In this episode, the team speaks with Sacramento Fire Chief Chris Costamagna.  He talks about his journey into becoming  a firefighter and his family’s generational involvement both in Sacramento and firefighting in general.  

Community Immigration Action Plan

https://sacramento.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15612213&GUID=535E4485-A9A7-45D0-814C-EA2232B567F9

Audit of the City’s Homeless Response

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/auditor/Audit-Reports/Audit%20of%20the%20City’s%20Homeless%20Response%20-%20Evaluation%20of%20Costs%20and%20Outcomes%20of%20Sheltering%20Programs.pdf

Council approved operating fee for Cannabis lounges in Sacramento 

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-launches-pilot-program-cannabis-consumption-lounges/71687937

Sac Fire Website

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/fire

Youth Fire Academy

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/fire/join-sacramento-fire/youth-programs/sfya

Girls Camp

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/fire/join-sacramento-fire/youth-programs/sagfc

The team sits down with the hardest working City Clerk, Mindy Cuppy!  Learn about her hobbies, how she got involved in local government and what she has planned IF not when she plans to retire as City Clerk.

*Update* A previous version of this podcast was deleted due to being cut short during upload. This version is fixed with the full episode. Apologies!

In this episode, the team sits down with the City Treasurer John Colville!  Learn about what the City Treasurer’s day looks like, what he likes to do for fun and how having a little bit of “pop-off” is necessary when working with investors (!). 

Topics/Links mentioned in the episode:

Front Street Animal Shelter

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-development/animal-care

Autism Awareness Month Recognition Proclamation

https://sacramento.granicus.com/player/clip/6716?view_id=22&meta_id=864451&redirect=true

International Transgender Day of Visibility

https://sacramento.granicus.com/player/clip/6716?view_id=22&meta_id=864452&redirect=true

2040 General Plan Workshop

https://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=22&clip_id=6716&meta_id=864462

Sacramento City Charter

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-10

City Treasurer’s Office 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/treasurer

In this episode Greg and Danielle go on location, recording at last week’s CORE Summit. CORE stands for Cannabis Opportunity, Reinvestment & Equity.  The Summit was an opportunity for CORE Participants to meet City Staff, other Cannabis related businesses and regulatory agencies from other cities, counties and state level.  For more info about the CORE summit and/or the Office of Cannabis Management, see our links below!

Topics/Links Mentioned in the Episode:

Granicus Website (The City’s platform for Council meeting recordings and agendas) Make public comments on the budget now!!

https://sacramento.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=21

The City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/2027

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/finance/Budget/26-27-proposed/FY2026_27_Proposed_Operating_Budget_Web_v2.pdf

The City Manager Update to the City’s Strategic Planning Process

https://sacramento.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15427084&GUID=99ACD858-D523-44DE-8440-7B906EA1F687

Sacramento CORE Website

Https://sacramentocore.org

Office of Cannabis Management Website

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/finance/cannabis-management

CORE Summit Website

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/finance/cannabis-management/core/core-summit-2026

In this episode, the team sits down with the City Treasurer John Colville!  Learn about what the City Treasurer’s day looks like, what he likes to do for fun and how having a little bit of “pop-off” is necessary when working with investors (!). 

Topics/Links mentioned in the episode:

Front Street Animal Shelter

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-development/animal-care

Autism Awareness Month Recognition Proclamation

https://sacramento.granicus.com/player/clip/6716?view_id=22&meta_id=864451&redirect=true

International Transgender Day of Visibility

https://sacramento.granicus.com/player/clip/6716?view_id=22&meta_id=864452&redirect=true

2040 General Plan Workshop

https://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=22&clip_id=6716&meta_id=864462

Sacramento City Charter

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-10

City Treasurer’s Office 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/treasurer

This month the team talks with colleague Alicia Scholer, the City’s Language Access Coordinator and member of the Community Engagement Team.  Alicia talks about her work including the “I Speak” campaign and other things related to language access in the City of Sacramento.

Water safety on the river 

https://safekidssacramento.org/safe-kids-programs/water-safety/#:~:text=Make%20sure%20there%20are%20no,infant%20and%20adult%20CPR;%20and

Budget conversations happening 

Granicus for city council agendas and archives

https://sacramento.granicus.com/viewpublisher.php?view_id=22

Language access webpage

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov

“I Speak” campaign  

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/city-manager/oied/community-engagement/language-access/-i-speak--program

Public Art Website Theater of the Absorbed

https://publicartarchive.org/art/Theatre-of-the-Absorbed/d22b2fbd

City Connect Mixer

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/city-manager/oied/community-engagement/city-tools/city-connect

This week the team talks with District 5 Councilmember Caity Maple!  We learn more about what she likes to do and how she got involved in politics!  

Links Mentioned in the episode:

The Rook: What it is, what it isn’t and how it will be used

https://sacramentocityexpress.com/2023/02/07/the-rook-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-and-how-it-will-be-used-to-de-escalate-dangerous-situations/

SACOG

https://www.sacog.org

When life gives you lemons, how do you make lemonade?  This is one of the themes of this episode where we talk about the City's current budget deficit for fiscal year 2026/2027.  We break down the deficit, how the city spends its money and the next steps on how to influence the budget process by making public comment about projects/services that you like or don't like as a resident of the City. 

Links Mentioned in the episode:

Finance Department Website 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/finance/budget 

Budget FAQs 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/finance/budget/faqs 

Early Budget Work Session – March 3rd 

(This is where we got the graphics for our presentation in this episode.)

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/finance/Budget/fy26-27-budget-development/March%203%20EBWS%20FINAL%20-%20FINAL%203-3%20UPDATE.pptx 

The team sits down with Councilmember Mai Vang for a Community Conversation.  We learn about her passion for her family, community and what she likes to do (hint: it involves community) 

Links mentioned in the video:

Police Department and Office of Violence Prevention

https://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=22&clip_id=6675&meta_id=857338

Office of Innovation and Economic Development Presentation

https://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=22&clip_id=6675&meta_id=857355

Streamline Sacramento

https://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=22&clip_id=6675&meta_id=857365

Councilmember Mai Vang’s Website 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/mayor-council/district-8

In this episode of SacVibes the team learns about the Street to Housing Pilot Program co-led by the Department of Community Response and the Office of Innovation and Economic Development.  Greg had the honor of doing a small video about the Street to Housing Pilot project which is also available on our channel here as well.

Links mentioned in the video:

On the Road with SacVibes - Street to Housing Mini-documentary

https://youtu.be/T6Is2WxozM0

Street to Housing Program

https://sacramentocityexpress.com/2025/04/07/citys-street-to-housing-pilot-program-moves-unsheltered-residents-directly-into-apartments/

Department of Community Response

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-response

Office of Innovation and Economic Development 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/oied