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Save the 6-Plex: Council Workshop This Tuesday (4/14)
Staff are proposing standards that would keep traditional 6-plexes banned in most of Sacramento. Let Council know this Tuesday that we need to save the 6-plex. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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Local Group Transforms Street Parking outside Midtown Farmers Market into Public Seating for Park(ing) Day
We transformed 4 parking spots into a pop-up community oasis at the Midtown Farmers Market for Parking Day 2025! We set out 8 homemade benches, shade tents, chairs, a table, and free water which were enjoyed by over 100 market-goers from 9am-1pm. Instead of customers buying their food and leaving the market, they could sit… Read more
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Parking Benefit Districts
Paid parking can solve congestion and fund neighborhood improvements. When revenue stays local and benefits are visible, paid parking can also be politically popular. Read more
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A first timer’s report about attending the 2025 Strong Towns National Gathering in Providence, Rhode Island
Written by Michael Bevens The National Gathering officially started on Monday morning, June 9th, with a workshop run by Incremental Development Alliance about becoming a small scale developer which I had taken back in Sacramento. In the morning, I met most of the other Strong SacTown attendees and we all enjoyed breakfast at a nice, Read more