http://www.yourstreet.com/news/sacramento-city-council YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us No one on the Sacramento City Council can remember anything like it: the city attorney directing the mayor to recuse himself from a council matter – and the mayor saying thanks, but no thanks. In the most public disagreement to date between two of the city's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6622017/sacramento-mayor-at-odds-with-city-attorney-s-directive Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Council will decide what to do with Mayor Kevin Johnson’s “strong mayor” initiative at its meeting Thursday night. The measure qualified to go before voters last week – but it’s up to the council to decide when. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6496424/sac-city-council-to-take-up-johnson-s-strong-mayor-measure Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Developer Paul Petrovich, with the Curtis Park Village site behind him, says his plans for homes, retail and office space "would have the character of Curtis Park and Land Park – built to modern standards." Some residents of the neighborhood, built between 1890... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6427793/neighbors,-developer-wrestle-over-curtis-park-railyard-project Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:59:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Council is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a proposal to pay 100 cents-on-the-dollar for IOUs held by city residents and businesses located in the city. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6381266/home-front-sacramento-might-pay-cash-for-ious Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:40:08 -0700 All of a sudden, a seat on the Sacramento City Council is a hot ticket. As many as 15 candidates have lined up for or are considering runs in next year's four council races, the most in two decades. It's in stark contrast to 2008, when all four incumbents up for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6379940/15-may-seek-seats-on-sacramento-city-council Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:01:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Council Tuesday night voted to temporarily freeze the growth of medical marijuana dispensaries. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6345536/sac-approves-pot-dispensary-moratorium Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:08 -0700 Sacramento City Firefighter Brandon Doughty talks in front of the Sacramento City Council on June 16 about the city budgets cuts. Sacramento city firefighters approved an agreement Friday to freeze their salaries for 30 months, ensuring none of them will be laid off... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6268935/sacramento-firefighters-agree-to-wage-freeze Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Council has approved a fire union proposal to freeze firefighter salaries for 30 months. If ratified by union members, the agreement would spare the jobs of up to 68 firefighters scheduled to be laid off Friday. Under the deal, a 5 percent raise... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6252884/sacramento-city-council-approves-firefighters-wage-concession-package Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Council has approved a fire union proposal to freeze firefighter salaries for 30 months. If ratified by union members, the agreement would spare the jobs of up to 68 firefighters scheduled to be laid off Friday. Under the deal, a 5 percent raise... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6252885/sacramento-city-council-approves-firefighters-wage-concession-package Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:08 -0700 In a sign there may be a breakthrough in the contentious negotiations between the city of Sacramento and its firefighters' union, the Sacramento City Council has scheduled a closed session meeting Wednesday to discuss labor negotiations in the wake of a proposal by... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6242575/sacramento-council-will-meet-in-private-on-firefighters-proposal Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:22:08 -0700 Sacramento City Firefighter Brandon Doughty talks in front of the Sacramento City Council on June 16 about the city budgets cuts. The Sacramento city firefighters union has sent another proposal with salary concessions to city negotiators -- a proposal it described... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6239874/sacramento-firefighters-submit-last-final-contract-concessions Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:57:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Council ordered city negotiators to throw out a tentative agreement they had with the city's fire union on salary freezes Tuesday night and to restart their negotiations. By doing so, they also delayed - at least for now - the laying off of dozens... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6150777/updated-sacramento-city-officials,-fire-union-to-restart-negotiations Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:56:08 -0700 On Tuesday night, Sacramento City Council members are expected to approve a budget with heavy cuts to nearly every city department. The spending plan would erase the city’s $50 million deficit. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6136889/sac-city-council-likely-to-approve-budget-tonight Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:08 -0700 An advanced look at the week ahead - five things shaping the news this week: MONDAY and WEDNESDAY New uses for vacant school facilities? What: The Sacramento City Unified School District's Facility Re-use/7-11 Committee will meet to discuss vacant district... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6125528/five-things-shaping-the-news-this-week Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:18:08 -0700 The historic I Street train depot is staying put. After staff testified the city could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support if the building is moved, the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday night decided not to jack the mammoth structure up and roll... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6038491/sacramento-s-historic-train-depot-not-moving Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:13:08 -0700 The historic I Street train depot is staying put. After staff testified the city could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support if the building is moved, the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday night decided not to jack the mammoth structure up and roll... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6036458/sacramento-train-depot-not-moving Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:15:08 -0700 A skateboard park will replace tennis courts by the end of the summer at the Robertson Community Center in Del Paso Heights. The Sacramento City Council approved a construction bid of $230,000 this week to replace the cracked tennis courts at the center with a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5998653/city-oks-skateboard-park-for-del-paso-heights-center Thu, 28 May 2009 08:08:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved funding for a new fire station in North Natomas. Nearly $10 million in available development fees will be used to construct the station, which will be built west of Interstate 5. Despite a building moratorium in Natomas... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5988064/funding-for-second-north-natomas-fire-station-gets-council-ok Wed, 27 May 2009 08:35:08 -0700 The city's police union may not sign off on salary freezes designed to save nearly 70 officers if other unions do not agree to similar concessions and then are spared cuts by the Sacramento City Council. In a letter to police officers obtained by The Bee, police... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5941625/sacramento-police-union-balks-at-signing-pay-freeze Wed, 20 May 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The city's police union may not sign off on salary freezes designed to save nearly 70 officers if other unions do not agree to similar concessions and then are spared cuts by the Sacramento City Council. In a letter to police officers obtained by The Bee, police... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5941627/sacramento-police-union-balks-at-signing-pay-freeze Wed, 20 May 2009 23:00:08 -0700