My heart breaks to learn that one of our own Inderkum HS students lost his life last night. I so enjoyed watching him play basketball. May his memory be a blessing to all whom loved him.
Sacramento has been a war zone of illegal fireworks for past two hours … I pray for the safety of our firefighters, houses, PTSD, animals & others adversely effected. First time in 3 yrs I’ve been in city on night of 4th - the illegal fireworks have gotten worse.
I am Jewish & have been offended & disturbed each time the anti-Semitic has spoken publicly- specifically turning my back when he speaks. Tonight he brought more proud boys- I did not feel safe w them in the audience (period).
Hate has always existed however, the spread of vile hate, lies & increasing antisemitism has exploded. We must not normalize antisemitism-it’s not ok. I should not fear for my family bc I’m Jewish. I will not back down despite this fear-I have work to do on behalf of our city.
My sincere apologies to my neighbors, which include teachers, police officers, young kids, the elderly & those who are at the end of life care facility near me for the 1:30am protest outside my house waking everyone. Hate, bullying & protests have never changed anyone’s mind.
Beautiful day to bike the 3 miles from the hotel to US Capitol for my meetings on the hill today. We need more protected bike lanes in Sacramento - all over, not just downtown.
#bikeshare
#climatechange
#exercise
#captocap
Meanwhile in Mexico…they’ve created safe biking routes protected from vehicles, which significantly increases the safety of riding one’s bike. Come on Sacramento - we can do this too!
#bike
#saferoute
#walk
#mexico
And once again Council could not complete our business for the night because of audience members who felt it was ok to disrupt chambers bc their opinion is more important than other. Shouting from audience doesn’t accomplish anything.
Hate only begets more hate-change in this world is not brought about by violence or threats against another person. I won’t be shamed for my personal belief just b/c others disagree with me. This is America-we can disagree, but we need to do it with more kindness & less hate.🧵
Thank you to my fellow
#Sacramento
Council members on our unanimous approval-naming the skate park at Regency Community Park - Tyre Nichols Skate Park. Excited to partner w/ The Skatepark Project to update the skate features! More info coming
#tyrenichols
Can the Sacramento City Council debate Israel? Not without the danger of violence | Opinion. My family’s safety should never be in jeopardy no matter how you feel. Thank u
@Mayor_Steinberg
for not referring the ceasefire resolution to cmte
State of Downtown breakfast meeting. Did you know that downtown Sacramento generates over 40% of the revenue for the city. Safety, economic viability, & growth of our downtown is so important to our cities future.
#bettertogether
#sacramento
#downtownpartnership
As a elected-b4 I make a decision on an item 1) I gather as many facts as I can 2) Ask how my D1 constituents feel & 3) Look where city residents are in the matter as a whole. After 21 yrs in public service-what I know is that the loudest voice doesn’t always represent majority.
My statement on the cease-fire resolution before Sacramento City Council tonight.Unfortunately this resolution is not on the path to bring all of our community together to begin the healing process from Oct 7th. As a city we must focus on things we can change.
#budget
#Homeless
We must find a different path forward if the one before us fractures communities & does not accomplish the goal of healing the collective trauma. There is no compromise when divisiveness is the result. Sacramento must get back to the work we were elected to address.
.
@ToddGloria
and
@MattMahanSJ
tell it like it is: Proposition 36 saves money, saves lives, and helps address the homeless crisis by bringing back accountability and mandated treatment. Join us at .
As a result of the council approval of joint city/Co LHAP-aka Homeless spending plan-$6.5m of the structural budget deficit of $66m was moved from Sac GF to HAP funding. Thus, our City deficit is now $59.5m. We should be talking about THIS everyday not international affairs.
Headed home after a great meeting with CA League of Cities & got the awesome opportunity to say hi to our CA Governor at the airport. CA is a big + small state all at once.
Failure to stand with the Jewish Community & Israel during this heinous attack where killing & kidnapping innocent victims is unacceptable… no matter how you feel about the conflict.
Just curious. Has anyone ever changed their position when bullied, named called or threatened because of their position? IMO - I don’t think that works when you advocate for change… at least not w/ me. 🤷🏻♀️
My thoughts: Yesterday at our 5pm
#Sacramento
city council mtg - individuals began shouting from the audience disturbing the ability of the council to do the public’s business. To know what is going on & have the ability to report on it-one really needs to be in the chamber. 🧵
37 speakers lining up to speak on the Resolution Declaring the City of Sacramento a Sanctuary City for Transgender People. My hope is that all speakers can be heard. I stand in support of our
#LGBTQIA
community.
