October 2023 - Blog & Press Highlights
See what Mayor Steinberg said at historic mental health bill signing
Mayor Darrell Steinberg speaks at bill signing in Los Angeles for SB 327 and AB 531
Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 12, 2023) - Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday signed two pieces of legislation that will update and focus the Mental Health Services Act to ensure more funding goes to help those most in need of help.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the original author of the MHSA in 2004, joined Gov. Newsom in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles General Hospital for the bill signing.
Print & Online
Sacramento Mayor Steinberg, Palestinian Americans express unity amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 27, 2023
‘A giant in this community.’ Former Sacramento mayor, assemblyman Phil Isenberg dies - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 27, 2023
Sacramento reports big drop in violent crime. City leaders credit police-community partnership - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 26, 2023
Dusty Baker deserves hometown recognition. How Sacramento can honor retiring baseball icon - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 26, 2023
American states wrestle with how to treat severe mental illness - The Economist - Oct. 19, 2023
Sacramento Police oversight office to increase staff - Sacramento Observer - Oct. 17, 2023
Natura’s Sacramento campus has reopened its cannabis operation for now. Here’s what we know - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 16, 2023
With homelessness high, California tries an unorthodox solution: Tiny house villages - USA Today - Oct. 16, 2023
Will Sacramento’s planned tiny home village be ‘model for the rest of the state’? - San Francisco Chronicle - Oct. 15, 2023
Sutter Health celebrates 100th anniversary with free fall festival in midtown Sacramento - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 13, 2023
The new downtown homeless center signifies a lot more than just sheltering people | Opinion - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 13, 2023
Newsom looks to the March ballot - POLITCO: Playbook - Oct. 12, 2023
California to start building tiny homes to combat homelessness - SkyNews - Oct. 12, 2023
Sacramento mayor hails new tiny home project - Courthouse News Service - Oct. 11, 2023
Modernizing Conservatorship Law to Better Help & Protect Californians Most in Need of Care - Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom - Oct. 10, 2023
New city-county wellness center in Sacramento offers health services, amenities for homeless - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 6, 2023
'This is a solution.' See what's offered at Sacramento's new wellness center for homeless - Sacramento Bee - Oct. 5, 2023
Sen. Dianne Feinstein praised as ‘woman of valor’ as Fleet Week jets scream overhead - Jewish News of Northern California - Oct. 5, 2023
Council charged ‘Reimagining’ San Quentin - Sacramento Observer - Oct. 3, 2023
TV & Radio
Sacramento County opens 11 'CORE' mental health and wellness sites in less than a year - ABC 10 - Oct. 31, 2023
Sacramento city leaders look at raising taxes on businesses: "It's long overdue" - CBS Sacramento - Oct. 31, 2023
Sacramento Jewish community members call for release of hostages and reflect on attacks - Capital Public Radio - Oct. 27, 2023
Jewish mayor, Palestinian Americans unite against incivility at Sacramento council meeting - ABC 10 - Oct. 26, 2023
Sacramento violent crime is down more than 18%, police say. Here's why leaders say that is - KCRA 3 - Oct. 25, 2023
City of Sacramento sees drop in violent crime compared to 2022 - ABC 10 - Oct. 25, 2023
Sacramento Police say early data show reduction in violent crime - Capital Public Radio - Oct. 25, 2023
Sacramento man calls for release of family members taken hostage by Hamas - KCRA 3 - Oct. 23, 2023
What is the best way to treat severe mental illness? - The Economist - Oct. 20, 2023
New mobility hub in Sacramento's Del Paso Heights neighborhood - ABC 10 - Oct. 20, 2023
Senators create mental health caucus - Fox 40 - Oct. 18, 2023
Looking back at Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Sacramento State - Fox 40 - Oct. 16, 2023
Sutter Health turns 100 - Fox 40 - Oct. 12, 2023
California announces funding for small homes to combat homelessness. Here's where they'll be - KCRA 3 - Oct. 11, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill expanding conservatorship law - ABC 10 - Oct. 10, 2023
Keeping the Kings in Sacramento: How a late legislative push helped do the near impossible - KCRA 3 - Oct. 9, 2023
Sacramento County opens mental health center required by city homeless agreement - Capital Public Radio - Oct. 5, 2023
Dianne Feinstein Memorialized at SF City Hall by Family, Friends and Blue Angels - KQED - Oct. 5, 2023
Who is Laphonza Butler? Sacramento mayor, strategist share experience with Senate appointee - ABC 10 - Oct. 2, 2023
