MESA – Jan 5, 2024 – Newsletter

Tree Planting at McKinley Park Tomorrow:  East Sacramento Preservation is working with Sacramento City Parks Arborist and Sacramento Tree Foundation to replace trees in McKinley Park. Tomorrow, January 6th at 10 am, we need 30-35 volunteers to plant 10-12 trees.  The City Staff has augered the holes for planting our new trees. Volunteers are needed to plant, stake, water and mulch the trees.  Please RSVP to Will Green,  wgreen@surewest.net.  This is a good opportunity to start off the New Year by giving back to our community.  See you there—rain or shine.  It looks like the rain will hold off until we are done!

McKinley Park Trash Dash next Sunday, January 14th:  Come out next week for our monthly Trash Dash at McKinley Park.  This is a very family friendly event, and also a great opportunity for any local students to get community service credits.  We’ll have trash grabbers and trash bags—as well as recycling bags to put anything that can be recycled in.  Come out, meet some new friends and make our neighborhood shiny.  Our group will be out there from 10 am until noon, meeting up by the duck pond. Bring work gloves if you have them, and stay hydrated!  For more information on this event please visit the Facebook page here: https://fb.me/e/14qtfG2Pe and on Nextdoor here:  https://nextdoor.com/p/cgfZxtXHXcYD?utm_source=share&extras=MTM0OTc2NjQ%3D&utm_campaign=1704472187244

Volunteers Needed – Point-In-Time Count January 24 and 25:  Next month the Point-In-Time (PIT) Count will be conducted over two nights.  This is an important data collection project to find out how many people are experiencing homelessness in the city, and allow appropriate funding from the county and state to help those who are unhoused in our community.  https://sacramentostepsforward.org/continuum-of-care-point-in-time-pit-count/2024-point-in-time-count/

SEE SOMETHING – SAY SOMETHING:  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, 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.

Why Do We Keep Nagging You?:  The city is keeping track of 311 reports, and sending out assistance where there are a lot of reports.  If the city doesn’t get reports on 311 about issues in our neighborhood they are blind to the problem .  So—we’ll keep nagging you to report, report, report.  And we thank everyone who does the reporting!

DCR Reporting on the Homeless Response:  Want to find out what the city’s doing?  Check out the newly created dashboard with all the information on how they are addressing the homelessness crisis:  https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDU1OGYwMDItM2M4MC00MDlhLWIwMTYtNGNiNDY1ZjRlNDE2IiwidCI6ImUzN2UwMWYyLTU0MWItNGZmZC1iOGQ0LTc2YWVlOGI4YzA4ZCJ9&pageName=ReportSection

ADA Class Action Lawsuit Against City and County of Sacramento for Blocking Mobility Disabled from Using Public Sidewalks:  The ADA lawsuit against the City and County of Sacramento continues. Lawyers unsuccessfully met for an all day mediation on November 3rd before a retired Superior Court Judge. After the federal judge issues a scheduling order, discovery will begin. The discovery will include
obtaining information from the 311 reporting system on homeless blocking
of sidewalks followed by depositions of City and County officials. Attorney Louis Demas is continuing to work on the plaintiffs’ behalf on a pro bono basis so they will not have to pay attorneys fees. Expenses for discovery and depositions will be substantial. If you are able to help with expenses, please send a tax deductible donation to Friends of East Sacramento. Click here for more information.  And THANK YOU to everyone who has donated so far!  We have almost all of the expenses covered up to this point!

SOLD OUT:  D4 Councilmember Candidate Forum January 10th from 6-7:30:  Join us at First Church of the Nazarene to learn about the candidates for City Council that would be representing us.  This will be a local District 4 neighborhood association led forum for the candidates running for City Council.

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