With $8.1 million in new State funding, Sacramento County is launching new services that will help 600 households resolve their homelessness and stabilize in permanent housing – at a cost of approximately $13,500 per per ...
Category: District 1 News
Balancing limited shelter options for the homeless with a clean and safe Parkway
We've been hearing from many constituents in South Natomas and neighborhoods near the Garden Highway expressing frustration with the growing number of homeless camps and debris accumulating in and along the Garden Highwa ...
Black Child Legacy Campaign reports decrease in infant death
On January 29, 2019, my colleagues on the Board and I heard the results of the Sacramento County Child Death Review Team 2016 Annual Report and received an update on the status of the Black Child Legacy Campaign. The co ...
A privilege to serve
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 I had the great fortune to begin service for a third term on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, representing the First District. My partner in life - my lovely wife Roxanna - adminis ...
Reducing African American child deaths in Sacramento County
I’m proud to be involved in many various initiatives as your supervisor and chair of the First 5 Commission. Today we heard encouraging results from our effort to reduce African American child deaths in Sacramento County ...
Cal Poly Proud!
My beloved alma mater, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) recently recognized me as the 2018 College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) Honored Alumnus. I’m incredibly humble ...
Citizens should expect government transparency
In recent weeks, the local media has covered in considerable detail Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones’ unfortunate reaction to the Mikel McIntyre “Officer Involved Shooting Review.” The review was authored by Sacrame ...
Youth Commission increases youth voter preregistration
On October 16, 2018, members of the Sacramento County Youth Commission presented their Voter Pre-Registration Project report to the Board of Supervisors and shared an inspiring video they produced to encourage eligible y ...
National Night Out offers food, fun, dance and resources
More than 250 community members and representatives from 35 participating organizations and county departments attended the 4th annual South Oak Park/Fruitridge Pocket National Night Out at Jack Davis Park. Highlight ...
2018 June Primary Election
We cherish our right to choose who represents us. It’s a privilege afforded by our unique brand of democratic/republic governance; one that is fought for by so many from across the globe. In less than two weeks, we a ...
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