Sacramento County is going to be looking for a new Sheriff in 2022 as current Sheriff Scott Jones seeks a Congressional seat. After 12 years as Sheriff and 33 years with the force, he's looking for something different. His endorsed replacement is Jim Barnes, a 22 year veteran with the Sacramento County Sheriffs department. Join our conversation as I talk with Jim about his motivation for the job, his interests and what he thinks he brings to the table. Why is he a great choice? With crime on the...
Feb 16, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Listen in as today's discussion is with long time Real Estate Agent, Terry Knight. We'll be talking about the market in general, some of the historical challenges real estate has faced and a look forward about what to expect in the near future. Will our children or our grandchildren ever be able to get to the point where they can own a home as we know it today? What could it possibly look like? Is there a home buying challenge in our near future be it interest rates, inflation or even a dip in t...
Sep 20, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 9
What was the big takeaway from Tuesday’s resounding defeat of the Recall Governor Newsom petition? That Gavin Newsom is a terrific Governor? That the recall never had a chance? Those visits from the President and Vice President made all the difference. No. The big takeaway is that Democracy prevailed. Democrat voters outnumber republican voters by about 2-1 in California, the recall efforts were primarily but not exclusively republican, so the outcome, a landslide vote to keep Democrat Newsom in...
Sep 17, 2021•4 min
I suppose every state has its problems. Michigan lives and dies by the auto industry, which is now at a crossroads. Production is being hampered by shortages of computer chips while prices are putting new vehicles out of the hands of many would-be buyers. New York’s governor jumped before he could be pushed out of office and crime in New York and other big cities like Chicago remains out of control. Covid’s comeback is hitting the deep south hard. Maybe it’s because we live here and are too clos...
Sep 17, 2021•4 min
It started before the Pandemic. I began working from home in January 2020, doing the morning news on a local radio station, and later other broadcast related work including writing and recording this Crane’s Corner Podcast. I continue working from home, not because of Covid 19, but because the equipment I need is right here---so why pay the expense of an office, not to mention the travel time. It’s tough to goof off when the radio broadcast schedule demands content of a certain length at a certa...
Sep 17, 2021•5 min
Jeff Bezos can prove he’s a lot smarter than most of us with the mere opening of a bank statement. But the man who gave us Amazon and rewrote the book on retail sales, delivery and marketing in the 21st Century must really be bored. If he’s not riding a rocket ship to just this side of outer space, with plans for galactic expansion, he’s going back to the future, taking a walk on the wild side. Jeff Bezos and Amazon are investing in brick and mortar retail stores. You remember those costly ruins...
Sep 15, 2021•4 min
It was a vicious crime spree. A senseless crime spree. Awful as it was, the murder of a quiet animal loving Land Park woman may wind up being more than just a crime statistic in a state governed by people who tire of keeping them, blaming everyone and everything but the criminal for his assault on Mary Kate Tibbits and human decency. Police say the woman was sexually assaulted and murdered by a homeless drug addict with a significant criminal record. 51 year old Troy Davis had a serious meth hab...
Sep 15, 2021•4 min
Nancy Pelosi loves ice cream. Too bad she doesn’t feel the same way about babies. Pelosi is a hypocrite, She’s a practicing Catholic who supports Abortion, long a no no in that faith. She went absolutely nuts when a small band of Trump supporters made a misguided, unlawful storming of the U-S Capitol, in which 5 people died. How does that stack up against the 600 thousand innocent babies, who are legally killed through abortion? You want to defend a woman's right to choose. I’d rather defend an ...
Sep 02, 2021•4 min
There’s an old saying that is usually brought into the conversation, when a political argument begins to escalate: “You are entitled to your own opinion, but you’re not entitled to your own facts” The saying comes to mind in this year 2 of Covid as the virus, commanding a growing legion of variants is back with a vengeance, How? Didn’t we get a vaccine? Ah, yeah. Problem is not everyone who could benefit from it is getting the vaccine. That's not only a problem for them--it’s a problem for us--w...
Sep 02, 2021•5 min
America’s collective work ethic is being put to the test--and so far, we’re grading around a D and an F isn’t out of the realm of possibility. Thanks to our government--federal and state government, America has replaced the word “enterprise” with “entitlement”. Once upon a time, a walk through a suburban business district might offer an occasional “help wanted” sign. Now, it’s a rare business that isn’t looking for help and putting the need on display. Nugget is hiring, So is Costco. CVS wants t...
