The city of Sacramento installed tuff curbs between lanes, repainted crosswalks and created curb extensions as part of a quick-build project at 68th Avenue and Tamoshanter Way, near Rosa Parks Middle School. The city's Transportation Safety Team, which focuses on temporary, low-cost improvements, is not fully staffed as of August 2026, nearly a year after a city official said all six positions would be filled.

The city of Sacramento installed tuff curbs between lanes, repainted crosswalks and created curb extensions as part of a quick-build project at 68th Avenue and Tamoshanter Way, near Rosa Parks Middle School. The city’s Transportation Safety Team, which focuses on temporary, low-cost improvements, is not fully staffed as of August 2026, nearly a year after a city official said all six positions would be filled.

The City of Sacramento Department of Public Works

Sacramento’s top stories Monday span local government, a shifting congressional race and the city’s dining scene. Here’s a quick look at what happened.

Sacramento’s Transportation Safety Team remains largely unstaffed more than a year after the City Council approved $4.6 million for the “quick-build” road safety initiative, with only two of six positions filled as of mid-August. Despite the vacancies, the Department of Public Works has spent more than $1.2 million on projects and completed 673 work orders. Supervising engineer Phil Vulliet said interviews for two assistant engineering roles are scheduled for September.Democrat Eric Jones has picked up the endorsement of Raymond Riehle, the Republican he narrowly defeated in the June primary for California’s 4th Congressional District. Riehle said he will lead a new group, Californians Against the Democratic Establishment, to reach Republican and independent voters as Jones challenges Rep. Mike Thompson. The two candidates say they share views on local infrastructure, fiscal discipline, water policy and opposition to gerrymandering.

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