Updates

Improving our mental health services delivery in Sacramento County has been my top priority since getting elected.  I am pleased to report that with substantial recent investments by the Board of Supervisors in mental health services, Sacramento County Behavioral Health has taken strides to create new options and enhancements to the Mental Health Services system […]

In partnership with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC), the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) unveiled four light rail trains that have been wrapped with art designed by four local artists: Ruby Chacón, Linda Nunes, Kerri Warner and Donine Wellman today at the 7th & Richards/Township 9 light rail station in the River District. Chacón’s […]

The California Transportation Commission has unanimously approved the staff recommendations for the SB1 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program and the Local Partnership Program.  For District 2, that means less congestion during commute times on both I 5, and the long wait for soundwalls in the Pocket will soon be over! […]

As a result of concerns raised at a District 2 community meeting in 2017, Supervisor Kennedy reached out to and secured funding for WALKSacramento to conduct safety audits and host Safe Routes to School walking and biking events at Fern Bacon Middle School, Peter Burnett Elementary School, Pacific Elementary School, and Ethel I. Baker Elementary […]

The Board of Supervisors recently adopted the County’s five year Transportation Improvement Guide.  Within the guide are 19 major projects in unincorporated South Sacramento’s District 2, with a budget of over $36 Million (this does not include several major projects that are funded through other sources). Included in these projects are paving projects, road widening […]

This is a very exciting time for Sacramento Regional Transit, now known as SacRT.  In the past year the SacRT Board has been pushing forward on a number of new projects and initiatives to expand service and provide a better rider experience.  As Chair of the SacRT Board, Supervisor Kennedy looks forward to continuing to […]

After hearing from service workers in hotels who have faced sexual harassment and been put in uncomfortable and dangers situations, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to become the first in the state to require workers to be provided with panic buttons. The regulation requires hotels with 25 or more rooms to provide workers […]

In the age of Uber and Lyft, Sacramento Regional Transit is has launched a new program called “SmaRT Ride” – an on-demand bus service being piloted in Citrus Heights. Using the new SmaRT Ride program is pretty similar to using other ride-sharing services. Simply download the Microtransit app, request a ride and within minutes, a bus […]