
Land Trust Aims to be ‘Developer for the People’
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Nine new “luxury homes” located on 34th Street in Oak Park recently went on the market. The listing price? More than $500,000 each. A wiser use for land in Oak Park would […]
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Nine new “luxury homes” located on 34th Street in Oak Park recently went on the market. The listing price? More than $500,000 each. A wiser use for land in Oak Park would […]
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The call for artists went out last May: A striking design was needed for two Sacramento billboards announcing that CalFresh — also known as food stamps — are welcome at farmers markets. […]
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ After serving 18 years in prison for manslaughter with a gang enhancement, Henry Ortiz was determined to prove he was a new man. But in November 2017, after only five days of […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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