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July 1, 2010: The Pocket 4th of July Parade will be on July 3rd this year, starting at 10am.
A poster containing more info is available here. Note that there is no longer a fireworks show
in the Pocket Area.All other content has been moved from this front page of this website in preparation for our conversion to new software sometime after the weekend. Have a great 4th of July weekend, and check back here later for our new website.  August 20.
Photos from the 4th of July Pocket Parade and event should be available soon.
I've given up struggling with the software for this website and will be replacing it. This means all entries in the forums section will be lost. But as they haven't worked right in some time, that should be ok. Also, I appologize for not being able to keep up with feedback. But with the amount of form spam bots active, the messages were buried with tens of thousands of spam replies. I have now installed a captcha feature, which should eliminate the problem.  July 6.
Photos from the 4th of July Pocket Parade are now online.
If you haven't looked at my Pocket Area photos in awhile, this would be a good time. I've added a number of new photos recently. Also, if you are interested in reading a bit more about me, grab a copy of this month's Pocket Monthly.  From
the city's traffic
alert on May 26:"The City of Sacramento Department of Transportation has reopened all lanes of Pocket Road between Oceanic Way and River Village Drive, as all road repairs have been made following the depression that formed in the roadway April 17. The Department of Utilities repaired the underground sewer line and stabilized the area surrounding the infrastructure. The Department of Transportation restored the asphalt pavement, along with the concrete curbing and landscaping within the median."
July 4. Happy Independence Day! Photos from selected prior fireworks shows and parades.
A press release about the project. More information on roundabouts.
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May
13. This is the current state of
the repair of the pavement depression on Pocket Road. The detour has
ended and traffic is now flowing over the new pavement, but traffic
through the area is still one lane in both directions.
May.
This is the pavement depression that has caused the lane closures on
Pocket Road. The city is working on resolving the problem.
April.
After a very rainy several weeks, a photo showing the water level at
the Garcia Bend Park boat ramp on April 9th.
December 31. A photo showing the water level at the Garcia Bend Park boat ramp this afternoon.
June 1. On Mermorial Day there were still plenty of ducklings in the canals. The turtles were out sunning themselves too. Go out and see them, and you might also see a big fish.
April 6. Spring is really underway in the Pocket now. Lots of ducklings, like these, are on the canals.
February 9. Spring has finally been making an appearance in the Pocket Area lately. This tree blossom photo was taken today.
December 13. The redesign of the 
November 6. There are currently lots of fall colors visible in the Pocket Area. This photo, taken today, shows some fall colors along the Pocket Canal.
October. The Pocket Canal Side Lining Project is currently underway. I plan to post occasional photos as the project progresses.
October 3. The fall colors have started to appear in the Pocket Area. This photo, taken in the Pocket today, shows some newly reddened leaves.
May 29. The new roundabout at Rush River and Windbridge seems to be completed. Here is a new photo showing the new lineage and landscaping.
May. This month, over the objection of some Pocket residents, the City Council
voted to sell eight acres of land near the water tower. The land is being aquired for a proposed water intake plant for the
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