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CHRISTOPHER CABALDON. Hey, you voted West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon your favorite candidate. Nice going. We’ll know in February whether he’ll have a chance to run for state Assembly …
SN&R Photo By Larry Dalton
Best local blog
Best architecture on a public building
1. State Capitol
10th and L streets
capitolmuseum.ca.gov
2. City Water Intake Structure
Jiboom Street along the Sacramento River
Best elementary school
1. Natoma Station Elementary School
500 Turn Pike Drive in Folsom, (916) 351-0565
www.fcusd.org
2. Crocker-Riverside Elementary School
5735 47th Avenue, (916) 643-7400
www.scusd.edu
3. Del Paso Manor Elementary School
2700 Maryal Drive, (916) 575-2330
www.sanjuan.edu
3. Heron Elementary
5151 Banfield Drive, (916) 567-5680
www.natomas.k12.ca.us
3. Twin Lakes Elementary School
9380 Twin Lakes Avenue, (916) 986-2200
www.sanjuan.edu
Best high school
1. C.K. McClatchy High School
3066 Freeport Boulevard, (916) 264-4400
schools.scusd.edu/ckmcclatchy/home
2. Rio Americano High School
4540 American River Drive, (916) 971-7494
www.sanjuan.edu
3. St. Francis High School
5900 Elvas Avenue, (916) 452-3461
www.stfrancishs.org
Best light-rail stop
1. Folsom Outlets
2. K Street
3. Alkali Flat
Best local attorney
1. Betty Williams with Mopsick & Williams LLP
www.mopsickwilliams.com
2. Peter Edward Brixie
3. Melissa Brown with Farrell, Fraulob Brown & Gant
www.cadisabilityattorneys.com
Best local candidate
1. Christopher Cabaldon
www.cabaldon.org
2. Charlie Brown
www.charliebrownforcongress.org
3. Dave Cox
www.davecox.com
4. Major Eric Egland
www.troopsneedyou.com
Best local chiropractor
1. Dr. John Arishin of Arishin Chiropractic
2. Casazza Chiropractic
www.sacramentochiropractic.com
3. Dr. Raymond Espinosa of Espinosa Family Chiropractic
Best local female newscaster’s hair
1. Cristina Mendonsa
www.news10.net
2. Taryn Winter Brill
cbs13.com
3. Lois Hart
www.kcra.com
Best local male newscaster’s hair
1. Mark S. Allen
cbs13.com
2. Nick Toma
cbs13.com
3. Dana Howard
www.news10.net
3. Dale Schornack
www.news10.net
3. Walt Gray
www.kcra.com
FRED PALMER. He’s the publisher of Outword magazine and the recently installed president of the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento’s leading LGBT business organization. He’s also your favorite activist.
SN&R Photo By Larry Dalton
1. Fred Palmer
2. Jeannie Keltner
2. Mark Williams
2. the ‘You Can Stop This War Now’ sign guy
Best local politician
1. Assemblyman Dave Jones
democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a09/
2. State Senator Darrell Steinberg
dist06.casen.govoffice.com/
3. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
gov.ca.gov/
Best local print journalist
1. Fred Palmer
www.outwordmagazine.com
2. Dan Walters
www.sacbee.com/walters/
2. Jeannie Keltner
www.bpmnews.org
2. Mark Williams
marktalk.com
Best local radio personality
1. Christine Craft
www.1240talkcity.com
2. Tom Sullivan
www.tomsullivan.com
3. Jeffrey Callison
www.capradio.org
3. Mark Gilmore
www.krxq.net
Best local radio show
1. The Rob, Arnie and Dawn Show
www.robarnieanddawn.com
2. Armstrong and Getty
www.910knew.com
3. The Tom Sullivan Show
www.tomsullivan.com
Best local TV newscaster
1. Chris Burrous
cbs13.com
2. Cristina Mendonsa
www.news10.net
2. Mark S. Allen
cbs13.com
4. Edie Lambert
www.kcra.com
Best neighborhood
1. Midtown
midtowngrid.com
2. East Sacramento
www.eastsacramentonews.com
3. Land Park
www.landpark.org
Best new building
1. 1801 L Street
www.1801l.com
2. MARRS
1000 20th Street
LAKE TAHOE. Either you love to snowboard or your yuppie affinity for wine tastings on the condo patio prevailed. Whatever the reason, Lake Tahoe is where you go when you need to get away.
SN&R Photo By Isabel Betancur
Best park
1. McKinley Park
3330 McKinley Boulevard
www.cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation
2. William Land Park
3930 W Land Park Drive
www.cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation
3. Capitol Park
15th and L Streets
www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=495
Best place to beat the heat
1. American River
www.theamericanriver.com
2. Crest Theatre
1013 K Street, (916) 442-5189
www.thecrest.com
Best place to people watch
1. The Ballroom of Sacramento
6009 Folsom Boulevard, (916) 737-7929
www.sacdance.com
2. K Street Mall
3. California State Fair
www.bigfun.org
Best political battle
1. gay marriage
2. medical marijuana
3. global warming
Best political cause
1. global warming
1. gay marriage
2. medical marijuana
3. universal health care
Best public riverfront view
1. Old Sacramento
www.oldsacramento.com
Best local doctor
1. Don Zacharias
2. Phillip Baldi
Best local teacher
1. Peter Wagner
2. Richard Kentz
1. trees
2. prime location
3. diversity
3. weather
Best tourist attraction
1. Old Sacramento
www.oldsacramento.com
2. State Capitol
10th and L streets
www.ca.gov
3. California State Railroad Museum
111 I Street, (916) 445-7387
www.csrmf.org
Best weekend getaway
1. Lake Tahoe
www.visitinglaketahoe.com
2. San Francisco
www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com
3. Napa
www.napavalley.com
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