People & Places

Best neighborhood

Midtown

East Sacramento

2. Land Park

3. Downtown

Best political activist (and cause)

Harold Fong
Sacramento County Board of Education, www.scoe.net/board

2. Dave Jenest
Patriot Defenders Network, www.patriotwatch.com

3. Christine Craft
Talk City 1240 AM, www.1240talkcity.com

Best tourist attraction

Old Sacramento
www.oldsacramento.com

2. California State Capitol
10th and L streets, (916) 324-0333, www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov

3. California State Railroad Museum
111 I Street, (916) 445-6645, www.csrmf.org

Best local blog

Heckasac
http://heckasac.blogspot.com

2. Daniel Weintraub
www.sacbee.com/insider

Best architecture (public building)

California State Capitol
10th and L streets, (916) 324-0333, www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov

2. Ziggurat Building
707 Third Street in West Sacramento

3. Tower Theatre
2508 Land Park Drive, (916) 442-4700, www.thetowertheatre.com

3. Sacramento City Hall
915 I Street, (916) 808-5427, www.cityofsacramento.org

3. Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park
1526 H Street, (916) 323-3047, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=498

Best place to beat the heat

Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
7806 Folsom-Auburn Road in Folsom, (916) 988-0205, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=500

2. American River

3. Arden Fair
1689 Arden Way, (916) 920-1199, www.ardenfair.com

Best place to people-watch

Arden Fair
1689 Arden Way, (916) 920-1199, www.ardenfair.com

2. K Street Mall

3. Downtown Plaza
547 L Street, (916) 442-4000, www.westfield.com/downtownplaza

3. Old Sacramento
www.oldsacramento.com

Best local TV newscaster

Cristina Mendonsa
KXTV News10, www.news10.net

2. Mark S. Allen
UPN 31, www.upn31.com

3. Lois Hart
KCRA Channel 3, www.kcra.com

Best local radio show

Rob, Arnie & Dawn in the Morning
KRXQ 98.5 FM, www.robarnieanddawn.com

2. Armstrong and Getty
KSTE 650 AM, www.kste.com

3. The Tom Sullivan Show
KFBK 1530 AM, www.tomsullivan.com

Best political battle

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. everyone

2. Same-sex marriage

3. The war in Iraq

3. A new arena for the Kings

Best news-anchor hair

Cristina Mendonsa
KXTV News10, www.news10.net

2. Mark S. Allen
UPN 31, www.upn31.com

3. Lois Hart
KCRA Channel 3, www.kcra.com

3. Donna Cordova
KTXL Fox40, http://fox40.trb.com

Best real-estate agency

Lyon Real Estate
various locations, www.golyon.com

2. Re/Max
various locations, www.remax.com

3. Coldwell Banker
various locations, www.coldwellbanker.com

Best park

William Land Park
4000 Land Park Drive

2. McKinley Park
3330 McKinley Boulevard

3. Capitol Park
10th and L streets

Best local politician

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

2. Darrell Steinberg

3. Mayor Heather Fargo

3. Assemblyman Dave Jones

Best annual event

California State Fair
1600 Exposition Boulevard, (916) 263-FAIR, www.bigfun.org

2. Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, 2787 Del Monte Street in West Sacramento, (916) 372-5277, www.sacjazz.com

3. Rainbow Festival
www.rainbowfestival.com

3. Friday Night Concerts in the Park
www.downtownsac.org

Best weekend getaway

Lake Tahoe

2. San Francisco

3. Napa Valley

Best reason to live in Sacramento

Location

2. Weather

3. Trees

Best local radio personality

Tom Sullivan
KFBK 1530 AM, www.tomsullivan.com

2. Davey D
103.5 The Bomb, www.1035thebomb.com

3. Christine Craft
Talk City 1240 AM, www.1240talkcity.com