My favorite part of today came after 9.5 hrs of Council meetings… I got to go home in time to hang with my kids, read 2 books to them, sing them songs and put them to bed … I don’t often get to do that on a Tuesday, but tonight I did.
I am honored & humbled to be your next Councilwoman for D1. Please join me on Dec. 13th as a way to say THANK YOU for your support. Free for everyone, however, an RSVP is required to get in. Kids welcome & please consider bringing a gift to donate to those in need.
Loved the standing ovation for Secretary Hillary Clinton - I remember watching her accept the nomination w my girls in 2016 w/ so much hope. The time is now for the 1st female President in America. Thank you Sec Clinton for your leadership.
#DNCConvention2024
Tonight, Yom HaShoah begins which is time to reflect & remember the approx 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. This is a time listen to stories from Holocaust survivors or their children, & through their stories-the living reminder of the exclamation, “Never again.”
I was taught by my Jewish grandparents who passed along the horrors and stories of WWII that first and foremost actions always speak louder than words … to say one thing and do another … your actions say who you really are - not your words.
Proud to serve in a city that fully supports our
#LGBTQIA
community. I’m proud to stand as a strong ally to make sure our LGBTQIA community is seen, heard & knows as a leader I strive everyday for fully equity & equality. Happy PRIDE month.
#pride
#sacramento
Homemade Matzo Ball soup on the stove cooking… a soup soothing for the soul, a repair for what ails you…however, tonight thousands of chairs sit empty as a result of Hamas. On this
#Passover
let’s celebrate the festival w/ the unleavened bread of sincerity, acceptance & truth.
Ready for a full day as a delegate to the CA School Bd Association. Strengthening our schools is a top priority for the success of every child in not just Natomas but California.
#2019AEC
@CSBA_Now
#Natomas
Spending the next several days in Washington DC with my colleague Rick Jennings advocating on the Hill for funding to support Sacramento’s infrastructure, water, & transportation priorities.
#captocap
#sacramento
#funding
Vote vote vote. Election is tomorrow. Make your voice heard. Loved stopping by our amazing North Natomas Library Community room - which is serving as a
#Natomas
voting center & thanking the election workers. What they do is so important.
#vote
Proud to be one of the women Igniting Change awardees for APAPA tonight. We are all better when women lift each other up in partnership. There is always room to make the table bigger for all women leaders.
@APAPANational
#AAPI
#WomenHistoryMonth
#IgniteChange
We must never forget. Antisemitism is on the rise & as my children would say .. it is never ok to hate someone because of their religion or color of their skin.
#NeverAgain
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
Tomorrow the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorate the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis.
79 years later, and antisemitism has reached unprecedented levels, including calls to wipe the Jewish State off the map.
We must fight this hatred and
Since 2019,
#Sacramento
Co. has seen a 67% increase in the count for
#Homelessness
. The preliminary audit released Feb 2024-Sac spent approx $57.3m for FY 22/23 for homeless related expenditures. Sac has at least a $59.5m budget deficit. Fixing these issue are my priorities.
Sac PD - Inside the Sacramento city council chambers has given a warning to individuals who have not left & will now begin arresting individuals for civil disobedience as a result of not clearing chambers. Council will resume when chambers are clear.
Despite the wind & rain, the amazing
#Natomas
community showed up to the Hamptons Comm Foundation & Team Kaplan Wellness Fair. Thank you
@VSPVisionCare
for coming out. Over 30 individuals received free glasses & lots of additional resources were handed out by all the vendors.
Attending my very last CA Sch Bd Assoc Delegate Assembly meeting representing Region 6 on education issues statewide before I take office as a Sac City Councilwoman. I’m going to miss these amazing school leaders.
@CSBA_Now
Welcome to West Sacramento & the 3rd Senate District,
@Athletics
.
The
@RiverCats
ballpark was my 1st major project as a young, brand-new mayor. We broke ground at the end 1999 and finished it in less than 19 months (yes, government can get results on time). It catalyzed the
Lisa Kaplan, a longtime member of the Natomas Unified School Board Dist Board of Trustees, has declared victory in her race for Sacramento City Council. As of Friday, Kaplan had received 61% of the vote, while realtor Alyssa Lozano had received about 38%.
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As a former Sch bd member who proudly served all children in
#Natomas
for 20 yrs-our sworn elected duty is to serve & educate kids-not force our ‘beliefs’ on them. I’m appalled at recent Sch Bd adoptions of racist, discriminatory & illegal policies to out Transgender children. 🧵
Great meeting w/ the Israeli Consulate General Ambassador
@MarcoCSermoneta
. We discussed the rise in anti-semitism, Sacramento’s Sister City of Ashkelon & water technology / innovation. I look forward to strengthening our partnership.
