Donate Your Car Sacramento

Will I get a bigger deduciton by donating to one charity instead of another or are they all the same (in terms of taxes)?

last night I was coming home from Sacramento going south on highway 99, outside of Madera on avenue 7 just about a two miles from Herndon ave exit there was a these bright white lights shining from the NE behind me. At first I thought it was car high beaming me, but as I look back the car was a little ways away… I looked at the lights again and there were 4 distinct lights. 3 in a line and 1 on top. At first again I thought it was an airplane, but it was moving way too smoothly to be a plane plus it didnt have any blue or red lights that would indicate it was a plane, I thought it was going to crash, but then it flew off again. Funny thing I never seen a plane flew off so close from the ground before that easily. Whatever it was if freaked out my wife out as well. We tried piecing it together, but we still cant expalin what we saw. I know there was car behind me as well, may he/she saw something, but man it was freaky. it happened just abour 10:50pm anyone saw anything? fill me in.

I locked myself out of the car. Can anyone recommend a professional locksmith in Sacramento that offers auto lock services?

My wife & I are first timers here in California. We are presently residing in Sacramento County. I wish to know what requirements do I need to bring to a car dealer when purchasing a car. We don’t have any credit history yet. Do I need to bring my wife’s paycheck to show that we have a stable income? She’s presently working as a nurse, as for me, I’m staying home while I watch our daughter. Do I also need to bring utility bills as proof that we have the capability to pay? What else do I need to bring? We have credit cards but it’s still new. We just got our cards less than two months ago. So, our credit history may be considered as low in rating.

I’m 16 and am looking to buy a used car. preferably one that wont break down any time soon with low miles for under 4k. and i need it to be as local as possible; sacramento area. i’ve looked on cragslist.com for weeks in a row and in the sacramento bee and car dealerships annnnnddd even other random little sites. i just cant seem to find what im looking for! any ideas?! thanks so much!

i need some good opinions from all you 4runner owners out there. please if you dont know, do not post an answer. i am looking to trade my integra for a 93 4runner sr5 v6 4×4 auto clean title with 218,xxx miles on chassis and 17,xxx miles on new motor.. please read descriptions on both cars and lmk if its a good trade if i got to keep my alarm and pioneer stereo for the trade. here is a link to my integra. it is very clean and well kept

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/1519352691.html

and here is a link to his 4runner.

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1525896930.html

its really not $30,000. its just an ad that i made up so that you can have a better idea at what im looking at to trade it for. those are the actual pics of the car and info that he has sent me.

lmk if it sounds like a legitimate trade or a little bit more fishy. i have paper work to prove my side and he says that he has paper work too, but i dont know if he did the motor swap himself cause my repairs were done at a shop.

reason why i wanna trade is because i need a bigger vehicle.

please, all 4runner owners out there, lmk if this is the year and model to buy as of the 4runners and what are the common problems that i should be looking at when visually inspecting this car. what should the motor be for this year? example: my integra has a b18a1 motor. and where in the engine bay will i find this info from the 4runner? how should it sound like and how should it run? is it pretty common for these to sag at the back? pretty much if you were to buy one of these what would you be looking at before actually signing the title over? thank you in advance!

Photographs taken of Liam Johns’ crib by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office clearly show where it came apart.

The drop rail had detached from its plastic track, creating a gap through which the 9-month-old boy slipped feet-first. Instead of falling to the floor, Liam got his head stuck between the rail and the mattress. Trapped in a hanging position, the boy asphyxiated.

Liam’s April 2005 death prompted an investigation by a federal watchdog agency and a family lawsuit against the crib’s manufacturer, Simplicity Inc.

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Liam Johns died after the drop rail of his crib detached and his head got caught between the rail and the mattress. (Family photo)
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Consumers who have one of the cribs cited in the recall should contact Simplicity (888-593-9274 or simplicityforchildren.com) to obtain a repair kit with new hardware. If the crib already has the newer hardware (see attached graphic), consumers should still check the crib’s drop rail to ensure it is assembled right-side up.

