From all of us to all of you - May this holiday season bring you joy, happiness and peace. We are grateful for the people, local businesses and institutions that contribute to quality of life for us all, our neighborhoods and our community. 2021 was another challenging year. Thank you for your continued interest in and support of the Advocates for Arden Arcade. We are looking forward to 2022!

Here we are at Thanksgiving time in 2021. Covid is still with us. Our community is still forgotten territory that is coveted as a revenue source by the City of Sacramento, treated like a pawn by the State Redistricting Commission, typically overlooked by anyone who doesn't live or work here, and - except for our current Supervisor - largely disrespected by the County. Yet we have much for which to…

On Tuesday October 19th from 4-5pm the Greater Arden Chamber of Commerce (Greater Arden Chamber) will be hosting SMUD Board Member Heidi Sanborn, who will speak about SMUD's policy that our region should shift away from fossil fuels . According to the Greater Arden Chamber, SMUD's 2030 Zero Carbon Plan (oddly marketed as "Clean Power City")* is the most ambitious decarbonization plan of any major…

Our County Supervisor, Rich Desmond, is holding an online community meeting on Wednesday afternoon, September 29th  at 5:30 pm. The meeting is about resettlement of Afghan refugees in our community - a timely topic given that the U.S. Census says more Afghans live in zip codes 95821 and 95825 than any other zip codes in the U.S.  Beyond the importance of this topic is the notion of listening to…

Homelessness is a VERY big deal in our community. On the one hand, it's tragic that so many people are unhoused. But the camping on our sidewalks, in our parks and in other public paces seems out of hand, along with the obvious trash, litter and sanitation impacts. And while people want homelessness dealt with, very few people understand the big picture about homelessness - the fine points of law…

The Sacramento Public Library is in the process of reaching out to it communities by holding "Summer Explorer" events in local parks. Howe Park in Arden Arcade was one of the parks selected for the program. The "Summer Explorers" event will be held at Howe Park from 9-11 am on August 4th, The Library says, "Join the library at local parks for in-person pop up programs featuring playful exploration…

Late in the evening of July 27th, the San Juan Unified School District concluded its decision process about shifting from at-large Trustee representation to by-district trustee representation. Specifically, the school board decided to establish 7 Trustee districts (see map), which will add two more Trustees to the current 5 members. Shifting to the by-district arrangement is intended to improve…

The Arden Arcade Community Picnic & Fair has been postponed to 2022.

The San Juan Unified School District has decided to shift from at-large representation to by-district representation. Under the current system (at-large), 5 Trustees are elected; they may reside anywhere within the District (Business 80 to Orangevale). With by-district representation, each elected Trustee must be a resident of a specific sub-area of the District. As part of the change from at-…

The San Juan Unified School district meeting scheduled for June 15, 2021 has been postponed. For details, see the District's announcement. The schedule for the district to move from at-large representation to by-district representation will be revised accordingly and discussed at the Board of Trustee's meeting on June 22nd. The process to move to by-district representation will resume on July 1st.

The San Juan Unified School District covers a huge area from Arden Arcade eastward to Orangevale. The School District's Trustees have always been elected at-large. Historically that arrangement has been inclined to emphasize schools  in the "better" neighborhoods, generally east of Watt Avenue. The District is now proposing to switch to by-District representation, which can give local communities…

We all know and love the American River Parkway. The Parkway runs from from Discovery Park to Hazel, where it connects with Folsom Lake State Recreation Area at Nimbus Dam/Lake Natoma and beyond. The 23 mile-long segment of the Lower American River from the Sacramento River confluence to Hazel is our region's recreational masterpiece - 4800 acres of trails, wildlife habitat and scenic beauty that…

SMUD has adopted a plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its power supply by 2030 in order to help create a clean and healthy region. The 2030 Zero Carbon Plan involves ambitious objectives like:

Regular readers of our publications are no doubt aware that our community's municipal government - Sacramento County - is sometimes, well...let's just say, less than stellar. Fortunately there are several special districts that provide the area with certain municipal services beyond what the County offers and they do it pretty well. We're talking about the variety of independent special districts…

The Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District is having Zoom Meetings tomorrow and Saturday about the re-design of Bohemian Park (Wright and Yelowstone) in West Arden Arcade. In recent years the District was able to purchase some land adjacent to the park that can provide access from Edison. The renovation will be submitted to the CA Department of Parks and Recreation for a Proposition 68…

The Rotary Club of Arden Arcade will be helping the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District restore Cottage Park on March 13th from 9am-1pm and the Advocates for Arden Arcade will be there to lend a hand. Come join us as we rake and paint and generally tidy up the place! And stick around for the BBQ! Details are in the flyer below. Please RSVP by calling (916) 824-9702 or (916) 927-3802.

The event has been rescheduled for February 20th. 

Our group is a non-profit organization advocating for the Arden-Arcade area with a focus on the local community and things that affect quality of life for all our community members. On Feb. 4th at 7pm we will hold an online 'open house' meeting for the community - you are invited to attend! If you haven't already signed up for the meeting, please RSVP to advocatesforardenarcade@gmail.com by Feb…

The event has been postponed due to weather. Organizers hope to reschedule for a date in February. On the plus side, the postponement extends the time available for donations.

As you know, we're a community non-profit advocating for the Arden-Arcade area with a focus on the local community and anything that affects quality of life for all our community members. Thanks as always for your continued interest and support for our organization. 
February 4th (the first Thursday), we will be having an online 'open house' meeting in the interest of sharing all the issues and…