Working with the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, Sacramento County District Attorney Ann Marie Schubert’s Office, recently led the charge to reach an agreement with Motel 6 to improve the Motel chain’s operational standards throughout Sacramento County. The Method of Understanding (MOU) allows the District Attorney and the municipalities to ensure Motel 6 will maintain […]
Sacramento County Environmental Management Division Coordinating Mangan Park Cleanup
The City of Sacramento recently announced that the Mangan Park Rifle and Pistol Range contained unacceptable levels of lead contamination that would need to be mitigated and cleaned. Sacramento City Councilmember Jay Shenirer deserves credit for raising this issue in the city and spearheading efforts to determine the degree of lead contamination. Now that the […]
Sacramento County Code Enforcement. . . Strengthening our Neighborhoods
In Sacramento County it is the job of the Code Enforcement Division to maintain and improve property values and the quality of life for residents, visitors and business owners. Staff with Code Enforcement investigate violations of housing, zoning and vehicle abatement laws in the unincorporated portions Sacramento County. They work to achieve voluntary compliance through notification and […]
The County Board of Supervisors Re-purposes the Sheriff’s Outreach Committee. Was it enough?
The men and women of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department are among the best in law enforcement. But that does not mean we shouldn’t always look to ways in which our local law enforcement agencies can’t better interact with the public. Recent events across the nation have highlighted how important the relationships between law enforcement […]
Supervisor Kennedy Appears on Comcast Newsmakers with Steve Swatt
Supervisor Kennedy had the opportunity to sit down with Steve Swatt of Comcast Newsmakers to talk about the re-balancing of mental healthcare services in the County of Sacramento. Watch it here: https://comcast.app.box.com/Patrick-Kennedy
Flood Control Remains a Priority for Sacramento County
For the last four years Sacramento, like the rest of California, has been focused on dealing with the drought and finding ways to conserve water. This has overshadowed the fact that, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Sacramento area remains “among the most at-risk regions in America for catastrophic flooding.” A large […]