Last week, Councilmember Sandy Sheedy led the Grand Opening of the new Skate Park at Robertson Park. The skate park takes the place of what were underutilized tennis courts. The skate park includes pipes, ramps, pyramid wedges, picnic tables, and grind rails allowing local youth to practice their skateboarding tricks.
Tomorrow morning, the City will hold an event on Dixieanne Avenue to celebrate the completion of the City’s first “green street”. The event takes place at Winner’s Circle Park on Dixieanne Avenue at Evergreen Street, starting at 9am with opening remarks and a walking tour of the street. The street features new sidewalks, an updated…
North Sacramento residents will have their chance to meet with Mayor Kevin Johnson at his office hours next Thursday, September 17, from 4pm to 8pm at the Robertson Community Center. KJ’s been in the news a whole lot lately with the strong mayor initiative, homeless issues, and R.E. Grasswich. But this is our chance to…
Sacramento Police Department Captain Daniel Hahn detailed a back to school shopping spree taking place Friday morning: Early this morning numerous volunteers chaperoned about 100 kids on a back to school shopping spree at JC Penny’s. POP Officers Blyn, Morgan, Banks, CSO Judy Kovanda, and Lt. Kevin Gardner, our two North Command Police Clerks (Cassie…
Yesterday, Councilmember Sandy Sheedy wrote an editorial in the Sacramento Bee regarding the Strong Mayor proposal. In sum, she favors having the vote in 2012 rather than 2010.
Yesterday, the Sacramento Bee covered an increasingly popular political topic: the proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries. Dispensaries for medical marijuana are nothing new; there are close to 30 medical marijuana dispensaries in Sacramento alone. The El Camino Wellness Center, located in North Sacramento off of the Capital City Freeway, is featured in the Sac Bee’s…
Beginning July 6, the City of Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation will implement dramatic changes to its programs, services and facilities. The Mims Hagginwood Community Center will be closed on Mondays and Fridays, and the Robertson Community Center will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Both facilities will open for rentals from 12:00pm until…
The City of Sacramento has cut off talks with the firefighters union, leaving Local 39 as essentially the last major union at the negotiating table. Yet there doesn’t seem to be much hope for compromise. In speaking to the Bee’s Ryan Lillis, Mayor Kevin Johnson said union leaders from Local 39 had “not been willing…
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 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…