October 2021 - Press Highlights
City Council votes to invest $61.7 million to make Sacramento safer and help businesses thrive
View of Tower Bridge from the ferris wheel in Old Sacramento.
Sacramento (Oct. 19, 2021) Members of the Sacramento City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to spend $61.7 million in federal relief funds on investments that will make Sacramento cleaner, safer and more welcoming for customers and employees in Old Sacramento, the Central City and along commercial corridors.
“Today is the beginning of the Sacramento comeback,” Mayor Darrell Steinberg declared at a morning press conference with fellow Councilmember Katie Valenzuela and Vice Mayor Jay Schenirer along with business leaders from Old Sacramento, downtown and midtown. Read more…
Print & Online
Food nuggets: More outdoor dining; restaurant openings and closings and trying new foods - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 29, 2021
Sacramento sobering center served 457 people in its first year. Most were homeless - Sacramento Bee, Oct. 28, 2021
New Sacramento data shows 79% of city employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 28, 2021
Cities use AirBnB city portal to build short-term rental rules - Government Technology - Oct. 28, 2021
California, New York fight over shrinking low-income housing aid in Democrats’ bill - Los Angeles Times - Oct. 26, 2021
Sacramento gets $12 million for American River Parkway improvements. Here’s what’s planned - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 26, 2021
'Take this seriously': New York, New Jersey declare emergencies as California 'bomb cyclone' storms move east - USA Today - Oct. 25, 2021
Sports betting could be coming to California, and so could millions to help homeless people - San Francisco Chronicle - Oct. 24, 2021
Old Sacramento has been consumed by COVID misery. Now it’s a symbol for the city’s recovery - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 24, 2021
City and county to open respite centers for Sacramento homeless during rainstorm - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 23, 2021
Sacramento to open 3-month encampment for homeless seniors - Sacramento Bee & Governing Magazine - Oct. 22, 2021
Following Bee story, Sacramento will start posting legal settlement agreements online - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 21, 2021
City of Sacramento survey wants residents to pick top qualities for the next police chief - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 21, 2021
Sacramento City Council allocates $61 million for homelessness, small business support - Sacramento Business Journal - Oct. 20, 2021
Can online sports betting help the homeless? California mayors back ballot measure - Merced Sun-Star - Oct. 19, 2021
49ers star supports local youth with donation - The Observer - Oct. 19, 2021
Sacramento lands Colour of Music, a classical Black musician festival. Here’s how to get tickets - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 18, 2021
Sacramento Mayor Steinberg was vaccinated and still got COVID. Here’s what he learned - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 10, 2021
Caltrans to pause clean-ups at homeless camps, buying Sacramento time to find alternatives - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 10, 2021
High rents and low incomes: Sacramento is far short of its affordable housing needs - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 10, 2021
This new large homeless shelter could get hundreds off the American River Parkway - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 6, 2021
Elk Grove’s 49er goes from a giant on the field to a giant in the Sacramento community - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 6, 2021
TV & Radio
Lower American River Parkway to see upgrades thanks to $12M investment - ABC10 - Oct. 26, 2021
Sacramento officials announce $12 million plan to improve American River Parkway - KCRA3 - Oct. 26, 2021
Sacramento City Hall opens lobby to homeless population amid pummeling storm - ABC10 - Oct. 24, 2021
If projections stay: ‘Once in a century type storm’ Sunday to Monday - CBS13 - Oct. 23, 2021
Sacramento opens storm centers for homeless this weekend - GoodDay Sacramento, Oct. 22, 2021
Storm shelters activated in Sacramento ahead of weekend storm - ABC10 - Oct. 22, 2021
Severe weather respite program for homeless activated in Sacramento Co. as more rain expected - KCRA3 - Oct. 21, 2021
Sacramento Kings announce new luxury high-rise just blocks away from Golden 1 Center - GoodDay Sacramento - Oct. 19, 2021
City council to approve millions to help curb violence in Old Sacramento - FOX40 - Oct. 19, 2021
Steinberg among four CA mayors backing sports bettering ballot measure to help homeless - CBS13 - Oct. 19, 2021
City Council promised $5M in investments for Old Sacramento. Here's how they'll spend it. - ABC10 - Oct. 18, 2021
Caltrans to delay cleanup of homeless encampments in Sacramento scheduled for next week - KCRA3 - Oct. 8, 2021
'The buck stops with me' | Sacramento Mayor Steinberg responds to homeless camp cleanups while shelters are full - ABC10 - Oct. 6, 2021
South Sacramento hosts first annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival after pandemic caused delays - KCRA3 - Oct. 2, 2021
