MESA Founders Meeting with Councilmember Pluckebaum This Past Monday: MESA Founders met with Councilmember Pluckebaum and his staff, along with Sac Police, Department of Community Response and the Media and Communications Manager. We brought up the following items:
Safety issues in Midtown and East Sacramento
Travel paths for students to local schools
The Northern Alhambra Corridor (B St to J Street between 28th and Alhambra Blvd)
Local Parks including the state of the parks for youth sporting activities
The state of Mary Ann’s Baking Company’s building at C and 30th Streets
How to best address issues when they are happening
How to improve safety in our community
Some take aways from the meeting:
Call 911 if there is a crime in progress.
Forming strong relationship with the police department is very helpful to reduce crime in the area
Businesses are implementing FUSUS technology to patrol their properties
Department of Community Response is working with CalTrans and the CHP to clear encampments
Report issues such as illegal camps, litter, unleashed dogs to 311
Having neighborhood watch groups helps deter crime
Neighborhood activities such as trash pickups, park events and other events helps deter crime and build community
Safe Routes to School for local students
The city is facing significant budget shortfalls which will lead to programs and staff positions being eliminated to balance the budget
Walk and Roll to Miwok Middle School Day October 16th: Councilmember Pluckebaum will be joining many of us to celebrate National Walk and Roll to School Day this October. Every day is a good day for students to walk or roll to school, and this coming October 16th we will be meeting up at 29th St and G Street to walk or roll with students. We are excited to have the school administration involved, and look forward to having you join us. We will meet at our spot at 7:45 am, and walk, roll or ride bikes on up to Alhambra and over to Miwok. If you need parking, Pine Cove is a short walk away. MESA is thrilled to have our councilmember joining us, and we anticipate we will have some Sac PD bike officers along for the journey too. Stay tuned for more information. To learn about the national program, visit https://www.walkbiketoschool.
McKinley Park Trash Dash Tomorrow: Our intrepid trash dashers will be out at McKinley Park tomorrow from 10 am to noon. Meet up at the duck pond. We should have a beautiful day on tap. We’ll have our litter grabbers and plenty of garbage bags and lots of smiling faces. This is a very family friendly event, and a great opportunity for anyone that needs community service hours to get our volunteer coordinators to sign those forms. Here’s the event on Facebook
and on Nextdoor.
Future McKinley Park Trash Dashes:
Fall is here, and we will be out on the following dates from 10 am until noon to beautify McKinley Park:
October 19
AND OUR BIG, CITY SPONSORED TRASH DASH ON NOVEMBER 23, right before Thanksgiving and The Run to Feed the Hungry. Mark your calendars.
McKinley Park Rose Garden Volunteers Needed: The McKinley Park Rose Brigade is looking for volunteers to help pull weeds and spread mulch in the Rose Garden.
Wednesday October 22, 2025
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 8:00am-11:00am both days
Volunteers are encouraged to wear long sleeves, pants and closed toe shoes. Gloves and all tools will be provided by YPCE.
For more information, please visit https://bttr.im/prowd
Nothing Happens Unless Someone Knows There’s a Problem. Ever wonder why something isn’t being done about an unsafe situation in the area? If it isn’t reported to the City, it is as if it isn’t happening. So, REPORT, REPORT, REPORT. We all need to report issues that are happening to create a record of the problem with the city. If you see something off in your area, report it. It has been discovered that the only way the City is responding to issues regarding People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) is if a 311 report is filed. Call 311, or better yet, use the 311 app to report issues with PEH. Here’s the link to the app: https://www.cityofsacramento.
Don’t Hesitate to Contact 911, Sac Police or Fire When Necessary. If you see something not right in the neighborhood, REPORT IT. We have all seen unsafe conditions in our neighborhood. If you see a situation unfolding that could cause harm to anyone or anything, call 911. If you need to report something to our police force, but it isn’t an emergency situation, please call the SacPD non-emergency number at 916-808-5471. See a fire burning where it shouldn’t? Call Sac Metro Fire’s number at 916-228-3035. If you are having other issues, contact 311. Report issues to 311, but if you know it is an emergency, don’t hesitate—call 911.
DCR Reporting on the Homeless Response: Want to find out what the city’s doing? Check out the dashboard with all the information on how it’s are addressing the homelessness crisis: https://app.powerbigov.us/
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