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P&PE

The Personnel and Public Employees committee reviews and interviews applicants for positions on City boards, commissions and committees. In addition to that, the Active Transportation Commission had to first present their 2022 report and recommendations before it could go to the City Council. This afternoon was the meeting, 3 pm today, City Hall, agenda item #7. Jennifer Donlon-Wyant, Transportation Planning Manager began.

Ali Doerr-Westbrook, ATC Chairperson, made the presentation.

JDW (as she’s informally known) took this picture of Ali and her supporters in the audience: Isaac Gonzalez/ATC Commissioner, BarbaraL, me, Ali Doerr Westbrook/ATC Commissioner, Deb Banks/ATC Commissioner and Executive Director of SABA, Jim Houpt/ATC Commissioner.

More about BarbaraL. Bless her heart, she was the only person (out of 134 people who receive an email every Saturday with information and the ride schedule) to volunteer to attend this meeting at City Hall. She had to work at the downtown library today and I wanted to attend the SABA staff meeting in the morning, so we left at 9 am and rode to downtown. Before the P&PE meeting started, I rode to the library and was able to lock my bike in her office. Off to the meeting, then the ride back to … Chevy’s on the River. Stacey and Elaine rode over to meet us. Thank you BarbaraL for being an in-person advocate for active transportation. Guacamole freshly made for the table:

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Your bike rides this week

Saturday June 10. Riding with Black Girls Do Bike, Diana and Coletha:

Sunday June 11 at the staging area for the Pride parade downtown. BarbaraL, Cindy, Brenda, Terri, me, Stacey, Elaine, Cheryl:

Tuesday June 13. An evening ride with Christa

Wednesday June 14. Dani, Kathy, Cheryl, Mike:

At Lake Natoma, Brenda, Jane, BarbaraL, Gina, Cheryl, Agueda, Rachel, me:

Thursday June 15. At Lake Tahoe, Dani and Kathy:

BarbaraB’s grandson Vince:

Friday June 16. Tony and Maria:

Sunday June 18. Kathy, Stacey, and Earldine:

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Pedal Up Natomas – last class

Thank you Jibe for inviting a few previous graduates of bike education programs to join the two perfect attendance PUN3 participants, Krishna and Laurie, plus our regular volunteers to go on the final ride to Old Sac. BarbaraL, Paul, Rachel, Lennore, Laure, Krishna, me, Cheryl, Brenda:

We had breakfast at Tree House Cafe in W Sacramento:

On the way back, crossing the Tower Bridge:

Crossing the Jibboom Bridge:

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Ride with Gina

Our second annual ride with Gina who lives in Folsom.

Jane, BarbaraL, Brenda, Gina, Cheryl, Agueda, Rachel:

Nimbus Fish Hatchery (on the left) on the American River:

Upriver, Nimbus Dam and Lake Natoma:

Along the trail with the lake on the right,

high bluffs on the left and a stop to view an eagle’s nest.

Folsom Power House:

After the ride, we had lunch at Karen’s Bakery. Thank you Gina for being a great tour guide and ride leader!

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Hanging by a thread

After dropping off Avery at dodgeball camp and a little break, I picked up Carson at basketball camp.

One of his friends accidentally bumped him in the mouth but not quite enough ..

The “three amigos” as one parent calls them. Zane, Hudson and Carson, always in motion, impatient for the doors to be unlocked.

After games of pick up sticks, tiddly winks, and Chutes and Ladders, it was time for some livingroom baseball. This game was different. Thais came home but had an online meeting. I was sitting on the couch, Thais’ desk is behind me.

They only whispered, kept silent counts, and had no disputes. The only sound was the thwack of the ball on the pillow or bat.

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Pride ride

We wanted to see what was going on, but didn’t want to deal with the crowds at the parade, so we rode to Southside Park, the staging area. Walkers were in the park, vehicles were lined up in the street.

Chickens on roller skates:

Dykes on Bikes (that’s the real name of their group) arriving. There would be hundreds in the parade.