Author: Steve Lightstone

The PGCA is hosting a community meeting Wednesday February 15th, 6pm, at the Robbie Waters Library Community Room.

US Congresswoman Doris Matsui’s District Director will be in attendance as well as the Sacramento Police Department. We have invited Councilmember Jennings as well as the Sacramento Postmaster, Angela Bye.

This meeting will allow Pocket Greenhaven Residents to voice their mail theft concerns with the appropriate government officials and ask for solutions.

The PGCA January general meeting was a success. Here is a link to the minutes. If you have any questions email us at [email protected]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cw9CmGVqcLwHRhpPokWAoYw17fVV5uW7Vd3rX5ypjbQ/edit?usp=sharing

There is another round of cluster mailbox break-ins occurring in the Pocket Greenhaven Neighborhood. As you may recall the PGCA was instrumental in leading the fight last year against these break-ins.  We held a community meeting in July and with the help of federal officials had locks and older cluster mailboxes replaced.   Unfortunately, last month mail carriers were held up at gunpoint and their master keys were stolen.  Since then we have seen an increase in break-ins, with at least 5 occurring in the last few days in our neighborhood.  Your PGCA, as in the past, is working with Congresswoman Matsui’s office and the USPS to end this new round of break ins.  Please email [email protected] if you know of a cluster mailbox break-in.  Please include: the time and date, address, was forced used to open the mailbox, any security footage or photos, and any other witness information. 

Your PGCA will have a short presentation at our January 19^th community meeting about our efforts to stop these break ins.  In the meantime, we recommend that you collect your mail from cluster mailboxes daily.

Do you want to become more involved in government decisions that directly affect your neighborhood?  Do you ever wonder how tax money was spent or how city projects were started?  Now is your chance to stop wondering, and start doing.

The City of Sacramento has many boards and committees that directly affect you and your neighborhood.  As a resident of the City of Sacramento and the Pocket/Greenhaven Neighborhood you can apply to serve on these boards and committees and have a direct impact on how these local government programs are run.  These boards cover everything from spending and oversight, to historic preservation.

Here is a link to the City Boards and Committee Website

https://boards.cityofsacramento.org/

Three committees that have vacancies and a direct impact on the Pocket/Greenhaven Neighborhood are:

1. Sacramento Community Police Review Commission

https://boards.cityofsacramento.org/apply/board/2945

2. Measure U Community Advisory Committee 

https://boards.cityofsacramento.org/apply/board/2936

3. Active Transportation Commission

https://boards.cityofsacramento.org/apply/board/2924

The City has over 30 boards and committees to fill by December 31, 2022.  You can fill them as a District 7 resident, or as a resident with unique qualifications specific to that board.

You can always participate in these boards and committees without being appointed to them.  All of the meeting times and locations are listed on the website above,  You can join and comment on these meetings as a Sacramento Resident.

Now is your chance to get involved and make a difference.