturday that he couldn't fire off a response to a Washington Post column he found annoying. The column, by http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/gov-jerry-brown-closing-a-27-b.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/gov-jerry-brown-closing-a-27-b.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Jerry Brown Proposition 30 Washington Post Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:59:26 -0700 By Ginger Rutland We suck all the marrow out of our politicians and then wonder why they come off so universally wooden and timid and scripted. The most recent http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/why-should-obama-apologize-for.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/why-should-obama-apologize-for.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Barack Obama Fox News Gavin Newsom Kamala Harris Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:52:23 -0700 Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has been playing the P.R. card hot and heavy in the walk up to Wednesday's meeting with NBA owners in New York. But Chris Hansen and http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/rise-opine-will-they-serve-gre.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/04/rise-opine-will-they-serve-gre.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Stuart Leavenworth Chris Hansen Maloofs NBA Sacramento Kings Seattle Steve Ballmer Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:47:41 -0700 The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors today strongly opposed a bill that could lead to a later last call for serving alcohol at bars and restaurants. Senate Bill 635 would http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/sacramento-supervisor-go-on-re.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/sacramento-supervisor-go-on-re.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee bars DUI Phil Serna Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:23:43 -0700 Better late than never for Troy L. Nunley, who has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become a judge on the federal district court centered in Sacramento. Nunley was http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/here-comes-us-district-judge-t.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/here-comes-us-district-judge-t.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee judicial nominees President Barack Obama Sen. Dianne Feinstein Troy Nunley Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:19:48 -0700 Sacramento County supervisors could go on record Tuesday against a bill that would allow cities and counties to let bars and restaurants have last call at 4 a.m. The staff http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/sacramento-supervisors-to-take.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/sacramento-supervisors-to-take.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Foon Rhee bars last call Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Sen. Mark Leno Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:58:49 -0700 Kudos to Thomas Elias. He's one of the first columnists statewide to suggest that California's cap and trade system, despite all the naysayers, might actually be working. He might be http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/rise-opine-is-cap-and-trade-wo.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2013/03/rise-opine-is-cap-and-trade-wo.html#mi_rss=The%20Swarm Stuart Leavenworth cap and trade climate change Jerry Brown Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:01:17 -0700