City of Sacramento Government News

A project that was on life support had some much-needed life injected into it on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when the Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to approve the framework for a $321 million downtown railyards soccer stadium and entertainment venue.

Mayor Darrell Steinberg stepped up to the podium outside of the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street in downtown Sacramento. It was June 14, 2017, another seasonably warm early summer day. A drumline beat out a thunderous rhythm line and Samba dancers, most wearing colorful feathered headpieces, twirled in loose circles. There were cheers and the mood was festive.

Sacramento’s mayoral candidates presented their visions for the city’s creative economy at a two-part “Meet the Candidates for Mayor” Creative Economy meeting hosted by Atrium 916 in late September and early October.

Sometimes the checks written to a political candidate in a race do not tell the story.

In the midst of economic turmoil and a now-decade-long housing crisis, Sacramento’s leaders and creative community are trying to take their cooperation with each other to new levels – all in hopes of preserving the city’s artistic soul.