{"id":330918,"date":"2026-05-24T22:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/330918\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T22:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:15:08","slug":"sacramento-commission-cuts-could-risk-road-safety-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/330918\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento commission cuts could risk road safety funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAC_379_261205_JV_City_Council.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty listens during the City Council meeting discussing budget cuts on Tuesday, May 12, 2026\" alt=\"Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty listens during the City Council meeting discussing budget cuts on Tuesday, May 12, 2026\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty listens during the City Council meeting discussing budget cuts on Tuesday, May 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p>                JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS<\/p>\n<p>            jvillegas@sacbee.com<\/p>\n<p>    Don\u2019t cut commissions, cut council salaries instead<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article315804739.html\">Commission cutbacks could jeopardize millions for road safety, advocates say<\/a>\u201d (sacbee.com, May 20)<\/p>\n<p>The city of Sacramento has a projected $66 million budget gap, and one city councilmember has proposed eliminating \u201chalf of the annual meetings for most city commissions\u201d in the next fiscal year. Eric Guerra \u201cdirected staff to explore reducing the number of meetings held by city commissions and boards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cancellations, which would also eliminate the $50 stipend most commissioners receive for meetings, would save about $35,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>As an alternative, councilmembers could consider a 10% pay cut, which would send a more meaningful message.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Motmans<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s hypocrisy on AI<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article315812633.html#storylink=cpy\">Newsom says AI resentment to dominate future elections. \u2018The pitchforks are here\u2019<\/a>\u201d (sacbee.com, May 19)<\/p>\n<p>Ironic that California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks that AI resentment is going to dominate future elections. His recent veto of an innocuous bill related to AI water use shows Newsom no limit to his hypocrisy. The bill would have required AI data centers to list the amount of water they will use, but Newsom sided with AI center developers in his veto.<\/p>\n<p>I have a water meter at my home, so why can\u2019t AI data centers have water meters? Society needs to know how much water that data centers are going to use and take out of circulation, to see if they should be built.<\/p>\n<p>I need water to live and survive, but I can\u2019t drink data.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Santos<\/p>\n<p>Antelope<\/p>\n<p>Former Stockton mayor for Lieutenant Governor<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/opinion\/election-endorsements\/article315590933.html#storylink=cpy\">The lieutenant governor is more than a backup. Here\u2019s the best person for the job | Opinion<\/a>\u201d (sacbee.com, May 14)<\/p>\n<p>The Bee\u2019s endorsement for lieutenant governor focused too much on demeanor and likeability versus a track record of effective governance.<\/p>\n<p>As a Stockton resident, I\u2019ve seen Michael Tubbs transform a community that had declared bankruptcy and also had one of the highest murder rates in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Through new jobs and a green economy, he moved Stockton forward; the city was named the second-most fiscally healthy in California. Under his leadership, Stockton\u2019s unemployment rate fell from 15% in 2012 to a record low of 5.7% by 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As a career water advocate, Tubbs also understands California needs a water policy that platforms affordability, protection and equitable supply for all Californians.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Tubbs is the leader California needs as its next lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla<\/p>\n<p>Stockton<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Doris Matsui\u2019s website promotes obscure Republican<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article315801872.html\">Matsui\u2019s website says Republican opponent has \u2018record of serving the community\u2019<\/a>\u201d (sacbee.com, May 19)<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Rep. Doris Matsui inexplicably posted the bio of an obscure Republican candidate on her website.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, her main opponent, Sacramento city councilmember Mai Vang, is in my community of Elk Grove day after day: At coffee shops, the bookstore, private homes and more.<\/p>\n<p>Vang understands the struggles of our district\u2019s working and middle class people, because she is one of us. In contrast, multi-millionaire Matsui could not even be bothered to sit for an endorsement interview with The Sacramento Bee.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s Congressional District 7 has a clear choice this election: The detached and out-of-touch politics of Matsui; or the committed, imaginative and vibrant leadership of Mai Vang.<\/p>\n<p>I know how I am voting.<\/p>\n<p>Trina Lee<\/p>\n<p>Elk Grove<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty listens during the City Council meeting discussing budget cuts on Tuesday, May 12, 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-330918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}