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Improving Aggie Square

January 28, 2021 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The news spread like wildfire in April 2018: A site near Sacramento’s Oak Park district had been chosen for Aggie Square, a megaproject that promised thousands of new jobs for the region. […]

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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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Boys & Men of Color Summit Fosters Brotherhood

December 5, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Thirty diverse young men—most of whom had never met—sat in a circle recently in a room at Sacramento State University, during the 8th annual Boys & Men of Color Summit. The circle […]

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Yvonne R. Walker: Finding strength in a united voice

August 28, 2019 SEIU Local 1000

Labor leads way to California for all This weekend, we celebrate Labor Day, a federal holiday for 125 years. It’s not the end of summer; it’s a historic milestone. A salute to the enduring contributions […]

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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 […]

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