Author: Troy Sankey

  • Our Letter on City Budget Transparency for FY26-27

    Our Letter on City Budget Transparency for FY26-27

    On March 18, 2026, our Budget & Transparent Accounting Working Group submitted a letter to the City’s Budget and Audit Committee asking for the budgeting process to be clearer and more transparent for average people. Suggestions ranged from a mailer with city budget basics to an interactive “Build your own budget” dashboard.

  • Sacramento’s Suburban Experiment

    Sacramento’s Suburban Experiment

    Since World War II, Sacramento has been running its most expensive experiment: build everything around the car, approve endless suburban subdivisions, and worry about the costs later. The bills are now due.

  • January Monthly Meeting

    Our January Monthly Meeting will be on Thursday, January 8, 2026 – NOT January 1 due to the New Year’s Holiday.

  • December Monthly Meeting

    December Monthly Meeting

    For our final monthly meeting of 2025, we’ll cruise down memory lane of our accomplishments and progress this year. And with our 3-year anniversary coming up in January 2026, we’ll share lessons we’ve learned about advocacy, change-making, and building a community.

  • November Monthly Meeting

    November Monthly Meeting

    Our November Monthly Meeting will feature case studies on historic preservation efforts in Sacramento, a guide on using the Strong Towns 4-Step Process for Public Investment, and celebrations of our recent big events!

  • October Monthly Meeting

    October Monthly Meeting

    Our October Monthly Meeting will feature a crash course on how the Strong Towns approach can make Sacramento more financially and socially resilient.

  • Tabling at Preservation Sac’s Historic Home Tour

    Tabling at Preservation Sac’s Historic Home Tour

    Join Strong SacTown’s table at the Preservation Sac Historic Home Tour in the Eichler Historic District of South Land Park!

  • Tabling at Sustainable Transportation Fair

    Tabling at Sustainable Transportation Fair

    Do you commute downtown? Learn practical, easy ways to make your commute affordable, less stressful, and more enjoyable at the Sustainable Transportation Fair!

  • September Monthly Meeting

    September Monthly Meeting

    For our September Monthly Meeting, representatives from the City of Rancho Cordova will speak about their Lincoln Village Asphalt Art Pilot Project, a creative blend of traffic calming, creative placemaking, community art, and tactical urbanism!