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But the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission didn’t warn parents across the country about the potentially fatal flaw in Simplicity cribs–not after Liam suffocated, not after more complaints about the crib rails and not after two more infants died.

Once the Tribune began questioning the company and the agency this month, a massive recall of Simplicity cribs followed.

On Friday, the CPSC took action on 1 million cribs, including the model that the Johns family used for Liam. It is the largest recall of full-size cribs in the agency’s history.

In its Hidden Hazards series, the Tribune has documented how the understaffed and sluggish CPSC fails to protect children from dangers in toys and other products. The paper’s examination of Simplicity’s popular cribs underscores that, even in the aftermath of a child’s death, the agency can fall short in its watchdog role, leaving children vulnerable to a documented hazard.

Interviews and records show that the federal investigator assigned to Liam’s death failed to inspect the crib in his initial inquiry and didn’t track down the model or manufacturer.

“We get so many cases,” the investigator, Michael Ng, said in an interview this month. “Once I do a report, I send it in and that’s it. I go to the next case. We could spend more time, but we are under the gun. We have to move on.”

Only last week, after inquiries by the Tribune, did Ng return to California to find the crib. It had first been held as evidence by sheriff’s police and later was put in storage by a lawyer retained by the family.

Even with the recall, it remained unclear why it took so long to address the problem. The CPSC often gets bogged down in negotiations with companies over recalls because fedx eral law limits its powers and its ability to disclose details of its investigations into dangerous products.

Nancy Cowles, a child-product safety advocate and executive director of Kids In Danger, called for congressional hearings to look into the delay. “Was it because the CPSC has no power and the company was able to stall?” she asked.

When first presented with the Tribune findings this month, Julie Vallese, spokeswoman for the CPSC, said the agency could not comment about Simplicity. “We have more than one investigation open, and that’s why I can’t answer any questions,” she said.

In announcing the recall Friday, the CPSC blamed a flawed crib design and hardware that allowed parents to install the drop rails upside down, which can cause the rail to detach from the frame. The agency said it was aware of seven non-fatal cases of infants being trapped and 55 other cases of drop-rail problems.

It also linked the Simplicity cribs to three deaths but did not release the names of those children or the dates of the fatal accidents.

One of those children was Liam Johns, records show. Another was 6-month-old Edward Millwood, who died in November 2006 in Georgia. The third was 8-month-old Royale Arceneaux, who died in February in Houston. All three children fell between the mattress and a separated drop rail.

The drop rails in those deaths had been installed upside down. But the agency also found two incidents in which correctly installed drop rails failed to work properly.

Ken Waldman, president of Simplicity Inc., said in an interview Friday that the company makes safe products and works closely with the CPSC to fix any problems. He would not say why the recall did not occur earlier.

“This is the thing to do and that’s why we decided to do it now,” he said.

The Aspen 3 in 1, once Simplicity’s best-selling crib, accounted for the bulk of the recall. About 600,000 of those models, which are no longer made, were recalled.

Hi, we are desperately seeking a good used car for a middle-aged woman in the natomas county of sacramento, california. if you or know someone selling a dependable used car in the area plz reply asap. she could really use it soon.
thanks!

my boyfriend has a Jeep Cherokee that can’t pass smog, so he can’t get it registered, and doesn’t want to put the money into making it run. I heard an add on the radio, i think Jack FM, about a company that buys unregistered cars, but i can’t find them online and can’t remember the phone number. the jeep runs, it just needs some new stuff (i don’t know what). any info much appreciated!

I saw in the news that people donated food clothes and other essentials to the homeless, where can i go and contribute in Sacramento Ca.

I heard you can donate your car to them and get a tax break, but how is this done? How do I know how much of a tax- break I can get?

Amtrak is having “blackout” on the days that I need to get to Sacramento. I cannot afford a plane ticket and I do not have a car. I have no idea what I should do.
Whoa! What the hell, walk?! That is insane my friend. I don’t think I’m allowed to walk on the freeway.

I’ve already looked into Caltrain. they do not go to Sacramento.

I’ve already looked into buses but the question is which bus? I only know Greyhound and they do not go to Sacramento.

looling for used cars for sale but in good shape and not to expense to buy.