Exhausted With "Monitoring" the Park/ Important Meeting Tomorrow

At 1:50 a.m. this morning, my husband and I were roughly awoken to loud knocking on our door. A teenage girl was asking what street we were on and the address because her friend was having a seizure in the park. Tonight, I chased off at least a dozen teenagers out of the park around 8:30 p.m., in three different cars-a white truck with two caucasian males in white baseball hats worn high on the head, license plate starting with "A", a dark colored plain sedan (accord/camry type), and a reddish SUV.

I'm frankly getting a little tired of controlling the traffic in the park as if it's my second job. I will be contacting POP Officer Dennis Peyton tomorrow as well as the park district, but I would appreciate any suggestions, offerings of good will, etc.

In other news, there is a very important meeting coming up tomorrow regarding how the County is handling some of the recent State changes to how convicted criminals are managed by the legal system, in answer to our extremely overcrowded State penitentiary system. Please attend if you possibly can, and feel free to share your notes and insights here.

Realignment of State Prisoners to County Jails.

Public Safety Forum to be Held on April 23

State and local leaders to discuss local impact of public safety law

Residents of Sacramento County are invited to attend a public safety forum on Tuesday, April 23 at the Carmichael Clubhouse from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Officials in attendance will discuss the state’s public safety realignment law and its impact to the community.

Who:     Sheriff Scott Jones, State Senator Jim Nielsen, District Attorney Jan Scully, Supervisors Susan Peters

              and Roberta MacGlashan

When:   Tuesday, April 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where:  Carmichael Clubhouse, 5750 Grant Avenue

Enacted into law in October of 2011, the Governor’s realignment law sends certain convicted felons to county jails instead of state prisons. Local jurisdictions are struggling to meet the increasing demands of housing convicted felons.

State Senator Jim Nielsen is expected to discuss legislative proposals that will close some of the loopholes of realignment (Assembly Bill 109); while Sheriff Jones and local officials will talk about the challenges facing Sacramento County in its implementation.