You are Invited to SacBee’s Offices for an Open House on Thursday—Come lend your voice to our local news reporters: You are cordially invited to an open house at The Sacramento Bee newsroom in East Sacramento. It will be a gathering of Midtown-East Sacramento Advocates and Sacramento Bee staffers and leadership.
When: Thursday June 11
Where: Sacramento Bee newsroom at 1601 Alhambra Blvd, Suite 100
What time: 5:30 pm to 7 p.m
The SacBee wants to hear from you, our neighbors and (in some cases) our subscribers.
After a brief welcome, Bee Executive Editor Chris Fusco will share our goals and plans for the year, the history of The Bee and how we’re working to remain the primary news source in Sacramento in a challenging media landscape. We’re trying to tell our story to people like you, who share our love for Sacramento and care about our community. We will welcome your questions and discuss shared concerns and aspirations. We will provide information on how to subscribe and advertise in The Bee.
Refreshments will be served. We hope you’ll join us.
Please RSVP to mbreton@sacbee.com by end of business on Monday, June 8. We encourage you to attend—local journalism is important and we want SacBee to hear from us
And Lend Your Voice to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors! This Tuesday and Wednesday important items will be discussed.
Tuesday at 10 am: The homeless response will be discussed. The county handles the homeless response and allocates funds for shelters and other programs. MESA encourages you to let our BOS know we want a faster response to the homelessness issue, increase effective use of money spent, and to reduce mental health issues and the substance abuse that is happening on our streets. These are all issues the BOS is responsible for, and we need get their attention and support. Click here for the agenda and how to participate. Item 70 will discuss the Point in Time Count and the County’s response to it.
Wednesday at 9:30 am: Budget cuts could impact the Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Team (HOT). Sheriff Jim Cooper is encouraging people to voice their support of law enforcement and prevent cuts to the HOT team. Attend the Board of Supervisors meeting. The meeting is held at 700 H Street. Click here for more information
Upcoming McKinley Park Trash Dashes: Want to help keep McKinley Park beautiful? Come help at one of our Trash Dashes. We meet up at the Duck Pond in front of the Playground at 10 am and work until high noon. Here’s when we are out next:
June 14
July 12
August 9
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.
Let Our Councilmember Know: Our Councilmember, Phil Pluckebaum, needs to know the issues we are facing. Blocked sidewalk along your kid’s walk to school? Unleashed dogs causing you worry at the park? Unsafe conditions in the park at night? Contact Pluckebaum’s office. Phone is best at 916-808-7004. Email is ok too (but not responded to timely), and is district4@cityofsacramento.org
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/
Keep Spreading the Word: We are over 300 subscribers strong, and our subscribers are VERY engaged! THANK YOU! We love sharing what’s going on in the neighborhood. Please encourage friends and families to join our mailing list. And remember, if you ever want to unsubscribe, we understand. Just hit the link at the bottom of this email and it will be taken care of. See you around the neighborhood!