Measure U – City of Sacramento “To restore and protect essential public safety services, including 9-1-1 response, police officers, gang/youth violence prevention, fire protection/emergency medical response, and other essential services including park maintenance, youth/senior services, and libraries, shall the City enact a one-half cent sales tax for six years with all revenue legally required to stay in the City’s General Fund, none for the State, with independent annual financial audits and citizen oversight?” Why: This half-cent sales tax is vitally important to restore the cuts that have devastated our City. We have been forced to cut over $100 million from our City budget over

Councilman Steve Cohn and Pops in the Park will present a special Screen on the Green for Adults on Saturday, July 21 at Sutter's Landing Park, 20 - 28th Street (north of C Street near Sutter's Landing Skatepark).  Festivities will begin at 9:00 p.m. with a midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show* (Rated R).   THIS IS A FREE EVENT. The tentative schedule is as follows: 9:00 p.m. - "Sting Ray Sam" 10:00 p.m. - Surprise Feature from Movies on a Big Screen 11:30 p.m. - live performance from the "Sizzling Sirens" Midnight - The "Rocky Horror Picture Show"*   Costumes and props are encouraged (see www.sacscreenonthegreen.com for more details).  Bring lawn chairs or blankets for

Alkali & Mansion Flats Historic Neighborhood Association. Meetings are generally held on the Second Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club, 1117 G Street. For more details contact Luis Sumpter at luis@luissumpter.com Ben Ali Neighborhood Association - Board Meetings are held the First Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Higher Learning Academy campus (formerly Ben Ali Children’s Center). For more information, contact Sondra Betancourt at 837-3339. Boulevard Park Neighborhood Association (BPNA) - For BPNA updates, see www.boulevardparkna.org. For more information, contact Asha Jennings at ashajennings@gmail.com or call 803-7409. Capitol R Street A

Pops in the Park Concert Schedule: Saturday, June 4th - Tom Rigney & Flambeau at McKinley Park Saturday, June 11th - The Q-Balls at Glenn Hall Park Saturday, June 18t h – SwingMasters at Bertha Henschel Park Saturday, June 25th – Mercy Me at East Portal Park For more information visit www.eastsacpopsinthepark.com Screen on the Green Movie Schedule: Saturday, August 6th – Despicable Me at Stanford Park Saturday, August 13th – Shrek Forever After at Hagginwood School Soccer Field Saturday, August 20th – Secretariat at East Portal Park Saturday, August 27th –Toy Story (1995) Glenn Hall Park For more information, visit www.sacscreenonthegreen.com

Construction is progressing on the Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center at Mercy General Hospital. To celebrate completion of structural steel, Mercy General hosted a topping off event on February 17, 2011, during which the last piece of steel was put in place. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the residential housing project is expected to be released in late Spring 2011. Permitting is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2011 with construction starting in early 2012. At the February 22, 2011, Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) meeting held in Mercy General Hospital’s Main Auditorium, community members learned about, questioned and discussed a wide range of topics including b