There are not a lot of solid rules for starting up a hyper-local site fueled by community contribution. We think, rethink and question just about every policy and design choice for The Sacramento Press. We strive to act with integrity as individuals and as an organization. Our highest principles at The Sacramento Press are openness and transparency. Our policy is to allow anyone to publish. Then we and our community read, rate, flag, comment and add to the story. We ask our contributors to use their real names. We ask them to stay local and to disclose their affiliation with the issues they write about. Recently there was considerable debate here and elsewhere on the Web about our polic

Introducing Sacramento's next Poet Laureate: Bob Stanley. Last month The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) voted to ratify Stanley as Sacramento’s fourth Poet Laureate. Yesterday, he was officially introduced to the SMAC as Poet Laureate. In a charming introduction speech and reading, Stanley promised to see through his vision of increased awareness of poetry in our region. He also believes poetry can reach a broad audience. He said, “Poetry is something everybody can get into.” Stanley added, “I like it when it’s just right there on the page. You read it and you know it’s poetry, but you don’t exactly know why. But you get something from it, and you feel like you’ve learne

The City of Sacramento Department of Neighborhood Services announces: You or someone you know may be interested in this new program the City is offering. Please keep in mind that this program may not be available in certain areas of the city, such as historic districts or design review areas. The City of Sacramento has recently launched its revamped Infill House Plan Program aimed to promote quality residential development on vacant lots within the City. The new and improved program - which provides pre-approved construction drawings at a reduced price, streamlined application process and reduced fees - includes recent updates to the house drawings to reduce construction costs and achiev

The City of Sacramento Department of Neighborhood Services announces: Are you ready to start your garden? Is your yard in need of a make over? Then good news: Neighborhood Services is sponsoring free green gardening classes! They'll take place in April and May and will cover a range of topics, from improving soil to selecting drought-tolerant plants, as well as City landscaping regulations. Call Neighborhood Services at 808-6789 if you have any questions. City of Sacramento, Neighborhood Services Department is proud to present FREE Green Gardening Classes SAVE THE DATES! Saturday, April 18, 2009 9 a.m. - Noon Ethel McLeod Hart Senior Center 915 27th Street Wednesday, April 29, 2009

We have made a significant change to our contributor agreement. This is the agreement between The Sacramento Press and volunteer contributors who write articles. The major change is that originally our agreement was structured like a newspaper or magazine. It gave The Sacramento Press an exclusive right to the articles published on The Sacramento Press. Now we share a nonexclusive right with all of our writers. They can remix, use, or even sell their work as they wish. Original: In consideration of the availability of the website to post your contribution, you hereby grant to us the sole and exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license throughout the world to produce, adapt,

Would I be kicked out for reading my Kindle?

Update: this turned into a three way deal with the NY Knicks involved. TMac goes to NY. Kings give up Hilton Armstrong, Sergio and Kevin Martin and receive Carl Landry, Larry Hughes (expiring contract) and Joey Dorsey.

We have a staff of reporters who are paid more than pennies. We also encourage members of our community to write because many people want to report news that is not reported elsewhere for whatever reason. We support these community contributors with free copy editing and free workshops as well as a full time position for recruitment and customer service. It is neither free nor easy to do what we do but we believe that this is the best way we can serve our community.

Cool. Who won?

Thank you for linking to the survey, it is a good read. The focus of the survey was on the use of status updates.