#Israel
#Ashkelon
#sistercity
#Antisemitism
Friday’s release of updated vote counts for D1 in my race for the
#Sacramento
City Council. No other words accurately describe my feelings than humbled, honored and ready to get to work. Team Kaplan worked hard, ran on the issues & kept the race positive.
So so excited for Smic’s - which has expanded & taken over the little bar at 414 K street next to Golden One. Soon to be called the Cabana Club - some down & enjoy a drink & bite before a concert … Can’t wait for Pearl Jam
@SMICSBAR
A perfect end to a blessed birthday. My wish this year is one I’ve wished before- A world w/more kindness, where people listen more, find strength in our differences, be empathetic, stop bullying, celebrate successes of others, & to pay it forward w/o posting on social media.
Today I introduced in partnership w/ Mayor Steinberg & Eric Guerra new gun violence reduction proposals w/ community leaders who work every day to reduce gun violence on our streets. We must change the culture - We must change the conversation on gun violence-this is a start.
Thank you
@SacYIMBY
for the honor & recognition tonight. Team Kaplan Dist Dir Mateo accepted the award on my behalf while I was in my LAFCo bd meeting. Congrats to
@TheCityofSac
for your amazing leadership on the 2040 General Plan & emphasis on constructing the missing middle.
Happy 20 years Oshima Sushi! Thank you for being such an amazing community partner for our kids & schools. Your restaurant is our favorite! Cheers to 20 more!
@Fugu_Lounge
#Natomas
Any request for a
#ceasefirenow
w/o an immediate release - 100% of the hostages
#Hamas
kidnapped on 10/7 is a position of supporting Hamas & their genocide of Jews. Why are there no demands of the Aggressor (Hamas) to stop hiding behind its innocent citizens they are killing?
I’m almost 49 and I don’t schedule events after 8pm … does that mean I’m not qualified to be a city councilmember, thus the the media should question my fitness to serve my amazing city?
#GetOuttaHere
#RidingWithBiden2024
[THREAD] Auschwitz numbers
At least 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz: 1,1 mln Jews, 150k Poles, 23k Roma, 15k Soviet POWs & 25k others (incl. almost 400 Jehova's witnesses and at least 77 homosexuals). Around 1,1 million people were murdered in Auschwitz, 90%
As I enter my 47th trip around the sun. I begin the day with “Let them eat cake”… May this year to come bring sweetness to everyone. So thankful for my partner in life makes the most amazing carrot cake … so it’s healthy to eat for breakfast right 😉.
#birthday
#thisis47
Before I was first elected to the school board in 2002 - I’ve supported our LGBTQ community - tonight it was so fabulous to see so many friends at Equality CA awards that I’ve know for over 20th. I will
@always
support my LGBTQ friends.
Here’s a snap shot of our projected budget deficit as presented to Council on 2/27/24 -item 24. Yr 1. Projected $65.9m deficit -Yr 2 $110m deficit if council does not take steps to align spending / expenditures. Please make your voice heard & take survey.
Honored to be invited by
@EvanMMinton
a National Leader for our Transgender community to the Press Conference supporting
#Transgender
Day of Visibility. The time is now to invest in their future- Celebrate their successes & demand a stop to all hate & discrimination. I see u
Since the racist - antisemite is still at the Dias and the Mayor has asked him to leave & he refused - city council will have to clear the chambers - sad since members of public deserve to be here.
But my safety should NEVER be in jeopardy…this hate, these disruptions must stop. If you feel like opining on what happened last night - I’m happy to discuss with those who were in attendance - who saw with their wonderful eyes what happened.
#Sacramento
.
#BetterTogether
END
I would love to know how a benefit was given when my office had the company pay the fine, pay the monthly monitoring fee, come into compliance with city code & cancel their appeal. 🤷🏻♀️ I’d say I did my job making sure they complied w the law.
“What Hamas did was unconscionable and reprehensible. The hostages have to be freed. Terrorism must be named and fought by all people of conscience on the planet. There is no excuse for it under any circumstances.
I stand with the Israeli people and their right to live in
As President Biden steps down from running for re-election, I am profoundly thankful for his decades of service to the United States - we are a better Nation b/c of him. I will vote for our next Dem nominee…it’s all about beating Trump & saving democracy.
Millions of people watched this tonight, at
@SuperBowl
!
@StandUp2JewHate
teamed up with Dr. Clarence Jones, activist and author of the best speech ever wrote, “I have a dream”. Robert Kraft graciously spent 7 mil for…30 sec of pure emotion !
#StanduptoJewishhate
#SuperBowl