Sacramento’s pools will be open this summer as the Save Our Pools campaign announced Thursday that it raised $1 million through individual donors, corporate donors and a $500,000 match by Save Mart Supermarkets. The campaign kicked off Feb. 14 with a goal of funding local pools so the same ones that were open last summer will be open this year. "It takes collaboration from all types and sizes to make a great city. Thanks to the efforts of Save Mart and its customers and vendors, plus our business community and residents from across the region, kids and families will have swimming pools available this summer in Sacramento. I couldn't think of a better way to kick off the summer," Mayor Ke

David Watts Barton hosted his final “Insight” show on Capital Public Radio Tuesday, and we talked about a few stories that have caught the attention of Sacramentans recently, including arena financing, affordable housing and utilities rate hikes. After Mayor Kevin Johnson announced a tentative agreement to get a new arena built followed by a 7-2 vote by the City Council in favor of moving forward with the project, it looks like a done deal. But a local group called Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork is making an effort to put the kibosh on the deal with a new November ballot initiative. The initiative would require any public financing for the new entertainment and sports complex to g

Just a few days ago I made one of my frequent grocery stops at Save Mart on Folsom Blvd in East Sacramento. I have loved that store since I moved to Sacramento six years ago. As I cruised from the deli section towards the front of the store to check-out,  I snapped out of my reverie when I noticed something seemed different on the inside front wall. At first my brain did not compute.  And then it did. I smiled to myself and thought "Wow." What I was seeing on the wall was lots and lots and lots of blue and white paper icons, each with someone's name.  And it didn't stop with the front wall. Save Mart recently took the initiative in teaming up with the City of Sacramento in a big e