Rick Jennings

Social Services Rick will keep fighting for expanded shelter and supportive housing, stronger county partnerships on behavioral health, and a regional approach to a regional problem. He won’t retreat from the investments that are working, and he won’t ignore the impacts that neighborhoods are experiencing. Economy A strong Sacramento needs a strong local economy. Rick is focused on making it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to open, grow, and thrive in our neighborhoods, creating good jobs close to where people live. Housing Rick will keep pushing for more housing that working families and seniors can actually afford. That means continuing to reform city processes, supporting infill development, and making sure Sacramento is incentivizing and approving the housing our community needs. Social Services Rick supports the All in Sacramento Framework, which takes a comprehensive approach across eight focus areas: coordinated access, prevention, outreach, emergency shelter, rehousing assistance, permanent supportive housing, service integration, and system capacity building. He also supports a regional Joint Powers Authority to address homelessness, because this crisis doesn’t stop at city limits and the response shouldn’t either. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Rick will continue to fight for full funding of our police and fire departments, even in tough budget years. He’ll keep investing in prevention, because communities are safest when young people have opportunities and families have support. And he’ll keep working with neighborhoods to make our streets safer for everyone. Economy Rick will continue to push for economic development that creates opportunities in every corner of our community. That means more streamlined processes, targeted investment in neighborhood commercial corridors, and making sure small business owners have a customer-service oriented City Hall that supports them. Social Services Rick knows that expanding shelter gives the City the ability to offer real options to unhoused residents, and with those options comes the responsibility to enforce local rules that address the impacts on neighborhoods. He supports implementing the City’s regulations to ensure that as shelter and housing options grow, communities see relief on the ground. Education Rick will continue to be a fierce advocate for youth investment in Sacramento. That means protecting Measure L funding, expanding after-school and mentorship programs, and making sure every young person in our community has the opportunities and support they need to succeed.