Sacramento

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This Week's Pulse

A California Highway Patrol investigation into a fatal crash in Sacramento County has resulted in felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges against a driver after two e-motorcycle riders were killed on May 20.

While the city manages the fallout of that tragedy, the focus in policy circles remains on the City of Sacramento budget proposal released May 19, which attempts to bridge a $66.2 million deficit through staff cuts. Ezra Klein frames the state government's broader role in California housing policy on The Ezra Klein Show, asking, "What could Sacramento do to get those twenty thousand homes built?"

The city is also hosting the TYR Pro Swim Series this week at the North Natomas Aquatics Complex, offering a brief reprieve from the grim news cycle dominated by recent criminal sentencing and public works celebrations.

Where it's discussed

I Have Some Questions for the Democrats Who Want to Run California

The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra Kleinneutralfrom “Housing Policy and Construction Costs in California

Refers to the California state government and its potential role in housing policy.

Thank you, Ms. Porter. Mayor Mehan, San Jose has been able to approve over twenty thousand new homes for construction, most of which did not get built because the economics didn't work out. What could Sacramento do to get those twenty thousand homes built?