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Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Head Fake: Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire with $66 Million Budget Deficit

March 19, 2024 7:19 amMarch 19, 2024 7:19 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg thinks he’s doing a clever head fake – he announced last week that he will bring a resolution to the city council calling for a Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza – 7,365 miles away from California’s Capitol...

Mayor Bass Signs Climate Agreement with Finland While Mayor Steinberg Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire

March 15, 2024 10:14 amMarch 15, 2024 10:26 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass just signed an agreement with Finland creating a partnership to confront climate change – together. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced Thursday that he will bring a resolution to the city council calling for a cease-fire...

Sacramento: Hapless on Homeless

March 2, 2024 7:34 amMarch 2, 2024 7:37 am

The present day Sacramento homeless situation came to national attention in early 2009 when television journalist, and Sacramento native, Lisa Ling broadcast footage of what now would be considered a relatively small encampment along the American River on the then...

Sacramento City Officials Blow Through $57 Million on Homeless in 2023

February 23, 2024 10:03 amJune 6, 2024 3:04 pm

The City of Sacramento blew through $57 Million on homeless spending in 2023. But the city has even more homeless drug addicts living on city streets than just a few years ago. “The significant growth of the Sacramento homeless population...

Bipartisan Lawmakers, Teamsters Rally In Favor of Bill To Require Drivers in Driverless Trucks

February 13, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 13, 2024 12:50 pm

A massive bi-partisan rally attended by Democratic lawmakers, Republican lawmakers, and the Teamsters Union was held outside the State Capitol in Sacramento on Monday, promoting a bill that would require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle. The...

Rite Aid Woodland Distribution Center Closing Furthering Retail Pain and Suffering

February 8, 2024 8:10 amFebruary 8, 2024 8:10 am

In October, Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11, a business reorganization in the bankruptcy court. Since then the pharmacy chain has closed 154 “underperforming” stores nationwide, and 42 in California. This week, Rite Aid announced it was also closing its...

Sacramento City Manager Pushed for $20K Raise Before Delivering Bad News: $50 Million Budget Black Hole

January 25, 2024 10:40 amJanuary 26, 2024 6:36 am

The City of Sacramento is facing a budget deficit of more than $50 million this year – up from a $24 billion deficit last year – resulting in a hiring freeze, and a travel and office supply freeze, City Manager...