Tag Archives: Darrell Steinberg

Sales Tax

Economy,

In a recent attempt to increase sales tax in Sacramento, Measure U (which renews a half-cent sales tax and adds another half-cent tax, while rendering the total amount, concretizing the total) was passed.  Over half of voters (55.6%) in the city said yes to the hike in tax to 8.75 percent.

Of this, Mayor Darrell Steinberg said:

“We’ll do it right. We’ll do it in a thorough way and we’ll do it in a way that will make people say ‘Wow, they really meant what they said.’…Measure U is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest real resources in building a modern economy in Sacramento that includes everyone.”

The change in law will come into affect on April 1 and the extra money will be used to basic necessary services such as fire, police, funding for affordable housing and neighborhood projects.

Commercial 5G Network

Infrastructure, ,

On 1stOctober, in an unprecedented move, Verizon ignited “the world’s first commercial 5G network.”  And it happened in Sacramento.  According to Verizon’s Pacific Market president, Jonathan LeCompte:

“We were able to make Sacramento one of our first 5G cities because Mayor Darrell Steinberg and city leaders embraced innovation and developed a strategic vision for how 5G could be a platform for the larger Sacramento technology ecosystem. We believe this vision will pay off big for the city, attracting new investment, businesses and next generation services for residents.”

Other areas benefitting from this advancement are sections of: Houston, Indianapolis and LA.

Putting Money into the Homeless Plight

Housing,

housingHomelessness is a big issue in Sacramento. In the context of its greater state, Senator Ricardo Lara, argued that this news is shaming since the state of California is America’s “richest state.” As a result of this, a protest took place in Sacramento, whereby thousands of Californians laid down on the sidewalk or a piece of cardboard.

In view of this, a proposal outlined by state senators determined that the state of California would spend over $2 billion on permanent housing “to help the nation’s largest homeless population.” Former Senate leader Darrell Steinberg participated in this proposal. It is tragic that there are approximately 116,000 homeless people in California, which accounts for over a fifth of the country’s entire homeless population. Steinberg is currently running for Mayor of Sacramento.

Should this proposal be accepted, Steinberg’s campaign promise will go into effect. That being that he will “use his Capitol influence to write state policy that benefits the city of Sacramento.” Experts say that should this become law by the end of this legislative session, then “funding for new housing units could be ready by this time next year.”