On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Sacramento City Council authorized the use of $100,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for infrastructure improvements for a “Pedestrian First” pilot alley project between Capitol Avenue and L Street from 17th to 18th Streets. Many readers know this as the alley where “Old Soul” Coffee House resides. Private contributions of in-kind services and dollars have also been raised for design and enhancements. This pilot “Pedestrian First Alley” project will include pedestrian-oriented safety features such as way-finding signage, accessibility improvements, and traffic mitigation; beautification features such as enhanced pavement, lighting, l

Sacramento rock-n-roll band, The Q Balls, will play a benefit show on Saturday, November 14th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Torch Club, 904 15th Street, Sacramento. The event is Free with donations taken at the door. Proceeds will go to Pops in the Park and in turn be used for East Sac and River Park parks. In 2009, Pops in the Park funds were used to leverage funds raised by the community to help restore swim pool hours cut through the City's budget at Bertha Henschel Park, Glenn Hall Park and McKinley Park. The Q Balls manager Sol Siler said: "The Q Balls are really looking forward to the November 14th gig at the Torch. All members save one were born and raised in the East Sacrament

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INCLUDED IN THIS E-NEWSLETTER: • Alley Activation Introduced to Council • Central City Alley Naming Standards Adopted by Council • Park Restrooms Reopened • District 3 Residents Come Together to Raise Funds to Keep Pools Open for Recreational Swim • Friends of McKinley Park Tennis Raise Money to Resurface Courts • Welcome to East Sacramento Signs Pop up Around the Neighborhood • SHPS/ Mercy Construction Update UPCOMING EVENTS • Friends of Grant Park Upcoming Events • Friends of the River Bank - Second Saturday • Sacramento Fire Department Open Houses • SOCA Home Tour – September 20th • Cops & Community Celebration– September 26th • East Sacramento Home Remodeling Tour – September 27th • D

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Thanks for your suggestion. We’ll definitely look into that with the City Traffic engineer and the adjacent businesses. Those types of things are expensive.