City Council Member
Sacramento, California
Councilmember Steve Hansen served on the Sacramento City Council from 2012 - 2020 representing the Fourth Council District, which included residents in the River Oaks, Central City, Land Park, South Land Park and Little Pocket neighborhoods.Steve has been a leading voice for smart growth, multi-modal transportation, public safety, economic development and innovation in government service. During his tenure, he served eight years on the board of and Chair for the Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, the Sacramento Transportation Authority. He also served on boards of Downtown Sacramento Partnership, the Midtown Association, the Broadway Partnership, the Sacramento History Alliance, the Sacramento Cable Commission, the Regional Sanitation District, Paratransit, Inc, and as chair of the Local Government Commission.During Steve’s time on the Council he passed key initiatives, such as building new arts and educational facilities, new streetlighting, passed Vision Zero and complete streets policies, pro-housing YIMBY ordinances, increasing protections for LGBT employees and residents, legalizing urban agriculture and urban farm stands, banning flavored vaping products, securing protections for tenants against excessive rent increases and unfair evictions, and working to bring new mobility options to Sacramento's residents via microtransit, improved bus service, and shared-rideables. He worked tirelessly to reopen a local elementary school in the Central City. Other accomplishments include creating new and improving existing District 4 parks, working to build more affordable housing, investing in artists and the creative economy, and championing bike and pedestrian mobility projects.