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City Department Expands to Focus on Youth

December 20, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ On January 1, 2018, the City of Sacramento reorganized its parks department with a new focus on youth and a new name: the Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment. The change […]

Community

A Voice in Community Planning

December 6, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Choices made by city planners affect the health of people in those cities. Consider, for example, that people’s life spans have been linked to their ZIP code. “If you live in Oak […]

Community

Shoppers Double Their CalFresh Benefits at Farmers Market

November 21, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Every Saturday, from May through October, smart shoppers look for great deals at Oak Park Farmers Market. They always find them. But besides low prices on fresh fruits, vegetables and other edibles, […]

Education

Campaign Aims to Get More Students to Class

November 8, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Now that the November 6 election is history, the barrage of political mailers that overwhelmed voters also is over. But the U.S. Postal Service is still delivering a new type of message […]

Community

‘More Days, More Ways’ to Vote in the General Election

October 25, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Tamie Dramer treasures her right to vote. The Sacramento resident has voted in every presidential election — and in every mid-term and primary contest — since 1988. “Voting is important for me, […]

Community

Community Creates a Safe Place to Heal After Clark Shooting

October 11, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Maybe it was a coincidence, a numerical happenstance. But 20 days after police fired 20 shots at Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard in Meadowview, special healing circles began in Sacramento. The […]

Community

Organizers Urge Community-led Cultural Awareness Training for Police

September 20, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ It happened six months ago. But for some Sacramentans, the grief over the slaying of Stephon Clark continues unabated, as if he died yesterday, community activists say. Clark, 22, an African American, […]

Education

District and Advocates Work to Reduce Suspensions of Black Students

September 13, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The number is stunning: One of every five African American males in the Sacramento City Unified School District was suspended in 2016-17, according to a report released this summer. In their report […]

Community

From the Ground Up

September 6, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Rubie Simonsen found her calling as a child, in her grandmother’s lush gardens. The little girl spent countless hours playing among miniature roses in front of her grandma’s home, and by herbs […]

Education

The Next Changemakers

July 26, 2018 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ A new generation of leaders is being trained to mobilize Sacramentans to fight for equal rights, better public schools and other noble causes in the 21st century. Training occurs on Wednesdays at […]

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