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Month: August 2020

CA Census

‘Let your voices be heard’

August 28, 2020 CNC Education Fund

“Veterans love to tell war stories, but now they
need to start telling
Census stories.”
— Virginia A. Wimmer.
Deputy director, San Joaquin County Veterans Service Office
[…]

Local Issues

Latinx Support BLM

August 27, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Three months ago, a Sacramento teen faced a decision: To be or not to be at a local march against police brutality? A young Chicano, Roger D. Zapata, concluded he had to […]

Local Issues

SacRT Steps Up for the Community

August 24, 2020 Sacramento Regional Transit District

by Allen Pierleoni Sacramento Regional Transit District has been a national model when it comes to implementing conscientious protocols that keep its customers and employees safe during the coronavirus pandemic. For instance, a creative offshoot […]

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Local Issues

Riding the (Light) Rails

August 20, 2020 Sacramento Regional Transit District

A Q&A with Light Rail Operator Jessica Clark by Anne Stokes Light Rail Operator Jessica Clark has been with Sacramento Regional Transit District for eight years, driving light rail trains for four. She talks to […]

Local Issues

Volunteers for a Safer Sacramento

August 17, 2020 Sacramento Regional Transit District

by Allen Pierleoni When Jessica Gonzalez learned that Sacramento Regional Transit District had received 60,000 free face masks from federal, state and city sources, she knew just what to do. To help fight the pandemic, […]

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Local Issues

A Seat on the Bus

August 14, 2020 Sacramento Regional Transit District

By Anne Stokes For 38 years, Joyce Adams-Watkins has been getting Sacramentans where they need to be. We talked with Sacramento Regional Transit District’s senior-most bus operator to see what it’s like keeping Sacramento moving. […]

Local Issues

Diverse Voices Ask for Change

August 12, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ As a newcomer to Sacramento, Katherine Moua admits to not knowing much about Mayor Darrell Steinberg – except that he wields power and influence at City Hall. But when she learned that […]

Disabilities

Freedom of Movement

August 3, 2020 Sacramento Regional Transit District

by Anne Stokes For individuals with disabilities, reliable transportation is key to living an independent life. Sacramento Regional Transit District provides accommodating, reliable and affordable services to help riders with mobility, visual and other impairments […]

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