Here's a wish for a very Happy New Year for Arden Arcade! May our neighborhoods become safer, may our property values no longer be suppressed, may our housing choices be varied and affordable, and may our local economy prosper in 2018! Please join us in working towards a community where local concerns are listened to and respected; where developers' short-term wishes are in harmony with…

The Advocates for Arden Arcade co-hosted the 12/15/2017 Community Forum with State Treasurer John Chiang, a candidate for Governor in 2018. Turnout was excellent, particularly for an event held just 10 days before Christmas.  Mr. Chiang gave a thorough presentation of his background and policy positions and responded to questions from the audience. There are several candidates running for Governor…

The Advocates for Arden Arcade will be one of the co-hosting organizations at the John Chiang community forum at Howe Park on December 15th from 7-8pm. Mr. Chiang is the current State Treasurer and is running for Governor in the June 2018 primary election. The public gains when candidates for statewide office come to Arden Arcade and hear about issues and concerns of our community. Gubernatorial…

We sincerely thank those of you who participated in #GivingTuesday with a donation to your local nonprofit organization, the Advocates For Arden Arcade. If you missed that opportunity, or if you would like to practice charitable giving while shopping this holiday season, there is a very cool way to do it: Amazon Smile. Everything you can buy from amazon.com can also be purchased from Amazon Smile…

The Sacramento Tree Foundation is hosting a tree planting event at Cottage Park on Saturday, November 18th from 9-Noon. The Cottage-Creekside Neighborhood Association is looking for volunteers to sign up and commit to helping out. Cottage Park took quite a beating from the storms last winter. Planting trees now will help restore its beauty in the years to come. The event is part of the Tree…

Today, November 28, 2017 is the annual Giving Tuesday, a day when nonprofit organizations like the Advocates for Arden Arcade participate in a campaign for charitable donations associated with holiday or end-of-year giving. Our organization's need for funds is very modest because everyone is a volunteer and our expenses are extremely low. Your donation will help keep our web site and email systems…

The Fulton Avenue Association is once again hosting the CA Auto Museum's Cruisefest on Fulton Avenue: hundreds of classic cars cruising Fulton Ave. between Marconi and Cottage. This year the cars will be driven around from 3-5pm and then parked for admiration, remember-whens, and partying -- live bands, food trucks, vendors, beer garden, etc. What a fun event for our community! Thank you, Fulton…

Delaine Eastin, one of the several candidates running to become the next Governor of California, will be speaking at the Conzelmann Center in Howe Park on 11/6/2017 at 7:00pm. The doors will open at 6:30 and the event will end at 8:30. The public is invited to hear what she has to say and to ask questions. There is no charge to attend. See the flyer for more information.

The Advocates for Arden Arcade invite the public to attend a forum to provide the community with information about the municipal incorporation process and its prospects. The community forum will be held on the evening of October 16, 2017 at the Conzelmann Community Center at Howe Park. To be clear, there is no current attempt to create a city in Arden Arcade and the meeting is not about promoting…

April 28 -- Multicultural Music and Dance Festival, a fundraiser for Sacramento Sheriff's Community Impact Program, at Conzelmann Community Center in Howe  Park, 6-9 p.m. Tickets which include meal, drink, raffle and entertainment, cost just $25 and will help support programs for at-risk youth in Arden Arcade.

The public is invited to the following events:

Congressman Ami Bera, who represents much of Arden Arcade in the U.S. Congress, makes his staff available for constituent services at local libraries throughout Sacramento County. His web site shows the next such meeting in Arden Arcade will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Arden Dimick Library, 891 Watt Avenue. The web site gives examples like helping veterans…

The newly-formed Greater Arden Chamber of Commerce is holding it's kick-off mixer event at Kuni Chevrolet Cadillac (2449 Fulton at El Camino) on January 18th from 5:30-7:00pm. Because that's just two days after the regularly-scheduled Advocates for Arden Arcade meeting, the regular meeting has been called off so that people can instead attend the Chamber's event. Local businesses are very…