Chris Shannon

Chris Shannon Chris Shannon writes the blog North Sac Beat.

Web Site: http://www.northsacbeat.com/


Twin Rivers Board moves to expel Cortez Quinn as President

Mar 5, 2013
Twin Rivers Board moves to expel Cortez Quinn as President

The Twin Rivers Unified School Board voted 7-0 tonight to place the removal of Cortez Quinn as Board President under ethics provisions on the next board meeting agenda. The next board meeting is scheduled for March 23, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. during Spr...

Robberies continue to plague Old North Sacramento

Mar 5, 2013

Below is the crime activity log for February 2013. Robberies remained the top crime with the majority taking place in Old North Sacramento, eight in February 2013 and three in January 2013. Old North Sacramento was tops for total incidents (20 overal...

Stealing weed in Sacramento hits COPS tomorrow night

Mar 1, 2013

Tomorrow night's episode of COPS is extremely timely. The episode - airing at 8:00 p.m. on FOX - features the Sacramento Police Department in two segments. The first segment is the pursuit of a suspect and discovering he has methamphetamines; one...

NBA publishes Kings fan’s winning shot the same day as State of City address

Feb 28, 2013

This successful half-court shot occurred earlier this month at the Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings game on January 13, 2013. It was "Grateful Dead Night", so Bill Walton was in attendance. The Kings lost the game 123-100, but this fan went a...

Home & Garden Show this weekend at Cal Expo

Feb 27, 2013
Home & Garden Show this weekend at Cal Expo

The Sacramento Home & Garden Show returns to Cal Expo this Friday, March 1, 2013 and runs until Sunday, March 3, 2011. The show will be located in Buildings A, B and C. Admission to the show is $7.00 for adults ($1.00 off if you bring a can of...

Police seek assistance in identifying armed robbers

Feb 22, 2013
Police seek assistance in identifying armed robbers

The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community's help with identifying armed robbery suspects who hit three North Sacramento businesses in a one hour span. Photos by C.Shannon In the evening hours of Tuesday, February 19, 2013, poli...

Councilmember Warren hosting bike ride this weekend

Feb 20, 2013

Join Councilmember Allen Warren for his Community Bike Ride through District 2 this Saturday, February 23 starting at 8:00am. The bike ride begins at El Camino Ave and Traction Ave and heads up the Sacramento Northern Bike Trail, ending at Marysville ...

Driving while high

Feb 19, 2013

The states of Washington and Colorado recently legalized marijuana and as legislators in both states deal with potential regulations, one question remains at the forefront: how high is too high to drive? Washington TV station KIRO decided to put tha...

Sacramento Autorama returns to Cal Expo

Feb 14, 2013

The annual Sacramento Autorama returns to Cal Expo on Friday, February 15 through Sunday, February 17. The event transforms Cal Expo into a massive car show featuring 450 custom cars, hot rods, classics, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles from around...

State of the Union 2013

Feb 13, 2013
State of the Union 2013

Marco Rubio's sip of water stole the show at last night's State of the Union.  It's not really any big deal - Rubio jokes about it himself - but that he had to lunge for it makes it funnier.  Here's how it all went down: [View the...



Newest Partners