It just takes a little time

Winnie's arena thoughts circa 2002

Yes, the city, together with Union Pacific Railroad and Maloof Sports & Entertainment, commissioned a study to see if such a stadium would be feasible and whether it would be the economic kick-start Mayor Heather Fargo envisions for 240 acres of undeveloped property in the Richard Boulevard Redevelopment Project.

Jun 23, 2014 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

High Flyin’

How McClellan went from AFB to BP

In 1993 the federal Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission added McClellan Air Force base to its list of potential closures, and the Capital Region drew in its collective breath.

Jun 18, 2014 Christine Calvin
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Where is Margaret Wong now?

Then:

We introduced Margaret Wong, president of West Sacramento-based McWong International, to our readership as part of Comstock’s international business special section in February of ‘97.

Jun 17, 2014 Douglas Curley

A breath of fresh air

Winnie on EV's – 14 years ago

From April 2000:

I’ll tell you what brings a tear to my eye: when they sing the national anthem and it gets to the “Oh say can you see…” part, and I remember how we used to be able to see the beauty of the Sierra Nevada – and now on most days seeing the neon of the Esquire Plaza sign from the freeway requires squinting through the haze.

Jun 16, 2014 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

What the Waterfront

The evolution of West Sac’s shoreline

As a resident of fabulous West Sacramento, I was going to start this column with my standard opening line of “West Sac is the best Sac,” but flipping through the pages of our July ’92 issue, I found a quote from Val Toppenberg that said, “Cross-river bashing is not productive.” What a fun-killer.

Jun 11, 2014 Christine Calvin