Redistricting in Sac County
*UPDATE as of 11/19 the County has released its final draft map (linked HERE), the County site states that final decisions were based off...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 13 min
Mental health injustice
*TRIGGER WARNING for suicidal thoughts UPDATE! At the 1/11/22 the Sac County BOS meeting the Board adopted a resolution which approved...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 5 min
Yet another County-wide survey
Thanks again to our awesome note-taker Mason Taylor! It's budget season! Read on to find out more about what the County has been up to....
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- Oct 10, 2021
- 2 min
A County's promise to incoming refugees
As US troops withdrew from Afghanistan this summer, the Taliban took control of the country, and the longest war in American history was...
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- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Takes Over As Director of Human Assistance
"Another white man to manage services serving mostly women and BIPOC folxs" Former Sheriff’s Deputy Takes Over Director of Human...
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- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
The County's $1 million American Rescue Plan Survey
Well, for anyone who’s looking to see what happens when county executives and contractors don’t follow through on their assignment,...
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- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Cronyism in County government
On September 28th, 2021, CEO Ann Edwards asked, and the Board of Supervisors approved, the appointment of Ethan Dye as the Director of...
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- Sep 19, 2021
- 6 min
Sac County Board of Supes Approve Final FY 2021/22 All Funds Budget
With three whole days set aside for final budget hearings, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors gave their final approval on the...
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- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
A County Covid Divided
OH HUNNNNNTY - When I tell you the tea was PIPING hot during Item 35 at the Board of Supervisors 9.14 meeting Public Comment was...
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- Sep 19, 2021
- 1 min
County Covid Update
In August 2020, the Board of Supervisors requested regular updates regarding the COVID-19 response to be provided as a standing item on...
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- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Project Roomkey Update (kinda)
In March 2020 the state started Project Roomkey as a housing relief program during the pandemic. State and local agencies came together...
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- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
The War on Drugs seeks ARPA Funds (ie the Fentanyl Crisis)
Fam. I really thought I was going to write a piece about the harms of Fentanyl (and I'll at least include a little background on the...
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- Aug 31, 2021
- 5 min
Board of Supes Approves a Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program And Expenditure Plan
Dr. Corrine What is MHSA? Sacramento County Behavioral Health Services’ mental health system of care includes 260 programs/agencies...
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- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Hello BOS - it's me COVID-19 (Update)
On August 19, 2020, the Board of Supervisors requested regular updates regarding the COVID-19 response, barriers encountered, and...
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- Aug 16, 2021
- 4 min
What hiding under you friendly neighborhood PBID?
Y’all. Today on “How our tax dollars are going to criminalize mental illness and homelessness” we present to you PBIDS. Fun to say,...
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- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
Stay involved in the fight for alternatives to policing
The County of Sacramento is currently in the process of developing an alternatives to 911 program, called the Wellness Call Center &...
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- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
We Big Mad: Getting our Fair Share of ARPA
Shoutout to Gabriel Johnson for the detailed notes he took on this issue! For the record, we are big mad! Item 38 at the 7/27 Sacramento...
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- Jul 18, 2021
- 1 min
Disregard for employee safety concerns at the BOS
Update: more information about Ryan Harris' struggle was documented in this Newsbreak article from December 2021 At the July 13th...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
The People's Budget Presentation to the Board of Supervisors
On June 9th, the People's Budget Sacramento made their recommendations to the Board on how they should budget for the 2021-2022 cycle AND...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
Why We Need to Support the Public Defenders Office
The public defenders program has a 2% recidivism (people going back to jail) rate, compared to probations 20-30%. It's more effective: So...
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