Sacramento City Hall had a year of transition in 2025.
Mayor Kevin McCarty and two new council members started their terms. The city operated the entire year under an interim city manager following the chaotic conclusion to Howard Chan’s tenure. Along the way, Sacramento lost two other major leaders: its city attorney and director for the Office of Public Safety and Accountability.
The Sacramento Bee reported these changes as well as providing readers with coverage of the city’s ongoing budget deficit and evolving strategy to address homelessness. Other stories that caught Bee readers’ attention involved City Council conflicts and the controversial history of a newly hired city official…