McKinley Park Trash Dash Tomorrow, September 23rd: Come out 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 Parks donated trash grabbers and garbage bags, and a dumpster to fill up. Come out, meet some new friends and make our park shiny. Our group will be out there from 10 am until noon, meeting up by the duck pond. Plan to bring gloves, warm weather friendly work clothes, sunblock and plenty of fluids to stay hydrated. If all goes well, MESA will bring some snacks to fuel our endeavors. For more information on this event please visit the Facebook page here: https://fb.me/e/1vUmr2lCu
District Attorney Files Lawsuit Against City of Sacramento: Earlier this week the Sacramento District Attorney filed a lawsuit against the City of Sacramento for it’s failure to appropriately address the homeless crisis. To view the press conference on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/
City Council Meeting Update: Next Tuesday City Council is holding a special meeting to reprioritize city workloads. This meeting will be at 1 pm and the agenda can be found here: http://sacramento.granicus.
Mayor Steinberg Town Hall: If you’d like to participate in Mayor Steinberg’s next Town Hall meeting, it is going to be held on Saturday, September 30th from 10-11 am. The meeting will be in North Natomas. https://engagesac.org/events/
To attend, please register through this website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
We Want to Hear From You: Are you interested in participating in a Zoom MESA meeting? We are happy to put one on soon. Send us a message to info@midtowneastsac.org to let us know. Giving us some ideas about topics and meeting day/time would be helpful too!
ADA Class Action Lawsuit Against City and County of Sacramento for Blocking Mobility Disabled from Using Public Sidewalks: Attorney Louis Demas, on behalf of five mobility disabled Sacramentans, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City and County for an injunction requiring removal of homeless tent encampments obstructions on public streets that block access for the disabled to use the sidewalks. The City and County responded by filing motions to dismiss the lawsuit to avoid being accountable for the requirements of the American Disability Act. Last month the motions were heard in front of Chief U.S. District Judge Mueller who signaled the the lawsuit would not be dismissed and she issued an order setting the matter for further proceedings. Attorney Demas is continuing to work on the plaintiffs’ behalf while waiting for the order from the judge. Private mediation of the lawsuit has been scheduled before a retired Sacramento Superior Court Judge. The costs for private mediation will be split among the parties but is substantial. Attorney Demas, is representing the plaintiffs on a pro bono basis so they will not have to pay attorneys fees. If you are able to help with expenses, please send a tax deductible donation to Friends of East Sacramento. Click here for more information.
If We’ve Said it Once, We’ve Said it a Dozen Times: 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. Do you love social media? Follow SacPD on Nextdoor, Facebook and Twitter. @SacPolice @SPD_Field Ops. Sac Fire at @SacFirePIO https://www.facebook.com/
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