Donations made to the green bins, operated by a group known as the Gaia-Movement, may be misleading. A report by CBS 13 News found the donations made to these bins may be going toward a profitable company. They are multiplying across Sacramento, and that has not pleased many local officials. Councilmember Sandy Sheedy feels the…
The Sacramento City Manager has proposed a budget plan that would cut numerous services to parks. Such cuts would lead to reduced mowing and trash pickup, and a closure of all park restrooms except for special events. The proposed cuts have not set well with many residents. The group Rescue Sacramento Parks has proposed a…
On Tuesday, the Sacramento City Council approved a $230,000 construction bid to replace the cracked tennis courts at Robertson Community Center with a skateboard park. According to the Sacramento Bee , the courts have been degrading for about 30 years and residents expressed interest in installing a skate park. The skate park would be located…
Attention North Area neighborhood associations: The City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services Department is moving to new digs. The department is currently in the process of moving from their current location on 10th Street to the 3rd floor of New City Hall. the move is expected to take two days, from today until Friday, May 22,…
Tonight, City Council will be presented with a project to construct a “Green Street” in Dixieanne. The “Green Street” project would construct a bifurcated sidewalk separated from the traveled way by a storm water planter system. This sustainable design concept is used in some Pacific Northwest cities, most notably in Portland, OR. This design would…
The Starbucks next to Rite Aid and Kragen Auto Parts on Del Paso Blvd is one of seven Sacramento area shops that will be closed [Sacramento Bee]
Last Saturday, The Spot opened at the Robertson Community Center, providing teens a safe place to congregate. Amenities at The Spot include couches and chairs, flat-screen televisions, video game consoles, computers with high-speed Internet, and a teen-run snack shack. Jewelery making classes and boxing lessons are also available. The Spot’s operating hours are: Spring Break…
Improvements may be coming to three area parks; Gardenland Park, Hagginwood Park, and Strawberry Manor Park. Gardenland Park may see the removal of its existing baseball field, volleyball and basketball courts to make way for a group picnic area with a shade structure, a skate park, a Freegame multi-use court, a dirt BMX track,…
Kings serve kids in need – Sacramento Bee Posted using ShareThis
The Sacramento Bee reported those living within the tent city near Blue Diamond Growers will be asked to move to shelters and other indoor structures. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District, primary owners of the land, plans to fence off the area within the area within the next month. Not all is lost for the residents…