“We’re looking at major developments that fly in the face of every plan that’s been approved in the county of Sacramento for the last 25 years,” said former Sacramento mayor Heather Fargo, a Natomas resident and now an activist against Serna’s emerging growth agenda. “Phil has taken the lead on this and encouraged this kind of development.”
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Upper Westside Project – Supervisors want to sprawl to the Sacramento River? August 1, 2025, The Sacramento Bee
By Tom Philp | August 1, 2025 | The Sacramento Bee
Perspective and background information on the Upper Westside Project. Learn about the County’s complete about face on 20 years of agreements with the City.
Read the full article at: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article309024670.html#storylink=cpy
Upper Westside Project – Do you want Sacramento to look like Orange County? It could happen, The Sacramento Bee, August 1, 2025
By Tom Philp | August 1, 2025 | The Sacramento Bee
History of development in the Natomas Basin including information on wildlife protection and the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan.
Oppose the Upper Westside Project – Local Residents Speak Out
August 4, 2025
Neighbors of the proposed Upper Westside Project speak out in opposition to the project. The project will pave 2000 acres of farmland and habitat for residential and commercial development. The project’s western boundary is Garden Highway and next to the Sacramento River. Learn more about this project, see maps and news articles and join us in opposing it – www.stopgardenhwymegadevelopment.com and https://tinyurl.com/SacOpenSpace.
Sacramento council to review housing proposals for Natomas neighborhood, August 20, 2025, KCRA 3
By Deeanna Robertson | Updated: August 26, 2025 | KCRA 3
The city of Sacramento will review two development proposals Tuesday that could bring more housing to the Natomas neighborhood.
The first proposal, known as the Birchway housing development, requires the city to re-zone nearly 13 acres of land.
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