2008 Predictions > Rexroad.com

Woodland sees a huge increase in sales tax revenue as a result of Costco and the larger Target. This keeps things close to even as property taxes go down.
West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon is elected to the Assembly after narrowly winning the nomination of his party.
All three members of the Woodland City Council are re-elected. The Monroe camp has several near meltdowns because someone did not say "Hi" to them in the hall between classes.
PG&E cries foul several times in the coming year over a host of nonsense issues.
Housing downturn continues to hurt Springlake.
The Kings, 49ers, and Raiders will all be bad again. The Raiders decline an invitation to leave the AFC West in order join the Golden Empire League. Rumors are that they don't want to play Pioneer High School.
Alex Smith starts at QB for the Niners on opening day. He get sacked 15 times in the first three games and is out for the season -- again. Mike Nolan calls him a "wimp".
John McCain is elected President of the United States.
A Marine in Iraq gets a CMOH -- he will be a Sergeant with an MP MOS.
The Realist starts blogging again. Attempts hostile takeover of Woodland Journal. Fails.
Clark Pacific starts operations in April.
The race for Woodland City Council really comes down to a race for Mayor. Groups develop to deny the title of Mayor to Monroe and Pimentel. Flory becomes Mayor for a third time. Mayor Skip Davies comments "It makes you look good when the person before you is that bad and the person that follows is equally as bad."
City Council debates become very pointed affairs. Monroe ends up saying something like "I voted against it after I voted for it and then voted against it before I voted for it. That is what my notes say anyway." Crowd is stunned. Flory actually seems to understand what he says and agrees.
Democrat endorses Monroe for making tough decisions citing that he has made all the easy and tough decisions since he is for and against everything for all reasons. Pimentel goes into cardiac arrest. Dotty Huber thinks about giving him CPR but decides to finish a project she is working on first. Bobby Harris saves him.
Bobby Harris gets Hero award from the Yolo County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He uses his time at the microphone to announce he is running for Woodland City Council.
Duane Chamberlain runs the first Board of Supervisors meeting that starts on Tuesday at 9am and end five minutes before the meeting starts the next Tuesday. World Record is established. Davis City Council vows to recapture the title.
Chamberlain has a single challenger in his election. The person get 30% of the vote. Everyone forgets the candidate's name a week after the election.
Three new blogs are launched in Woodland. One spends most of the time ripping Pimentel. Art accuses Dotty Huber of writing it. She confesses in a teary-eyed interview with Linda on the WAVE. We later learn that the blog ripping Dave Flory was written by his brother for fun.
Mike McGowan is re-elected to the Board of Supervisors without opposition.
People decide they love the green waste containers. Letters of apology are written to the Democrat from people saying they were wrong about how bad the containers were. So many come in that they decide not to print them all.
A teenager lights a firecracker at Ferns Park. Cal and Pauly catch him and tie him to the new playground equipment. Victoria Lambert pelts him with water balloons. Protesters from Davis accuse them of using water boarding. CIA called in.
My basketball team wins a game.
School district building purchase becomes the next Conaway Ranch. They end up moving into the old Al's Drive-in on First Street.
Neal Peart decides to become a City of Davis firefighter. He gets in big trouble when he drives fire truck to Woodland and parks it in his driveway overnight. Davis Mayor [ball unclear] Greenwald has a fit. She launches into a tirade that takes more than two weeks of public comment at the next City Council meeting. Davis reclaims title.
Jim Smith leaves the Daily Democrat to work for UC Davis. Josh Fernandez is named Editor but is fired after just two weeks for changing the masthead to "The Dark Underbelly of Woodland." Josh is disappointed because he had just tattooed the masthead on his shoulder.
Tim Tebow does not win a second Heisman but announces he will come back for a senior season.
Barry Lamar Bonds never plays baseball again.
John Edwards wins Iowa on Thursday.
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is the VP nominee.
I write something I find funny on this blog and a bunch of people from Davis have a fit. [This may be the only one that comes true.]

Comments

By Josh @ Tuesday, January 01, 2008 1:04 PM

Wait, you forgot one:

Matt Rexroad travels to Spain, discovers Flamenco and leaves it all—Woodland, the republican party, his family—for what he refers to as "The Dance of Passion."

By YoloCalVet @ Tuesday, January 01, 2008 4:37 PM

I see you had a little "spare" time between bowl games to gaze into the crystal ball....good stuff Maynard!

Semper Fidelis Leatherneck and a Politically Prosperous New Year!

BTW, there was Heineken in those balloons, we're not barbarians like the French.

By yolocowboy @ Friday, January 04, 2008 10:22 PM

I was thinking more of a headband and no shirt as Matt stars in 'Lord of Dance 2, feet of furry"

You never know, a few pints of Guinness at the Taxpayers dinner and it could happen.

By YoloCalVet @ Saturday, January 05, 2008 1:15 PM

"Feet of Furry", you mean like Jen's big pink fuzzy bedroom slippers? Lime green Speedo?

There's a visual that requires a gallon of Guinesses, minimum!

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