Wealthy by Design

A new book reveals one entrepreneur’s unique road to financial security -- and shares how anyone can create their own path to prosperity by living according to their needs and goals.

Posted: 6/5/2013

The most powerful word in wealth building is choice. Yet many people limit their financial futures based on conventional wisdom. Instead, they could be taking control of their money and leveraging it to create the ideal future, not somebody else’s version of security.

In Wealthy by Design: A 5-Step Plan for Financial Security, financial expert Kimberly Foss, CFP®, CPWA®, offers the insight and tools investors need to confidently design a plan for making wise choices and sustainably growing their money. By guiding them through the five fundamental principles of investing – goal setting, planning, commitment, assessment, and flexibility – she helps investors map a course with integrity.

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Nielsen Opposes Limits to Second Amendment Rights

Posted: 6/5/2013

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – The California State Senate passed on May 29th seven pieces of legislation to limit the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens. There was bipartisan opposition to several of these measures.

Long time public safety proponent, State Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) voiced his objection to several bills that will limit an individual’s fundamental right to keep and bear arms.

“These measures punish law abiding citizens who use guns and buy ammunition for legitimate purposes – personal safety, hunting, target shooting or simply adding to their collection.”

Nielsen added, “Prohibition on firearms should target criminals, not law abiding citizens. It is just another excuse to disarm citizens who own and use firearms lawfully. Californians need the protection of their Second Amendment Rights now more than ever since the implementation of AB 109.”

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The Office of Traffic Safety aannounced that the percentage of drivers actively using cell phones at any one time in the state dropped from 10.8 percent in 2012 to 7.4 percent in 2013, nearly returning to the baseline 2011 total of 7.3 percent.

57,000 Driving Tickets

Posted: 5/29/2013

Sacramento, CA - (MPG) The More than 57,000 drivers were ticketed for handheld cell phone talking or texting during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The citations written by CHP officers as well as over 250 local law enforcement agencies across the state match the number handed to drivers in last year’s April campaign. The monthly number of cell phone tickets outside of this special high visibility enforcement averages 36,000 violations. Over 3,500 citations were handed out for other types of distracted driving violations.

The Office of Traffic Safety also announced today that the percentage of drivers actively using cell phones at any one time in the state dropped from 10.8 percent in 2012 to 7.4 percent in 2013, nearly returning to the baseline 2011 total of 7.3 percent.

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Fish Fest

Thousands to Converge on Gibson Ranch Park for the 2nd Annual Event

Posted: 5/29/2013

SACRAMENTO, CA – (MPG) – On Saturday, June 8, 12-6PM, Gibson Ranch Park in Elverta will rock to the sounds of some of today’s most popular performers in Christian Music.

Sacramento’s 103.9 The FISH, radio station is hosting the second annual FISH FamilyFest. Last year’s festival brought over 4,000 concert-goers to the park, and the 2013 dynamic, open air concert is expected to bring even more families to enjoy the festivities. Musicians and Artists scheduled to perform include Brandon Heath, The Afters, for Kind and Country, Plumb, Transparent, The Reel and more. Great food, a kid’s play area, vendors and artist booths will add to family fun.

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Photo courtesy of Sacramento Music Festival

Celebrate 40 Years of World-Class Music

Musical Event Scheduled for May 24-27

Posted: 5/22/2013

SACRAMENTO, CA – (MPG) Mark your calendar to spend Memorial Day Weekend celebrating four decades of amazing world-class musical entertainment during the 40th Anniversary of the Sacramento Music Festival happening May 24-27, 2013. Plus, a special advance pricing offer for the four-day event badge is being offered at a reduced $99 price and extended through April 30.

Complete with a high-energy Friday night kick-off and a vibrant Saturday morning parade, the musical celebration will take place on 24 venues throughout Sacramento with headliners that include Los Lobos, The Blasters, John Lee Hooker Jr., The James Hunter Six, Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, and Wanda Jackson, Ben Taylor, the Beer Dawgs and Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers. In addition to lively street entertainment, the annual event offers a variety of musical venues that range from cozy club settings and inside luxury hotels to large-scale outdoor stages and even aboard the picturesque Delta King river boat. In fact, four of Sacramento’s luxury hotels will offer musical entertainment including the Holiday Inn, Embassy Suites, Sheraton Grand and Hyatt Regency. And, new this year, the main stage will be positioned on the iconic and sprawling grassy area officially known as the “1849 Scene” in front of the California State Railroad Museum located in Old Sacramento State Historic Park.

Originally known as the Old Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee, the event has evolved over the years to embrace and offer a wide variety of musical styles in addition to classic jazz and swing. In fact, this 40th anniversary community celebration will showcase Rockabilly, soulful blues, rockin’ blues, country, zydeco, rock, bluegrass, ragtime, jazz, swing, street beat, cajun, Latin music, big band, orchestras, dance bands and more. Plus, a high-energy “Next Generation Band” performance site will feature talented youth jazz bands from near and far that always draw a young and spirited crowd.

On Friday through Sunday, Sacramento Music Festival activities are scheduled from 11 a.m. until midnight and on Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With lower ticket prices this year, regular event prices vary from $10 to $110 for a four-day event badge. And, along with a variety of public transit options, ample parking is available and free shuttle buses run between venues all weekend long on a first-come, first-served basis.

The 40th Anniversary Sacramento Music Festival is proudly presented by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society with support from the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau. Proceeds from the event support the preservation of traditional jazz through STJS Jazz Education Programs.

To purchase tickets or for more information about the 40th Anniversary Sacramento Music Festival, call 916-444-2004 or visit www.sacmusicfest.com.

Greg Scott; “What really set me on the journey was listening to Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer.”
Photo by Julie Parker

Kids Are Not Throw-aways

By Julie Parker
Posted: 5/8/2013

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA- (MPG) Twenty-one years clean and sober, Greg Scott, Founder/CEO of Juveniles at Risk (JAR), tells kids, “If I can do it, so can you.”

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Scott spent a few of his early years in Washington, D.C., where his father was involved in riots after Martin Luther King’s assassination. “He came home with three pin-striped suits. It was my first experience of feeling ashamed of my father. It was looting because he was angry, but he still stole. As a child, I never felt right about that.”

The family relocated to Oakland when he was ten. “I had my first experience with white people, not knowing how to integrate and process it. When I had my first joint at age 13, I thought, ‘This is the solution to life.’”

In high school, he snorted cocaine, smoked weed, and took acid. “But, my grades were good, and I played sports.”

He spent two years at Alameda Junior College in the era of social civil unrest. “How’s an African-American make it in our society? A lot hasn’t changed – it’s about money.

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Harald Hoven, Director of Rudolph Steiner College's Biodynamic Gardening Program.
Photos by Bruce Duncan

A Garden of Eden in Fair Oaks

Rudolph Steiner’s Raphael Garden

By Wendla McGovern-Duncan
Posted: 5/8/2013

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA- (MPG) Vehicles rush by Rudolf Steiner College on Fair Oaks Boulevard everyday, bypassing one of the most vibrant and serene gardens in our area, the Raphael Biodynamic Garden. “We want to be part of the community, so the public is welcomed here – just for the joy of being here,” says Harald Hoven, the garden's director. “We are an valuable community resource, but so few people know about us.”

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