City of Sacramento yet to crack down on illegal backyard extensions in south Natomas

Published 2024-07-17
Weeks after the City of Sacramento said it was cracking down on illegal backyards, CBS13 has learned it has not even started taking any action.

All Comments (21)
  • But you can put up a tent on the sidewalk, with trash, sleep there and eat there. Glad Sacramento city is doing their job……
  • Lets clarify here, guy built a park that is open to the public. It has picnic tables, garbage cans etc. Ironically its on park property and he is maintaining it. He doesnt call it his property, he says its the neighborhoods. There is no issue here and why is the news station pushing the issue. Go down the street and find the lots where people fenced it off as private property.
  • @StarLababy12
    Why don't the City put effort to make South Natomas more family friendly like they do for the North! Fix and update our parks.
  • @Asomesauc
    This is crazy I got 2 $54 parking tickets for parking in front of my house on the curb because people drive extremely fast down my street. the city doesn't hold Speeders or property theives accountable they don't install speed bumps I get $109.00 worth of tickets for parking in front of my house but these people can extend their backyards into city property and no problem.
  • I was thinking so what, people are planting lettuce on city property whats the big deal. Boy was I surprised. The gall of this fool to say he put in a driveway and a fence "for the community". Clearly a liar.
  • A whole tent city will be there soon. Temporary housing for drug addicts. This man is TAKING that space from them. Who do these property owners think they are cleaning up and maintaining their communities?!?!
  • It’s under the high voltage power lines. This isn’t prime real estate. What’s the harm here? As long as they don’t build a garage on it, or put in a pool and a fence. 🤨
  • @Plutogalaxy
    Why does he have a fence? Look a the google map some people have buildings and full fences. Bring in the bulldozers.
  • @madge2114
    So if you abandon your property and someone squats on it they can take it over in the name of preventing blight. But if the city abandons property and you try to keep it from becoming squalor it's against the law. But then again, no point enforcing it when they get free upkeep.
  • @Ang.0910
    Imminent domain uno reverse card!
  • @RossMalagarie
    The people that think this is ok, go to some city owned land and poured cement and put up a fence and basket ball court. Does that make sense because "they are not using it".
  • @ntxhaispaaj
    I used to walk down the path there. George had closed gates on the public space for the longest time. He must have started to take out the fencing when he was formally notified about it being public space. Why is he playing the altruism card now?
  • @EC-mc7vg
    It is not their property, plain and simple. They do not have the legal right to build anything on it. It is an easement, it is not part of their backyard.
  • Nobody ask him to do it. And cause he decided to do it, now he thinks he deserves to own that piece of land? Trippen lol
  • @jyaj007
    Property lines is Property lines & city Property is city property.. sucks but gotta get push back
  • @bvincesf
    It looks like a perfect place for Sac to set up emergency shelters and tens for those struggling to find housing.
  • @miomine3527
    Leave these people alone..!they like thier neighborhood looking clean.
  • an easement in my neighborhood is getting smaller, because homeowners are increasing there backyards..
  • Adverse Possession: If they come onto the property, and maintain it long enough, it becomes theirs. The city needs to draft encroachment agreements with the neighbors, and then allow them to enter city property.