Aug 30, 2021•5 min
I’ve been a daily coffee drinker since my college days and if I miss a cup, I get cranky. That's partly the caffeine, but it’s also the ritual of getting the day started with a warm beverage that officially separates you from a night's sleep and directs your brain to move forward. Coffee by itself...not the half soy milk double shot caramel latte with extra whip cream is not only good for clearing the cobwebs, it’s a powerful beverage that has a number of health benefits. According to WEB MD, “S...
Aug 26, 2021•5 min
It was in the spring of 2020 as Covid 19 began hitting America and the world with a vengeance. It soon became clear that the virus--with no vaccine available, was spreading fast, potentially deadly to the elderly, the sick and those with underlying conditions. It also became clear that this was a very unique situation. For one thing, no one could or would agree on the source of human infection for a virus that would soon morph into a pandemic. China, and those it bought off at The World Health O...
Aug 25, 2021•6 min
Over the years there have been political hacks, immoral scalliwags and outright thieves leading the 50 states, and outside of waiting till they term out or sadly, political assasination, the way Kentucky Governor Bill Goebel left office, the only way to end their in office tyranny is to recall them, Not every state has that procedure on the books, and voters in the 20 that do have found breaking up is hard to do. It’s only happened twice. North Dakota voters sent Lynn Frazier packing in 1921 and...
Aug 23, 2021•6 min
America has a serious problem. The Problem resides in Delaware but will be spending the next 3 years and a few months in Washington DC, where even though he is a serious problem he somehow managed to get elected President. Every president is a problem to somebody, because administrations policies usually help some group or groups and adversely affect others. So far the problems policies have confused most of the nation, on the subject of CO Vid 19, they’ve angered the energy industry and it’s wo...
Aug 23, 2021•8 min
His name was Don La Fontaine, a professional announcer who made millions cornering the Movie Trailer market some years back. Had he lived, he’d probably be scaring us with this promo: “Just when you thought it was safe to unmask..to raise a glass on a flight to Cleveland...comes the return of CO VID. It’s no match for bleach, or Trump and probably not Newsom---but now it’s back..and coming soon to a hospital near you..Should you get a booster shot from Pfizer--or throw down 2 or 3 from Jose Cuer...
Aug 16, 2021•4 min
Anyone who was there and I was, cannot forget the horrors of 9-11. It was at once, among the most beautiful, crisp fall days one could behold, nice enough to numb New York briefly to the horror that would come.Gotham..at the height of a weekday rush hour is loud; a cacophony of assorted noise--traffic honking horns, a police whistle, pedestrian chatter, the sales pitch of street entrepreneur moving on any given day their allotment of newspapers, umbrellas, counterfeit scarves, watches, and bags ...
Aug 16, 2021•7 min
It’s only one poll, but it’s a shocker. A survey of 11 hundred Californians, conducted by Surveys USA and The San Diego Union Tribune shows voters are not only poised to recall Governor Gavin Newsom, but by a wide margin. 49 percent want the Governor to Go, 40 percent want him to stay. That 11 percent of undecided voters could push Newsom out. In this 276 million dollar process, a bit less than 6 weeks away, voters are asked two questions. Should Newsom be recalled, and if that carries, who shou...
Aug 05, 2021•4 min
I can’t say I rigidly obey every law on the books. Some are dumb. Others, just too tempting to break. Who among us on an empty freeway have defied the 55 mile per hour speed limit and edged up to 60 miles per hour or better? But the one law I don’t mess with is the one that seems to foil me anyway. Murphy’s law. Which basically states, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Usually at the worst possible time. The other night, actually the early hours of the next day, Murphy hit me big time, ...
Aug 04, 2021•6 min
Here we go again. 17 months after Co Vid 19 came roaring out of China--reportedly leaked from a lab whose research was partially being funded by the U-S, new cases are rising. Mandatory wearing of masks is coming back in Sacramento and a number of other California counties. The so-called infectious disease experts, who seem to change their view as often as most people change their underwear now warn CO VID 19 could be a constant unless the hordes of unvaccinated get the shots. In California, 53 ...
Aug 04, 2021•5 min
Yes, it really was 25 years ago that flight 800 was literally blown out of the sky. 230 people would perish that fateful day off Long Island and it was a horrific scene for many days. It would take an additional 4 years to get any sort of conclusive closure, if you believe the final outcome of one of the most laborious tasks of reconstruction of any aviation disaster. The story is told here with the journalist that spent all four years covering the story to it's end, Pat Milton. She also authore...
