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Youth Campaign for More Funding

February 13, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Four years ago, Dexter Niskala, then a junior at Luther Burbank High, campaigned for Measure Y, which would have created a new tax to fund children’s programs in Sacramento. “I asked hundreds […]

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Keeping People Out of Jail

January 30, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ An activist group that stopped an $89 million expansion of Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove says its fight for criminal justice reform is not over. Construction bids for the RCCC […]

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Greater Sacramento Urban League Program Welcomes People of Color into Booming Cannabis Industry

January 1, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Thirteen people of color made history recently by mastering the skills to enter Sacramento’s legal cannabis industry—with the city’s blessing. The eight men and five women became the first to graduate from […]

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Decarcerate Sacramento Celebrates Victory Over Stalled Jail Expansion

November 21, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Criminal justice reform activists won a huge victory this month, when Sacramento County Supervisors walked away from an $89 million plan to expand Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) in Elk Grove. Opposition […]

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Decarcerate Sacramento Opposes Costly Prison Expansion Proposal

November 7, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is getting cold feet about proceeding with an $89 million expansion of Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) in Elk Grove. Most of the five-member board came […]

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Hmong Activists Set Their Sights on 2020 Census and Elections

September 26, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ With 2020 fast approaching, community organizer Cha Vang is preoccupied with the golden opportunities the new year will bring for Sacramento communities to advance politically and economically. But, according to Vang, those […]

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The Fight for Rent Control in Sacramento Rages On

September 12, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Jovana Fajardo, a pro-tenant community organizer, agree: Crafting citywide rent control is not easy. “If it were easy, it would have happened a long time ago,” Steinberg […]

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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 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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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 […]

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