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Land Trust Aims to be ‘Developer for the People’

February 14, 2019 California Endowment

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 […]

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CalFresh Recipients Welcome at Farmers Markets

January 31, 2019 California Endowment

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. […]

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Sacramento Nonprofits Help Ex-inmates Thrive on the Outside

January 17, 2019 California Endowment

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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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‘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, […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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