MESA – May 5, 2026 – Newsletter

City Council Meeting Today, May 5th at 5 pm:   The City Budget is starting to be discussed, and MESA encourages you to lend your voice in support of our police and fire departments.

To attend the meeting, please park in the City parking garage.  City Hall Garage is located at 948 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 and you can receive validated parking from the City Clerk.  The meeting will be held at the City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

To speak, fill out a speakers slip and turn it into the clerk prior to Agenda Item 1. Not able to make it? You can send in your comments here:

Here are a few talking points:

• Cut non-essential programs

  • Example: Office of Public Safety and Accountability duplicates Internal Affairs findings (~98% overlap) while costing ~$2M annually

  • Reallocate funding from programs like DCR, the FUEL Network and Climate Action Plan

• Reform regulations and project thresholds

  • Adjust the City’s PLA threshold (currently ~$1M vs. ~$35M federally) to reduce regulatory burden and limit concentrated benefits to select groups, easing costs for taxpayers.

• Increase competition to lower costs

  • Attract more bidders to drive down project expenses, which are currently elevated (PLAs ~25% above prevailing wage; prevailing wage 30–40% above market).

• Sacramento residents and business owners want a well-funded, well-equipped, and well-trained police department.

• A strong police presence is essential for people to feel safe throughout the city, especially downtown.

• Public safety should remain a top priority—when people feel safe, economic development follows.

• Ultimately, we all want a clean, safe city for everyone.

Upcoming McKinley Park Trash Dash May 17th at 10 am:  Calling all Trash Dashers. Come out to our beautiful park and make it shine for all to see.THIS IS OUR CITY SPONSORED QUARTERLY EVENT–DONUTS AND PIZZA WILL BE PROVIDED!

We will meet up by the Duck Pond at McKinley Park. Lots of friendly faces will be out to help us clean up around the park. We will have our litter getters, trash bags, gloves and lots of friendly faces out to make our park shiny.
This is a great opportunity for anyone that needs some community service hours. We will gladly sign any volunteer paperwork!

For more information here’s a link on Facebook and Nextdoor.

SacBee Open House for MESA:  Midtown-East Sac Advocates are invited to meet at the Sacramento Bee’s office on Alhambra for an open house.  SacBee staffers and leadership will be there to hear from us and tell us about the paper’s involvement in the community. It will be a gathering of Midtown-East Sacramento Advocates and Sacramento Bee staffers and leadership. Executive Editor Chris Fusco will share the paper’s goals and plans for the year, the history of The Bee and how they’re working to remain the primary news source in Sacramento

Where:  1601 Alhambra Blvd., Suite 100. (When you enter the parking lot, our suite is to your left).

When: Thursday June 11, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Please join in the conversation.  This is a family friendly event.  Refreshments will be served.

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!