Torn Between Two ... Whats?

Part of the process of breathing new life into this blog has included updating the links in the sidebar. I found lots of dead ones and had to go hunting for pertinent live ones. I was very interested to find that both the County and the City claim us as part of them. It is especially interesting to me to see that the 2030 General Plan for the City of Sacramento describes Arden Fair, Point West and Cal Expo as being part of Arden Arcade. They refer to "incorporated" vs. "unincorporated" Arden Arcade. It was news to me that previously incorporated (or annexed?) portions of the city described on page 3-AA-5 are considered by the city to be the current incorporated Arden Arcade. Perhaps when I take time to read every word of the thing I'll find out when that name was assigned to it. That would be interesting to know.

"Welcome to Arden Arcade", the signs say as we exit incorporated Arden Arcade! The trouble with blurring the boundaries is that if they do so long enough and often enough people will start to believe we're already part of the city, and then it will be no big deal to make it a fact, presumably by annexing currently unincorporated Arden Arcade. (All the more reason to come up with a new name for ourselves.)

There are some readers, and possibly authors, of this blog who will think annexation is a peachy idea. Some will think it's a terrible idea. Still others might not care. Wherever one stands on this particular issue, I hope you share my disgust with the politics-as-usual manipulations that continue to drive us toward some form of incorporation. This is our community. It doesn't belong to Supervisor Peters or Mayor Johnson. We aren't their plaything. We spoke loudly and clearly when we defeated Measure D. We mustn't assume we're done being loud and clear. We can't afford to be complacent. Whether we eventually become part of the city or not, my wish is that it be the result of a firm choice made by the citizens, and not the parrying of politicians.