Photos: Key moments in Darrell Steinberg’s two terms as mayor of Sacramento
Nathaniel Levine
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Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg gets out on the town – a lot.
The mayor, who announced Thursday that he would not seek a third term, has been a presence in local and state politics in Sacramento since he first joined the City Council in 1992.
Darrell Steinberg poses for a photo during his first campaign for Sacramento City Council in 1992. He won the 6th District seat by beating Bob McFarland in June.
The Sacramento City Council, featuring newly elected Darrell Steinberg, second from right, in District 6 and a new Mayor in Joe Serna, poses for a photo after its new members were sworn in November 1992. From left: Jimmie Yee, Rob Kerth, Heather Fargo, Josh Pane, Serna, Terry Kastanis, Steinberg and Sam Panell.
Based on the photo captions filed in The Bee’s digital archiving system, Steinberg is among the people we have photographed the most in the past 25 years — only governors Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been snapped more frequently.
Bee photographers know they are in the right place when they spot the mayor, even if their editors sometimes discourage them from submitting pictures of Steinberg because we have so many already.
Here’s a look at his two terms, with the photos in chronological order:
Campaign for mayor in 2016
Former California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg speaks with members of the press about his possible candidacy mayor of Sacramento on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015.
Sacramento mayoral candidate Darrell Steinberg and his wife Julie thank supporters at an election night event at Beatnik Studios on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Steinberg defeated Councilwoman Angelique Ashby with 61% of the vote.
First term: ‘Lady Bird,’ Stephon Clark’s death, coronavirus
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg raises the gavel as he stands with City Council members after sworn into office during his inauguration party at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento on Dec. 13, 2016.
Darrell Steinberg attends his first City Council meeting as mayor at City Hall on Jan. 5, 2017.
Sacramento film actor and director Greta Gerwig waves to fans with Mayor Darrell Steinberg as she walks down the red carpet for the premier of her film “Lady Bird” at the Tower Theatre in Sacramento on Oct. 29, 2017.
Stevante Clark, whose brother Stephon Clark was killed by Sacramento police earlier in the month, stormed into the packed Sacramento City Council chambers and jumped on the dias in front of Mayor Darrell Sternberg, briefly forcing the council to leave the chambers on March 27, 2018.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, dressed as Superman, and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, dressed as Battman, greet children attending a Halloween party at the Penleigh Child Development Center in Sacramento on Oct. 31, 2018.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg follows students from John Still Middle School as he prepares to give his State of the City address on Feb. 19, 2019 at the Sam & Bonnie Pannell Community Center in Sacramento.
Stevante Clark, whose brother of Stephon Clark was killed by Sacramento police officers last year, is greeted by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg before his State of the City address on Feb. 19, 2019, at the Sam & Bonnie Pannell Community Center in Sacramento.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, middle, pumps his fist in the air during a press conference announcing Sacramento will get the 29th MLS franchise at The Bank in downtown Sacramento on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. He sits between MLS Commissioner Don Garber, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The announcement turned out to be premature.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg shows enthusiasm about the potential for housing people who are homeless in Sacramento inside shelters made by the Washington-based company Pallet, while Councilman Steve Hansen, rear, helps facilitate a demonstration outside Sacramento City Hall on Nov. 13, 2019.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Rabbi Mendy Cohen and the Sacramento Kings mascot Slamson the Lion celebrate after lighting a menorah at Downtown Commons in Sacramento on Dec. 22, 2019.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg greets a supporter during his election night party at Mango’s in Sacramento on March 3, 2020. The mayor was re-elected with 77% of the vote.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and the rest of the City Council meet on Friday, March 13, 2020, with physical attendance limited to the media as the coronavirus shutdown begins. The council considered emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by the pandemic, as a message on computer monitor asks members of the public to view meetings and provide eComments online.
Sacramento City Councilman Jay Schenirer, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and state Sen. Richard Pan view some of the two dozen state-issued trailers, provided to enable at-risk people to self-quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 3, 2020, at Cal Expo. The travel trailers are part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $150 million funding plan to protect vulnerable populations, including people experiencing homelessness, and slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg leads a Zoom conference on climate change to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 2020, during the coronavirus stay-at-home order in Sacramento. He dressed in a jacket and tie but says he has been wearing blue jeans more since he isn’t in public as much. “The first couple of weeks were difficult for me working from home just in terms of adjustment, but I’ve adjusted pretty well to it,” he said.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg arrives full of energy to help pass out meals to Sacramento State students on campus on April 30, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak. “I miss being with people and that’s part of a mayor’s job description. So that’s a little bit different and it’s not the same having a community meeting on Zoom,” he said.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg plays tennis on May 8, 2020, for the first time since the Garcia Bend Park courts were reopened to the public during the coronavirus outbreak. He practiced social distancing with his opponent, wearing a mask before and after the game. “Do what you love to do as long as it’s safe,” Steinberg said.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg winces as he gets tested for COVID-19 by public health nurse Angie Butters on May 15, 2020, at a newly opened coronavirus testing site inside St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Park. The site, run by Sacramento County Public Health, will be available for appointment-only free testing on Tuesdays and Fridays to Oak Park residents.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg speaks to Warren Tippie, a 97-year old World War II veteran, after delivering a meal as part of the Great Plates Delivered program on May 20, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn and Mayor Darrell Steinberg kneel with a large group of demonstrators in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood on June 3, 2020, in a display of unity as another day of protests over the death of George Floyd was planned in the capital.
Second term: COVID, homelessness, mass shooting, new projects
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from medical assistant Silvia Zuniga with Dr. Janine Bera at Wellspace Health in Sacramento on April 1, 2021.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg releases his master plan to address homelessness at a press conference in Sacramento on Aug. 4, 2021.
The San Francisco 49ers’ Arik Armstead fist bumps Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on Sept. 28, 2021, after the NFL player announced the launch of the Armstead Academy Project, his new partnership initiative with Mercy Housing California. Armstead presented a $250,000 donation and unveiled plans to power a wide range of academic programming for K-12 students in his hometown of Sacramento as well as college trips and enrichment activities for youth in San Francisco.
Shahnaz Van Deventer, left, director of marketing and development at SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, goes over the plan for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the museum’s opening on Nov. 12, 2021, with Rep. Doris Matsui, center, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, MOSAC executive director Michele Wong and state Sen. Richard Pan.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg speaks about the Aggie Square project during a ceremonial ground breaking Feb. 16, 2022, at the UC Davis Medical Center campus in Sacramento. Behind the shovels are Doug Woodruff, senior director of new business development at Wexford Science and Technology and UC Davis Chancellor Gary May.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, left, community activist Berry Accius, founder of Sacramento’s Voice of the Youth mentorship program, and other community members hold a vigil at Ali Youssefi Square in Sacramento on April 4, 2022, for the victims of the mass shooting the day before in downtown Sacramento. The shooting left six people dead and twelve injured.
Futsum Zienasellassie crosses the finish line as Mayor Darrell Steinberg, left, holds the banner in the 2022 California International Marathon from Folsom to the state Capitol in downtown Sacramento on Dec. 4, 2022. Zienasellassie finished first overall.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg talks at the State of Downtown on Feb. 21, 2023 at SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. “This year’s State of Downtown is an opportunity to further accelerate the downtown of the future,” Steinberg said. “A place were people work, live and go to for entertainment.”
Previously unpublished photos
Sometimes great pictures end up on the cutting room floor. These photos have never before been published, as best as we can tell:
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