Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Balloon Boy Pukes!

Charlie Bit My Finger

Mather Video

Logistics of Stone Creek



Total Population: 55,060 (100.00%)
Males: 26,897 (48.9%)
Females: 28,163 (51.15%)
- The past two years the City of Rancho Corodova has seen an 8% increase in total population.
-Under 5 years: 4,468 (8.11%)

     5 to 9 years: 4,583 (8.32%)
     10 to 14 years: 4,220 (7.66%)
     15 to 19 years: 3,868 (7.03%)
     20 to 24 years: 4,099 (7.44%)
     25 to 34 years: 8,845 (16.06%)
     35 to 44 years: 8,701 (15.8%)
     45 to 54 years: 6,311 (11.46%)
     55 to 59 years: 2,255 (4.1%)
     60 to 64 years: 2,142 (3.89%)
     65 to 74 years: 3,475 (6.31%)
     75 to 84 years: 1,686 (3.06%)
     85 years and over: 407 (0.74%)

Median age (years): 31.9
   18 years and over: 39,440 (71.63%)
     Male: 18,913 (34.35%)
     Female: 20,527( 37.28%)
   21 years and over: 37,161 (67.49%)
   62 years and over: 6,855 (12.45%)
   65 years and over: 5,568 (10.11%)
     Male: 2,406 (4.37%)
     Female: 3,162 (5.74%)

Race:

All Races: 51,458 (93.46%)
   White: 36,704 (66.66%)
   Black or African American: 6,245 (11.34%)
   American Indian and Alaska Native: 521 (0.95%)
   Asian: 4,537 (8.24%)
   Asian Indian: 683 (1.24% )
   Chinese: 450 (0.82%)
   Filipino: 1,170 (2.12%)
   Japanese: 344 (0.62%)
   Korean: 499 (0.91%)
   Vietnamese: 724 (1.31%)
   Other Asian: 667 (1.21%)
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 300 (0.54%)
   Native Hawaiian: 46 (0.08% )
   Guamanian or Chamorro: 31 (0.06%)
   Samoan: 81 (0.15%)
   Other Pacific Islander: 142 (0.26%)
   Some other Race: 3,151 (5.72%)
   Two or more Races: 3,602 (6.54%)

Hispanic or Latino race:
   Total Population: 55,060 (100.00%)
     Hispanic or Latino(of any race): 7,100 (12.9%)
       Mexican: 4,969 (9.02%)
       Puerto Rican: 359 (0.65%)
       Cuban: 51 (0.09%)
       Other Hispanic or Latino: 1,721 (3.13%)
     Not Hispanic or Non Latino: 47,960 (87.1%)
     White alone: 33,790 (61.37%)

Relationship:
   Total Population: 55,060 (100.00%)
     In households: 54,629 (99.22%)
     Householder: 20,407 (37.06%)
     Spouse: 9,001 (16.35%)
     Child: 17,507 (31.8%)
     Own child under 18 years: 13,701 (24.88%)
     Other relatives: 3,626 (6.59%)
     Under 18 years: 1,392 (2.53%)
     Nonrelatives: 4,088 (7.42%)
     Unmarried partner: 1,468 (2.67%)
     In group quarters: 431 (0.78%)
     Institutionalized population: 176 (0.32%)
     Non-Institutionalized population: 255 (0.46%)

Households by Type:
     Total Households: 20,407 (100.0 %)
     Family households (families): 13,546 (66.38%)
     With own children under 18 years: 6,958 (34.1%)
     Married-couple family: 9,001 (44.11%)
     With own children under 18 years: 4,205 (20.61%)
     Female householder, no husband present: 3,398 (16.65%)

-With own children under 18 years: 2133 (10.45%)
-Non-Family households: 6861 (33.62%)
-Householder living alone: 5196 (25.46%)
-Householder 65 years and over: 1286 (6.3%)
-Households with individuals under 18 years: 7802 (38.23%)
-Households with individuals 65 years and over: 4039 (19.79%)

Average Household size: 2.68
Average family size: 3.22

Housing Occupancy:
   Total housing units: 21584 (100.00%)
   Occupied housing units: 20407 (94.55%)
   Vacant housing units: 1177 (5.45%)
   For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use: 39 0.18%
   Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.2%
   Rental vacancy rate: 3.8%
Housing Tenure:
     Occupied housing units 20407 (100.00%)
     Owner-occupied housing units. 10056 (49.28%)
     Renter-occupied housing units. 10351 (50.72%)
     Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.6
     Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.75

Crime Rate:
   2006-2007:
     Violent Crime: 6.7% in decrease
     Property Crime: 12% in decrease
   2007-2008:
     Violent Crime: 14% in decrease
     Property Crime: 25% in decrease

History of Stone Creek

                                                       

History
    
     Rancho Cordova was originnaly named Cordova Vineyard and Cordova Village that is until a post office was established in the community in 1955. In the Gold Rush era of mid 19th Rancho Cordova played a big part in the mining activities around the area. Another big reason of the establishment in Rancho Cordova is the Mather Airfield. This airfield was activated to be a pilot training facility for the Air Force in Feb 21, 1918. Then the surrounding area were just ranches and vineyards. The airfield attracted a lot of family to move in the area for many different reason but mainly because of the Air Force pilot's family. The airfield was closed in 1993 under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC), and reopened as Mather Airport in 1995.





