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 rise, challenges with the state legislature and legal entitlements now favoring the criminals, what really needs to be done?  Hear Jim explain his perspective and his expectations should he be chosen by the people as the next Sheriff of Sacramento County.  

In full disclosure, this interview was done before any other candidates arose and since that time, a current Assemblymember has also decided to run for the role as well.  Jim Cooper will also be on the ballot as of this point in time.

For more information and to see all the Crane's Corner interviews and stories, visit www.edcranescorner.com

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 the overall economy?  We cover a lot of ground with an outlook that's probably a realistic view of where things are headed. 

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 office was pretty much along registered voter lines, and by all accounts a very fair election.

That's good for all of us. But if Gavin Newsom takes this as a resounding referendum in support of the job he’s doing, Newsom is a fool. A lot of democrats have problems with Newsom. He’s arrogant, personifying the rules are for thee not for me to knock on many politicians. His administration has yet to seriously address the state's biggest problems, forestry and fires, homelessness and the brazen billion dollar robbery of the EDD by convicted state prisoners and their accomplices on the outside. Not to mention a moratorium on the death penalty and the early relese of hardened criminals, both of which defy the views of the people who either elected Newsom or didn’t but have to put up with him. The vote it seems was less about love of Gavin Newsom and more about the fear of Larry Elder, who stepped into the race a few weeks back and energized both sides, The conservative radio talk show host became an instant favorite of the recall Newsom contingent, but his hard right views on everything from race and abortion to covid vaccines and the minimum wage galvanized the state’s majority party.

Elder, who got 46 percent of Newsom’s would be challenger, now calls himself a former radio host and suggests he’ll seek a re-match against Newsom when he’s up for re-election next year, But if that scenario plays out, it almost guarantees 4 more years of Newsom. California’s way too blue for any of Elder’s positions, but state republicans don’t seem interested in backing any other republican now on the scene. Disgruntled state republicans seem to have two choices. Find a more moderate choice that most republicans and democrats fed up with Newsom can get behind..or as a growing number of Californians have already done...Move out of state.