Sacramento Mayor’s Contentious Budget Plan Moves Forward Without Funding For Critics’ ProjectsJune 5, 2019 | Bob MoffittThe city budget committee advanced Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s plan to spend $16 million of the city’s surplus on special projects — but not an aquatic center and Olympic-sized pool in Natomas.
Bikes And Trailers Will Join Food Trucks As Legal Vendors In The City Of SacramentoSeptember 20, 2018 | Bob MoffittWe've all heard of food trucks, but food bicycles? The city of Sacramento says a plan to reduce restrictions on mobile food vendors could increase the number of them by 50 percent.
Sacramento Mayor Supports Temporary Rent Control, Council Members Propose Other Tenant ProtectionsSeptember 4, 2018 | Bob Moffitt | Nick MillerAhead of Tuesday’s special Sacramento City Council workshop on rent control, Steinberg released a statement in support of temporary limits to the amount landlords can increase rents as three council members issued a different plan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Housing Affordability Crisis And Solutions Discussed At Special Sacramento City Council MeetingAugust 15, 2018 | Bob MoffittNew housing and more money — those were common suggestions from a panel of housing experts that spoke at a special Sacramento City Council meeting on Tuesday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Council Puts Sales Tax Increase On November BallotJuly 31, 2018 | Nick Miller | Bob MoffittCity officials approved a ballot measure that would renew ‘Measure U’ for the fall election. It would double the existing half-cent tax, make it permanent, and generate an estimated $100 million in annual revenue. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Approves Year-Round Bathroom For Homeless PeopleJuly 5, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council has approved a plan to open a restroom year-round specifically for homeless people. But the restroom would only be open 12 hours a day. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento To Consider Spending Up To $340 Million On Convention Center Face-LiftJune 18, 2018 | Bob MoffittIf approved, improvements to the Convention Center, Community Center Theater and Memorial Auditorium would be finished by 2020. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Council Approves Billion-Dollar BudgetJune 12, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council approved a budget worth a little more than a billion dollars at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Housing, Police Shootings, Homelessness — Sacramento City Council Candidates In Natomas Discuss The IssuesMay 31, 2018 | Bob MoffittCandidates running for the District One seat say these are significant issues this election. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Councilman Rescinds Endorsement Of District Attorney Anne Marie SchubertMay 11, 2018 | Bob MoffittDemonstrators have urged officials to take back endorsements of the DA, who is up for re-election this June. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
