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Sacramento County Activists Protest Funding Increases for Jail Expansions

August 29, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Just this month, in a stunning move, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to scrap a $1.7 billion jail project. Officially, the project was meant to replace the Men’s […]

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Sacramento Coalition Spearheads Effort to Reclassify or Reduce Cannabis Convictions

August 15, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sherie Drawn’s life derailed after she got pulled over by Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies in 2006. According to Drawn, officers searched her car and found “maybe ½ an ounce” of medically prescribed […]

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Sacramento DHA Works to Dismiss or Reduce Cannabis-related Felonies

August 1, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance (DHA) strives to help people transition from public assistance to financial independence. More than 420,000 county residents receive services from DHA, ranging from Medi-Cal to […]

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Sacramento Residents Call for Stronger Tenants’ Rights

July 18, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Gina Massey’s South Sacramento apartment has rats and electrical issues —problems, through no fault of her own recently landed her in the ER. So, like any responsible tenant, she reported the issues […]

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Community Leaders Join Together to Restore Morrison Creek

July 3, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ In 2017, the Avondale Glen Elder Neighborhood Association (AGENA) wanted to apply for a hefty state grant to help restore Morrison Creek, a storm water drainage canal that stretches from Rancho Cordova […]

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Repairing Sacramento’s RT System

May 23, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sarah Kerber attends almost every Sacramento Regional Transit Board meeting. When the Board discusses proposals that might negatively impact public transportation in Sacramento, she protests them during the public comment period. “Our […]

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Advance Peace Sacramento Fights to End Gun Violence

May 9, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ After doing prison time for non-violent crimes, Clemmie Fields vowed never to be behind bars again. The 54-year-old Sacramentan has upheld that promise since 2003 and urges others do the same through […]

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Sol Collective Creates Space for Arts and Activism

April 25, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ As a troubled high school senior, Deveon Smith wasn’t sure what to expect when he first visited Sol Collective — a Sacramento nonprofit that uses art and activism to provide programs, promote […]

Environment

City of Sacramento Takes Environmental Focus

March 28, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ With temperatures rising everywhere, scientists have sounded an alarm and the community is responding: Global warming endangers the entire planet. When Sacramento residents attended a recent “open house” meeting for the city […]

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Form Allows SCUSD Students to Express Gender Identity

March 14, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ For students whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex, the name on the attendance sheet may not reflect who that student really is. Youth in the Sacramento City Unified School District […]

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