DARRELL
DARRELL STEINBERG, (916) 321- 3310. THERE IS THE MAYOR WORKING
TODAY FROM CITY HALL.
OKAY, SWEET CREAM ARENA THEY
CAN TAKE 300 TO 400 PEOPLE.
THEY OPEN I BELIEVED YESTERDAY.
WHAT IS GOING ON THERE?
>> WELL, SLEEP TRAIN AND
SACRAMENTO STANDS AT THE READY
TO NOT ONLY HELP SACRAMENTO
HOSPITALS, BUT ANY
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS
THAT MAY EXPERIENCE A SURGE.
BUT, HERE'S THE THING.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH
BEING PREPARED.
BUT, WE MAY OR MAY NOT NEED THE
BEDS.
AGAIN, THUS FAR WE HAVE
FLATTENED THAT CURVE IN A WAY
THAT HAS NOT HAD US EXPERIENCE
THIS SURGE THAT EVERYONE
WAS EXPECTING, THAT'S A GOOD
AND A GREAT THING.
NOW, THE QUESTION IS, AS WE
BEGIN TO TRANSITION BACK IN
SOME WAY, IF FOR SOME REASON
INFECTIONS SPIKE AGAIN,
GOVERNOR NEWSOM WHEN HE PUT OUT
HIS SIX CRITERIA FOR OPENING
SATURDAY, SAID VERY CLEARLY,
ONE OF THE CRITERIA
NEEDS TO BE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH
HOSPITAL BEDS TO BE ABLE TO
DEAL WITH THE POTENTIAL SPIKE
IN IN FECKS.
AND SO, SLEEP TRAIN IS
AVAILABLE.
JUST DOESN'T HAVE TO BE USED
NOW.
BUT, BETTER TO BE PREPARED EVEN
OVER PREPARED, THAN TO BE
LOOKING BACK AND SAYING OH, MY
GOD IF ONLY WE HAD
DONE THE FOLLOWING.
SO I'M PROUD OF SACRAMENTO.
PROUD OF THE KINGS.
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
>> NEXT ONE, JUST COMING IN
TEXT.
WHY DIDN'T SACRAMENTO REQUIRING
MASKS LIKE SOME OTHER CITIES?
>> WELL, IT IS A DECISION OF
THE COUNTY AGAIN, I'M NOT
PASSING THE BUCK HERE, BUT IT
IS A COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICER DECISION DOCTOR ON MY
FACEBOOK LIVE LAST NIGHT, ONE
OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE THERE
IS A SHORTAGE OF MASKS.
I'M -- YOU CAN TAKE A BANDANA
AND CAN YOU MAKEOVER YOUR OWN
MASK RELATIVELY EASILY.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT AN ORDER I
THINK IT IS, AND THE DOCTOR
AGREES, PEOPLE SHOULD WEAR
MASKS OUT THERE.
IN SOME GROCERIES STORES ARE
REQUIRING IT.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL TO DO.
WHEN I PUT ON A MASK, I WOULD
SAY I NEVER LOOKED BETTER, SO
IT'S A GOOD THING.
WEAR A MASK, IT'S NOT A
SUBSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL
DISTANCING, BUT IT ADDS AN
ELEMENT OF PROTECTION SO THE
RIGHT
THING TO DO.
>> WEAR A MASK DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TWO
WEEKS AGO.
LET'S ASK YOU ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
HOW IS THE CITY BUDGET DOING IN
TERMS OF CITY SERVICES AND
UPKEEP?
WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THE MONEY
FOR THIS?
>> WELL, SO THIS IS A REALLY
INTERESTING QUESTION, THE CITY
BUDGET IS ACTUALLY DOING PRETTY
WELL.
HERE IS WHY.
BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 YOU
REMEMBER, I ASKED MY
COLLEAGUES, ASKED THE VOTERS TO
APPROVE MEASURE U, THE ONE
CENT SALES TAX.
NOW I PROMISED THE VOTERS THAT
WE WOULD USE THAT SECOND HALF
CENT ABOUT $50 MILLION A YEAR
TO INVEST IN WHAT
WE CALL INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION,
BRINGING IN NEW INDUSTRIES,
WORK FORCE TRAINING, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WELL THE TRUTH IS, THE BOTTOM
HAS DROPPED OUT, THERE IS NO
QUESTION ABOUT IT, THAT $50
MILLION IS NOW ACTUALLY GOING
TO SAVE ESSENTIAL CITY
SERVICES, WHILE WE HAVE A
DEFICIT, IT ISN'T AS BAD
BECAUSE OF THAT INSURANCE.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO FOLLOW
THROUGH ON THE PROMISES THAT WE
MADE?
BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S
POPULATION IS 508,000 AS OF
2018 CENSUS, WE BARELY MADE THE
500,000 POPULATION
THRESHOLD, QUALIFIED FOR THE
DIRECT FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY.
WE'RE GETTING ABOUT $89 MILLION
DIRECTLY.
I WANT US TO USE THAT TO
REPLACE THE LOSS MEASURE U AND
INVEST IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND
I AM GOING TO TALK IN
DETAIL ABOUT THAT INTHE DAYS
AND WEEKS AHEAD, IT IS A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP RESTORE
WHAT HAS BEEN LOST
ECONOMICALLY TO INVEST IN ALL
OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING
OUR DISADVANTAGED, WHILE AT THE
SAME TIME KEEPING THE CITY
BUDGET IMBALANCE.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE STILL GOING TO
HAVE BUDGET CHALLENGES, BUT WE
HAVE A