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Instant Rent Control in Sacramento?

August 13, 2019 10:50 amAugust 13, 2019 11:24 am

If rent control of any type is enacted, all rental property owners can properly and immediately demand reduced property value assessments by the County Assessor. A surprise rent control measure has suddenly appeared on Tuesday’s Sacramento City Council agenda....

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Sacramento Authorizes Taxpayer Dollars for Legal Fees of Illegal Immigrants, Including Criminals

June 4, 2019 4:12 pmJune 4, 2019 5:44 pm

Sacramento City Council members Angelique Ashby and Jeff Harris, critics of mayor Darrell Steinberg, charge that the mayor is taking retribution against them by excluding their districts from a $16 million spending plan. Other recent budgetary moves by the Sacramento...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Black Lives Matter Forces Shut Down of Sacramento City Council

September 16, 2018 1:00 pmSeptember 16, 2018 11:50 am

Sacramento City Council was forced to shut down yesterday evening after a major disturbance took place in the council chambers. Protesting last week’s police shooting death of Darell Richards, members of Black Lives Matter could be seen shouting curse words...