Sacramento City Council Approves Plan To Increase Minimum WageOctober 28, 2015 | Bob MoffittTensions were high during Tuesday night's Sacramento City Council meeting as hundreds turned out to protest a plan to increase the city's minimum wage. Two protesters were arrested for disturbing a public meeting. A modified proposal passed 6-3. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Ashby First To Declare For Sacramento's Mayor RaceOctober 21, 2015 | Bob MoffittJohnson's out of the race. Ashby's in. Campaign 2016 for the Sacramento mayor's race begins today.
Little Bags Left Out Of Big Bag OrdinanceSeptember 8, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe City of Sacramento wants to change an ordinance that would ban plastic grocery bags starting next year because the new law does not make it clear that small bags are exempt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
New Housing Approved For UC Davis Med Center NeighborhoodAugust 18, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council has given final approval to a housing development near UC Davis Medical Center and U.S. Highway 50. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Council Backs Off Healthy Vending Machine RequirementsAugust 7, 2015Sacramento City Council members are reluctantly allowing more junk food offerings into city-owned vending machines. The city struggled to find vendors willing to stock healthy food in the machines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Moves To Establish Urban Ag IncentivesAugust 7, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council voted last night to make Sacramento an "Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone." Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
City Council Approves Sacramento Commons ProjectJuly 15, 2015 | Cody DrabbleDowntown Sacramento will see new high-rise and mid-rise condominium towers. The Sacramento City Council Tuesday night approved a plan to build a 10-acre, mixed-use development called the Sacramento Commons.
Plan For Hotel Rooms, Downtown Apartments Moves ForwardJune 24, 2015 | Bob MoffittA plan to redevelop four blocks near the new Sacramento arena will go before the city council in two weeks. The Sacramento Commons project would bring more than 1,000 apartments and hotel rooms to the city.
Sacramento City Manager Contract Goes Before CouncilJune 15, 2015 | Bob MoffittJohn Shirey's contract was extended by months, instead of years, in 2014. The small extension was at his request so he could wait to see if his job description would be significantly changed by Mayor Kevin Johnson's "strong mayor" ballot measure.
Sacramento Planning Commission Downtown High-Rise Development ApprovedJune 12, 2015 | Marianne RussThe Sacramento Planning Commission approved a new 24-story apartment high-rise in downtown Sacramento after a meeting Thursday night. The structure would be located near N and P Streets between 5th and 7th Streets.