A Bird's Eye View » Homes-7634 http://blog.roost.com Real Estate Search From Roost.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Sacramento Struggles with Student Aid http://blog.roost.com/2009/06/22/sacramento-struggles-with-student-aid/ http://blog.roost.com/2009/06/22/sacramento-struggles-with-student-aid/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:12:58 +0000 roostblog http://blog.roost.com/?p=1890 The Executive Director of the California Student Aid Commission, Diana Fuentes Michel, says that more than 200,000 students could be kept out of classes this fall. She sites Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to do away with new Cal Grant aid for lower income students who want to go to college, but cannot afford it.

Chancellor Charles Reed of California State University stated that the cuts were equivalent to slashing enrollment by 60,000 students at their 23-campus network. Reed and [...]]]> http://blog.roost.com/2009/06/22/sacramento-struggles-with-student-aid/feed/ 0 Sacramento is a Stellar Place to Call Home! http://blog.roost.com/2009/05/29/sacramento-stellar-place-call-home/ http://blog.roost.com/2009/05/29/sacramento-stellar-place-call-home/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 20:18:45 +0000 roostblog http://blog.roost.com/?p=1618 Sacramento, dubbed River City, is the capital of California, the 7th largest city in the state and the seat of Sacramento County. With a population of over 460,000, the city sits busily along the banks of the Sacramento River, ergo River City.

There is an interesting historical note about the city is in regards to the two floods that occurred in 1850 and 1861. In response, the city increased the landfill level in 1862, which caused the first floor [...]]]> http://blog.roost.com/2009/05/29/sacramento-stellar-place-call-home/feed/ 0