Sacramento's mayor outlines housing and equity plans; Newsom boosts inmate firefighter pay and pushes redistricting measure.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty unveiled housing, safety, and equity priorities in his first State of the City address, including tiny home villages to combat homelessness, a proposed real estate tax hike to fund homebuyer grants, and efforts to address racial disparities in housing. Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 247, boosting pay for incarcerated firefighters to at least $7.25/hour, with benefits and reform provisions, and joined a 14-state public health alliance to strengthen emergency response. In a separate effort, Newsom and Democratic leaders urged Black media to support Proposition 50, a temporary redistricting measure aimed at protecting voting rights amid claims of national suppression efforts, with ballots already mailed to voters.