The 4th Annual Sacramento Homeless Connect event will take place this Saturday, May 21 at Sacramento City College from 10:00 am-3:00 pm. It is hosted by Sacramento Steps Forward, with support from presenting sponsor The Salvation Army. Speakers at the event include Assemblymember Roger Dickinson, Mayor Kevin Johnson and Supervisor Phil Serna. Over 1,000 homeless guests are expected; additionally the event hosts 500 community volunteers and over 60 different service providers. Project Homeless Connect is a national Best Practice model for bringing services directly to homeless folks. Started in San Francisco, it now occurs in over 150 communities across the country. Homeless Connect events

Office of the Mayor, Councilmember Steve Cohn and the City of Sacramento invite you to a COMMUNITY FORUM DISCUSSING MIDTOWN NIGHTLIFE When: Saturday, September 25, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Location: Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center, 915 27th Street, Redwood Rooms For additional questions call (916) 808-6525  

The Sacramento City Council unanimously passed, with a 10-0 vote, the Bethlehem Sister City Initiative proposal, which establishes a formal relationship between Sacramento and Bethlehem, during Tuesday’s council meeting. The council also adopted a resolution to establish a relationship with an Israeli city in the future. The Bethlehem Sister City Initiative was started in 2006 by community volunteers who were interested in forming environmental, artistic and agricultural ties between the two cities, according to the report by Council Operations Manager Lisa Serna-Mayorga. This past October, the Jewish community also expressed interest in forming a bond between Sacramento and an Israeli