Mayor Darrell Steinberg Archives - Page 5 of 5

‘Homeless’ Crisis: Rising Crime and Violence in Sacramento Ignored by Mayor, City Council

July 15, 2019 2:08 amJuly 16, 2019 6:39 am

The downtown Sacramento neighborhood of Land Park is under siege by drug addled homeless who live on the streets and in the park. They break into homes, cars, garages, sheds, defecate, urinate and vomit on the streets, shoot up in...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg Deploys Budget Bludgeon

June 1, 2019 10:45 amJune 1, 2019 10:51 am

“Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is being accused of playing Chicago-style politics,” writes Theresa Clift in the Sacramento Bee, “seeking retribution against two critics on the City Council by ignoring their districts in a $16 million spending proposal.” According to the...

Homeless Spending in CA: Where is the Money Going?

May 16, 2019 9:18 amMay 16, 2019 7:46 pm

California has roughly 134,000 homeless people, amounting to one-quarter of the nation’s total homeless population. In Will $1 Billion Spending on California’s Homeless Fix the Problem?, California Globe covered a myriad of issues surrounding California’s homeless explosion including how tiny...

Public Officials Credit Voter Choice Act for high Voter Turnout

December 4, 2018 2:21 pm

After more than 68 percent of registered voters cast a ballot during the 2018 midterm election, the public has officially set a record for the largest voter turnout within Sacramento County history. According to the Cap City Radio, “Sacramento County...

Sacramento City Council Races to Clean up After Homeless

November 28, 2018 10:59 am

Following a late Tuesday vote, the Sacramento Department of Public Works is set to receive a $400,000 funding increase in an effort of step up its homeless waste disposal project. Mayor Darrell Steinberg called the mitigation package “very significant” as the city council...

Sacramento Captures Big Win to Combat Housing Crisis

October 10, 2018 5:15 pmOctober 10, 2018 2:40 pm

The Sacramento City Council has just voted to bring a significant amount of city housing to the R Street Corridor of downtown Sacramento. In the passage of the vote, the city has announced it will lend nearly $3.3 million to...

City of Sacramento Focuses on Economic Development Strategy

October 4, 2018 12:15 pmOctober 4, 2018 12:13 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and members of the Sacramento City Council have unanimously agreed upon setting up preliminary framework for guiding future city investments relating to economic development. The council’s goal is to create jobs that benefit all of Sacramento’s...