Sacramento City Council Archives

Sacramento ‘916 Day’ Beautification Event Marred by Homeless Encampment

September 19, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 18, 2022 7:28 pm

On Sept. 13, 2022, the Sacramento City Council declared “916 Day” to “celebrate city parks as the cornerstone of our 916 Community.” On Sept. 16 and 17, city parks commissioners held a number of “beautification and service events” at a...

Sacramento Mayor and City Council Finally Hold Public Meeting – 866 Days After Lockdown Order

August 18, 2022 8:03 amAugust 18, 2022 8:03 pm

Mayor Darrell Steinberg and the City Council finally returned to in-person meetings, after two-years of “virtual” council meetings. But there was nothing normal about this meeting. Everyone was required to wear a mask, and the council still required social distancing...

LA Bans Homeless Camps Near Schools While Sacramento Prohibited from Removing Homeless on Public Property

August 3, 2022 9:36 amAugust 3, 2022 9:40 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and day care centers. Also on Tuesday, a federal judge issued an order forbidding Sacramento police and city officials from clearing homeless...

Sacramento Mayor Does Bait-and-Switch on Remote City Homeless Shelter

July 20, 2022 8:21 am

A 24-hour homeless respite center on the outermost fringe of the City of Sacramento will be turned into a 50-bed homeless shelter – right next door to the Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home, Renfree Baseball Park, and Del Paso Regional Park....

Sacramento Mayor Proposes Guaranteed Basic Income for Artists

February 8, 2022 2:19 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is proposing a Guaranteed Basic Income for Artists. Yes, the city is proposing providing government welfare payments to people who do not need it and are capable of supporting themselves. Guaranteed income programs often drain funds...

Sacramento Police Investigate Strange Explosions Around City

January 31, 2022 2:24 amJanuary 30, 2022 6:25 pm

As the Globe has reported, for well over one year now, someone or some persons have been setting off what sounds and feels like bombs – a very loud explosion in the middle of the night. The response from the...

SacBee Calls Parents ‘Angry, Violent, Toxic’ While Touting City’s New Community Organizer Hire

November 16, 2021 9:42 amNovember 17, 2021 12:02 pm

The Sacramento Bee recently published a news article calling angry and frustrated California parents “violent” and “toxic extremists.” Within days the Bee published another article touting Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s latest hire: a former Community organizer to run Sacramento’s new...