Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Azizza Davis-Goines denounces local acts of vandalism. (By Russell Stiger, Jr.)
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce (SBCC) was joined by a host of local Black leadership groups denouncing the vandalism and threats at the home of Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg last week.
During a press conference featuring administrators from the Sierra Health Foundation, Greater Sacramento Urban League, Sacramento Branch of the NAACP, Roberts Family Development Center, Genesis Church, and the South Sacramento Christian Center leaders discussed the issue of “peaceful protests” versus the “violence and vandalism” that has taken place over the last few months.
The West Sacramento City Council is at an impasse as to how to fill a vacancy for a fifth member and looks to be headed toward a special election.
What that special election will look like, whether it will be a regular in-person election in November or a strictly mail-in process in August, is expected to be decided at the Council’s January 20 or February 3 meetings. As previously reported by the Sacramento OBSERVER, the vacancy was created after last November 3’s election, when City Councilmember Martha Guerrero was successful in her bid to become mayor.
Councilmembers Quirina Orozco and Chris Ledesma have supported having data researcher Dr. Dawnte Early fill the open spot, as she was the next highest vote getter in the recent election. Dr. Early would be the first African American to serve on the West Sacramento City Council. Mayor Guerrero and Councilmember Norma Alcala, who garnered the second highest number of votes, want to open it up to applications and have the Counci