Paul Clegg

With the Sacramento City Council entertaining the idea of recklessly spending millions of dollars on a new arena for a Kings team that declines to play serious defense, here’s an appeal from local activist and blogger Isaac Gonzalez.  And check out … Continue reading →

  Why would a Sacramento city councilman challenge the idea of donating $255 million to billionaires who want to build a downtown arena for the Kings? Why is he asking what the city would gain from such a massive giveaway … Continue reading →

It’s been 50 years since Gary Hayes and I played high school ball in Queens, and 50 years since we left our homes in 1963 to open the door to college and whatever dreams we had. Now I’m 67, with … Continue reading →

  “Did you know Gary Hayes?” That was the question I was asked more than a year ago in an email from a stranger. It made me uneasy because I suspected that the inquirer knew for certain what I didn’t … Continue reading →

Back in the day, I was given the task of trying to dissuade a friend from jumping off a rocky precipice in the Berkeley hills. David, as I shall call him, was standing at the edge of a 100-foot drop-off. … Continue reading →

The last time Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson went to an NBA All-Star Game to play ball with the big boys, he got taken for $55 million. Just a year ago, the desperate mayor went to Orlando with the idea of … Continue reading →

I got wiped out again yesterday on the racquetball court: lost three straight games of singles by wide margins. It was a repeat of my performance on Sunday. I didn’t even get too much of a workout because the rallies … Continue reading →

In 1983, a group of Sacramento investors, mostly land developers, went to Kansas City, Mo., and bought the city’s basketball team from its financially troubled owners. The new owners told local fans they would honor the Kings’ remaining two-year lease … Continue reading →

      Competitors from the River City Rowing Club, from left, included: Jackie Ratliff-Richardson; Fei-Yian Yoong; Edie Csaposs; Carol Voyles (in back); Debbie Boersma; Linda Paumer; Shari Lowen; and Makai Magie.   The Golden State Indoor The Golden Rowing … Continue reading →

  Last week I took a shot at the polished hypocrisy of the San Francisco 49ers’ public relations staff as it tried to control the damage from Chris Culliver’s hostile comments about gay football players. Culliver’s apology smacked of the … Continue reading →