Aug 04, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The death of Jackie Mason, maybe the last of a generation of the so called Borscht Belt comics, brought to mind one funny story and triggered a celebrity headcount. Working on air since 1980, running into or interviewing celebrities is depending on one's point of view, one of the perks of the job or an occupational hazard, Sometimes the rich and famous were in the news, sometimes they were the news, but most of the time, they were pitching a book, hawking a product or otherwise looking to expand...
Jul 29, 2021•5 min
From Gavin Newsom to Joe Biden, even back to Donald Trump, pandemic related stimulus, payroll protection and unemployment payouts have been so hefty most of us have forgotten how much the state and federal governments fleece us when pathogens from the Far East aren’t trying to kill us or our economy. I started to think about this a few weeks back, when the state of California invited me to pay $410 dollars for the privilege of legally driving a Subaru Outback for another 12 months. I’m getting f...
Jul 29, 2021•4 min
It’s a funny society we live in. Say the wrong word, express the wrong thought, deviate from the politically correct program and you could lose a friend or a job or a career. These cultural censors seem to be everywhere. But on television these days, it seems anything goes. Now if a program offends me--and it takes a lot to offend me, I’ll change the channel. I don’t have that option with commercials, because you never know what's coming. One Sunday morning, the TV was tuned to the Food Network,...
Jul 23, 2021•4 min
Unlike some people I know, and a growing number of Californians I have not been hell bent on recalling Gavin Newsom as Governor. He’s a show boat, he’s hopelessly liberal and yes during the pandemic he overstepped his authority with a 15 month state of emergency, which gave him the juice to make some really questionable decisions. Like closing schools, churches and small businesses to in theory halt the pandemic, while allowing grocery stores, big box stores, liquor stores and select businesses ...
Jul 22, 2021•4 min
First it was the "Rebel Restaurant in Roseville" that wouldn't stay closed, risked fines and license challenges but stood by their beliefs that, done properly, dining in was safer than shopping at Costco or Home Depot. Today, now that things have opened up a bit, Matt Oliver, owner of House of Oliver's has doubled down on post pandemic food and entertainment experiences and opened his second location in Lincoln to a most unique community. Called Oliver's Brewhouse and Grill, it's an impressive f...
Jul 22, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 6
California is beautiful. Scoot down Highway 1, drive around Tahoe, even a trek through the farmlands of the central valley, seeing the black soil in contrast to the fresh green produce popping up to the surface can be spectacular. Then there are the lush vineyards of Napa, Sonoma, Amador and El Dorado. Our state is blessed by Mother Nature. But hold on a minute. Despite that embarrassment of agricultural riches many people are going hungry or getting food but the wrong kind. The term being used ...
Jul 21, 2021•4 min
Grab a plate and dig in my friends. The Crane’s Corner Virtual News Buffet is open. Remember, news knows no hours and doesn’t wear a mask. Help yourself to whatever news intrigues you, and feel free to share it with your friends. It appears the race is on. By 2024, will Donald Trump be living again in a big White House in DC or at another large federal facility. Like CLUB FED Lewisburg, Lompoc or Leavenworth With his hair newly dyed in what I’ll call an Apricots in Autumn shade, he spoke for wel...
Jul 15, 2021•6 min
It was a hot, sticky September afternoon in New Orleans. I had time on my hands and dust on my shoes, so I decided to treat myself to a shoe shine. Working feverishly on my cordovan loafers, a chatty young guy who popped a question as he polished. “You got a five on ya?” Thinking he was short on change I nodded sure. “Ok, well got a five, against your Abe Lincoln, cause I bet I know where you got your shoes?” Ha, no way this polished gambler knew about The Bass Shoe outlet in Vermont, where I ha...
Jul 14, 2021•4 min
Yogi Berra was talking baseball when he uttered his famous “It ain’t over till it’s over” line, but he might as well have been talking about the pandemic. Less than half the U-S adult population has been vaccinated against Co Vid 19, the rate stands adjust under 48 percent, but for most of us, it seems like Co Vid’s in the rear view mirror. Or is it? Virulent new strains are allowing a Co Vid comeback, and in conservative states like Utah in the west and Mississippi in the south are seeing a sha...
Jul 12, 2021•5 min
During the year of sheltering, hoarding and putting a lot of things off, I worked entirely from home--unlike my wife---a medical professional who had to be in the office or in some cases on-call at a patients home. I wasn’t Mrs. Doubtfire, but the domestic stuff---grocery shopping, strategic TP and Paper Towel offensives, some cooking and light cleaning fell to the guy who stayed home. For the most part we did fine--and over the past year, I’ve developed a pretty good idea of what things cost th...
Jul 07, 2021•4 min
