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CBS News
22-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Sacramento may charge residents to park in front of homes to help address city budget deficit
SACRAMENTO — The City of Sacramento has a new idea to help solve its $44 million budget deficit: charging people a fee to park in front of their own homes. Should people be forced to pay to park in front of their own homes? Glen Korengold doesn't think so. "I think it's really unfair," Korengold said. Deborah Cregger doesn't like it either. "I think it's a horrible idea," Cregger said. Both live in Sacramento's Elmhurst neighborhood, where many people park on the street because of the smaller-sized driveways. "The cars then were little, if people had cars at all," Cregger said. The neighborhood is right next to the UC Davis Medical Center, with 16,000 employees and patients passing through daily. "Eight o'clock in the morning, you look out the window and cars are just coming in," Korengold said. So for decades, the city has had a residential parking permit program, designed to prevent outside drivers from taking up all the spaces on the street. "But for the permit program, there would be no place to park for residents," Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty said. About 30,000 people across the city live in these zones and can get a permit, allowing them to park without time restrictions. But now the city is considering charging people $120 a year for that permit, which had been free. "If, essentially, we don't charge for the parking, then the city is subsidizing the cost for the service," said Matt Eierman, the city's public works director. The city says the administrative cost is just over $1 million a year, but the proposal caused controversy at Tuesday night's city council meeting. "They're not only losing the opportunity to park on their streets, now proposing to charge them for the privilege of losing it," said City Councilmember Roger Dickinson. "That, to me, is fundamentally unfair." Homeowners we spoke to say the city should have done more outreach, and they had no idea the new fee was being considered until we told them about it. The proposal now goes back to the city's budget committee for further discussion on June 3 and would need to be passed as part of the budget before taking effect in July.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Here's which councilmembers are accepting or rejecting raises amid $44 million city budget deficit
SACRAMENTO — While the City of Sacramento considers a wide range of cuts to address a $44 million budget deficit, the mayor and city council are eyeing pay raises. An independent commission met last week, voting to raise the base salaries for Mayor Kevin McCarty and council members. The mayor would get a 12% increase, raising his salary from $164,000 to $184,000, while council members would get 8% each, raising their salaries from $102,000 to $111,000. Since that vote, some have weighed in on whether or not they would be rejecting a pay increase. "I'm waiting to see how it all works out," Mayor McCarty said. "We have a month to decide." Among the councilmembers, Lisa Kaplan confirmed to CBS13 that she will accept the raise. Roger Dickinson will also be taking the raise, but his office says he is exploring ways to redirect his salary increase to support his district directly. Councilmembers Mai Vang and Rick Jennings are rejecting the increases, citing struggling constituents and the budget deficit. We're waiting to hear back from the others.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Here are the Sacramento police cuts the city is considering amid $44 million budget hole
SACRAMENTO — The City of Sacramento is considering making cuts to vacant police department positions to help make up for its $44 million budget deficit. The proposed budget has the city council cutting close to 25 vacant Sacramento Police Department positions, which could impact law enforcement response time. "It's not an easy decision," said Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty. McCarty said that the police department uses the money from the vacancies to pay officers overtime so that there are people to respond to calls. A spokesperson for the department said that often these officers come in on a day off or backfill a patrol shift. "There's some in the community and some in city council who have advocated for sweeping the 100-plus vacancies on the police department and using that money elsewhere, and I am saying that would be a terrible idea," McCarty said. Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang told CBS13 that she plans to present that new idea to the city council in its Tuesday meeting. She gave us this statement: "Before we eliminate critical funding for youth and family programs and lay off city staff who rely on their paychecks to provide food and housing for their loved ones - city council must have the courage to reallocate some of the 190+ vacant positions in the police department to protect services that directly support our working families. Choosing to keep these unfilled positions while cutting real people and taking away resources from children cannot be how our city leans into our values. Let's make budget decisions driven by real people who need our help in this critical moment." "You can be putting some people in danger by doing that," Dean said. Nothing is set in stone for the budget just yet. The Sacramento City Council will continue to discuss the proposed budget before formally adopting it by the end of June. Jason Dean, manager at Take Care Barbershop on J Street, said his business has been vandalized in the past, and it concerns him to think that police services could be impacted with a cut. "Within minutes' difference, that could make all the difference," said Jason Dean, manager at Take Care Barbershop on J Street.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Housing needed: 6 stories on projects, solutions in Sacramento
Stories by Sacramento Bee journalists, with AI summarization Sacramento's housing landscape is shifting through a range of new policies and initiatives. Sacramento State is considering turning underused downtown state buildings into a mixed-use university village, potentially revitalizing the area and increasing housing options. Placer County has approved developer subsidies, such as the Launchpad Program, to speed construction of multi-family housing and address shortages in key regions. City leaders are pushing for more affordable approaches to homelessness, debating cost-effective solutions like mini-homes and shared facilities. At the state level, lawmakers are advancing bills to cut red tape and accelerate permitting, aiming to reduce construction delays and encourage faster housing production. The state granted the university an exclusivity period to evaluate several downtown properties. | Published February 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Annika Merrilees The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the program Tuesday. | Published April 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, said the bills would 'alter the trajectory of California's housing crisis.' | Published April 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Wolffe Sacramento is working on a new quick-build safety program. | Published April 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ariane Lange Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty McCarty asked Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency leaders for cheaper options to build affordable housing. | Published April 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Theresa Clift The new mayor is exploring new shelters for unique populations as funding grows tight. Can Sacramento truly do more with less? | Published April 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Robin Epley LeBron Antonio Hill Tom Philp The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City of Sacramento launches initiative to speed up housing development
( — The City of Sacramento announced the launch of its new initiative, 'Streamline Sacramento,' which is aimed at boosting housing production and reducing construction costs, according to officials. Video Above: Sacramento community find alternative to eggs amid Easter Holiday The 2025 initiative led by Mayor Kevin McCarty and Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum is searching for ways to advance the development approval process, improve efficiency and increase certainty for developers. The decision comes as the 2024 numbers for the annual Regional Housing Needs Allocation goal fell short. Despite a goal of 5,700 units, only 2,387 housing units were issued building permits in the past year, according to the city's most recent eight-year housing strategy annual report. Lodi resident wins $750,000 jackpot at Sky River Casino 'Tuesday night the city council took its first action to come from our Streamline Sacramento task force,' said Mayor Kevin McCarty. 'This task force is aimed at streamlining our permitting process so we can make Sacramento a better place to live and do business.' Streamline Sacramento's effort include: Submittal of building permit applications Plan reviewing Issuance of building permits Inspections Final inspection leading to the certificate of occupancy. 'While the City is always looking for ways to streamline and make our processes more efficient, the development market is also continuously changing and we want to make sure our building processes are working well for those who are investing and building in Sacramento,' said Matt Hertel, assistant director with the City's Community Development Department. Officials also provided a list of improvements in progress, including: Virtual inspections for minor projects to save time Bond Opportunities for Land Development program, offered by the California Municipal Finance Authority to finance public infrastructure required for new development within the city. Instant building permit issuance to eliminate the wait time for applicants to receive their building permit. More information can be found on Streamline Sacramento's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
