Midtown residents asked Sacramento city staff for a solution to the lack of parking spaces available to renters and owners at Monday’s Neighborhood Advisory Group (NAG) meeting. They complained that business patrons are using their residential spaces. “As someone who lives down here and can’t park, I have concerns about residential parking,” said Karen Jacques, a member of the Midtown neighborhood association. “We’ve got to have some way (the potential solution) really keeps the business customers out of residential parking.” Greg Sandlund, associate planner for the Community Development Department told NAG members that his department is actively working toward a plan that will balance t

Sacramento City Councilman Robbie Waters wants to advance public safety in his district by bolstering neighborhood associations and watch groups. Waters, a former Sacramento County sheriff, said that public safety is his top priority for the year. The Sacramento Press is publishing a series on the 2010 goals of members of the City Council. Links to stories on other councilmembers’ goals can be found at the end of this story. Waters represents District 7, which includes the Greenhaven, Pocket and Valley Hi neighborhoods. He is running for re-election in June. His opponents in the race are Darrell Fong, who had a longtime career as a Sacramento police officer, and Ryan Chin, the strategic

I live in the natomas area, so i'm right off of truxel. My neighbors house got robbed just yesterday 12.17.08. The home owners were so angry and devastated that their safety deposit box was stolen, the break-in was told to have gone on in daylight, and robbers are getting bolder every day. Our neighborhood has started a neighborhood watch program, but it really has not been put into full act yet, we have only had one meeting. There are so many kids that live in the area of Natomas that run around every day and are in dangers eyes. We need to control our community problems by putting a stop to the problems by helping everyone. If your community does not have time to set up a neighborhood wa