The Sacramento Bee has run several editorials over the years about the short comings of Sacramento County trying to provide municipal serves to the sprawling unincorporated area of the county. The Bee calls it the Uncity. Counties are an extension of the state government and were created by the Legislature to provide extended state services such as health and welfare and criminal justice such as the courts, jails and prisons. The California constitution and the California Legislature encourage the formation of municipalities to provide local services such as police, fire, planning, parks and public utilities. There are 478 incorporated cities in California and 82% of the California population live in an incorporated city. As California continues to grow, there will many additional communities forming new cities.

The unincorporated area of Sacramento County is the largest population block in the county with more then 500,000 residents followed closely by the City of Sacramento. Since 2001, three Sacramento County communities have incorporated into cities with a total of 250,000 residents that were formerly part of the Uncity. The county has a very difficult time providing municipal services to such a wide area. Many of the traditional municipal services are now provided by special districts which creates a chaotic quilt of various service districts throughout the county. The county is further handicapped by the fact that the distribution of many special revenues favors incorporated cities which means the county is attempting to provide traditional municipal services without the benefits of being a municipality. Incorporation of Rio Linda Elverta would correct these deficiencies.