City Government

     The City of Rancho Cordova has a Council-manager form of government with five members elected to the Council, one of whom serves as mayor each year. The Mayor's post is thus simply that of "chief among equals for a time". In 2008, serving as Rancho Cordova's sixth Mayor, is Council Member Linda Budge. The Vice Mayor of Rancho Cordova in 2008 is Dan Skoglund. The three other Council Members are Robert J. McGarvey, Ken Cooley, and David Sander.
County Government
-Rancho Cordova is represented by Don Nottoli on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.
State Representation
-Rancho Cordova is represented in the California State Assembly by Alan Nakanishi, a Republican. The city is represented in the State Senate by Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat, and Dave Cox, a Republican.
Federal Representation
-Rancho Cordova is represented in Congress by Doris Matsui, a Democrat, and Dan Lungren, a Republican.

Sources

Movoto.com
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Edgar
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Friday, November 13, 2009

Elliot Homes



Stone Creek

Stone Creek neighborhood is located in Rancho Cordova, Ca. It is a fairly new neigborhood of track homes that were builded by Elliot Homes less around four years ago.


Quick Facts about Stone Creek:

Residential Land Size: 527 acres

Commercial Land Size: 18 acres

Number of Neighborhoods or Villeges: 4

Number of Units: 1,833 (1,011 units are completed - 822 are being constructed.

Zoning: RD-5, RD-7



Houses:
Square Feet: 1,800 sq. ft.
Average Price per House$295,000.00
Price per Square Feet: $164
-Custom 3-5 Bedroom, 2-3 Bathroom houses.


Click here for more information.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Stone Creek




Stone Creek



Stone Creek


Rancho Cordova, Ca. 95670


-The neighborhood of Stone Creek is a new and very diverse community in Rancho Cordova, Ca. I choose this neighborhood because I live in this beautiful community. Stone Creek neighborhood includes 500 to 1000 property inside Zinfadel Dr, White Rock Blvd, and around Kilgore Dr and Baroque Dr. Houses are made tractly so they all have similarities. Houses in the Stone Creek neighborhood have well groomed and well maintained lawns on both front and back yards with automatic sprinkers. Most houses have upgraded applainces and granite slabs countertops with energy saving dual pane vinyl windows. The community also have reserved service areas for walking trails and parks designed and maintained by the community.

-The 823 acre of land just a mile of off the high way 50 was developed to it's full potential by Elloitt Homes. This community is a fabolous place to start a family with the well designed houses with great amenities. The neighborhood has a great Elementary School called Navigator Elementary, with an API score of 795, inside it's property.


Navigator Elementary School
The neighborhood is part of the Folsom-Cordova school district. Another one is the growing businesses that are just walking distance away from the community. For middle school Mitchell Middle School is the most commonly attended school near the Community. Mitchell Middle School has an API score of 719. Cordova High School is the nearest high school in the community which has an API score of 712. There are other options for schools in the district including;
Elementary Schools:
Cordova Meadow Elem.
Empire Oaks Elem.
Mather Heights Elem.
Middle Schools:
Folsom Middle
Mills Middle School
Sutter Middle
High School:
Folsom High
-Businesses are just minutes away from the neighborhood. There are restaurants just outside the perimeter like Chili's, I Love Teriyaki, and Subway also grocery stores are just minutes away like Koreana Plaza for authentic oriental food and Costco is just a few blocks away. After the recession businesses left and now new incoming business are beginning to come in and the economy is looking blossom once again.


Chili's
-The area is very diverse in many diferent ways. Races, ages, genders, and religions. Churches are one of the biggest influencing factor to a home buyer with schools and businesses. The city possess many different churches with many different religions.


Baptist Church
These are the examples:
 Church of God
 Cordova Baptist Church
 Korean Christian Reformed Church
 United Methodist Church
 Saint John Vianney Catholic Church
 Gedatsu Church of America
 Grace American Lutheran Church
-The Good things and Bad things that buyers like and don't like about the place are:
 Good Things:
 Waterfeatured playground
 Sporting Activity Centers
 Quick access to highway 50
 Mostly quiet neighborhood
 Lots of job opportunity
 Houses are mostly 4 yrs. and under
Bad Things:
 Airplane noises are audible
 Very limited tree shaded areas

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Henry Rivera


Henry Rivera's Bio
My name is Henry Rivera I was born in the Philippines on October 10, 1990. I went to school in Elk City, Oklahoma and graduated from Elk City High School. I was part of the two-time state basketball championship qualifying team, where I learned how to work with other people. I moved to Sacramento, California with my family in early 2008 and I've been living in Rancho Cordova ever since. I am gradually becoming familiar and an expert in the Real Estate market of the Stone Creek area in Rancho Cordova. I currently attend Folsom Lake College and taking full loads of classes that covers all my requirements for, and to be, Real Estate agent and to earn my Business Degrees. I also work part time at a grocery store in Rancho Cordova and I molded my communication skills and became an expert in customer service and hospitality while dealing with money. I enjoy playing any type of competitive sport, especially basketball, and I also like spending time with my grand father.