Incoming Sacramento City Councilmen Jay Schenirer and Darrell Fong both said in interviews on Monday that they want to address concerns in the specific neighborhoods they will represent. They also said they are mindful of the city’s expected budget shortfall. Fong and Schenirer will be officially sworn into their new posts on Tuesday night. Schenirer pointed out that he will represent 19 neighborhoods as the councilman for District 5, including Oak Park, West Tahoe Park and Curtis Park. “I think the neighborhoods in my district have a significant amount of need,” Schenirer said. To respond to the neighborhoods’ needs, he said he wants to spend the next three to six months working with

The boundaries of my 'hood seem to be Stockton Blvd, Broadway, 53rd St, and 14th Ave. I am sure of all but the 53rd St, due to it not being named on the city's neighborhood map. That includes businesses, a retirement community, old and newish homes. I included a garden for good measure.

When asked to talk about their neighborhoods, Sacramento residents have a lot to say. Sacramento dwellers who follow The Sacramento Press on Twitter revealed their feelings about their neighborhoods on Wednesday and Thursday. Check out their tweets: @ShermanLoehr: I dwell in River Park. Love being so close to the wonders of East Sac & Fair Oaks Blvd. And listening to trains at night! @journalistnate: I was born and raised in Oak Park. People from elsewhere are a lot more freaked out about my neighborhood than I am. @johntodd: RioLinda is not NEARLY as miserable as many make it out to be. It’s much more Mayberry than South Central. @swellyn: West Tahoe Park. Highly diverse, some artists