Protesters Target Sacramento Mayor's Home Over His Homeless Crisis Response

A group of activists called "Sactivists" rallied at Mayor Darrell Steinberg's house in the Pocket neighborhood Saturday night and posted pictures and wrote on social media that the group's goal was to demand Steinberg to quit his job or resign. A spokesperson for the mayor denounced the demonstration citing several damages to Steinberg's property and serious threats of violence. Steinberg, City Manager Howard Chan and other city leaders are facing intense criticism after the recent winter storms ravaged the area and killed a few unsheltered people. Chan had declined to open a warming center on the worst night of the storm despite calls from Steinberg and other council members to do so.


View Full Site