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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...

North Sacramento Councilman At Odds With Local Media Over Affordable Housing Policies

November 1, 2021 4:18 pmNovember 1, 2021 7:05 pm

Less than one year into his first term, Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee was the subject of a recent hit piece in the Sacramento Bee. The accusation was that Loloee is “not a fan of affordable housing,” and doesn’t understand...

Sacramento City Councilwoman Says it Out Loud: Rules For Thee but Not For Me

October 13, 2021 7:32 amOctober 13, 2021 8:32 am

A Sacramento resident recently posted a question to Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela on Nextdoor asking about a Safe Ground Camp on W & X Streets in downtown, noting that the location in Valenzuela’s district actually violates the city’s permitting process. “Katie’s...