City budget part 2: The RydeFreeRT saga
TL;DR: Sacramento City Manager - and all around disappointment - Howard Chan attempted to remove funding for the RydeFreeRT program (a...
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- Nov 28, 2023
- 8 min
The Beauty of Acting Out of Character
Editor’s Note: This story is a part of our month long exploration of the criminal legal system. Our COO, Kelechi Ohiri penned this piece...
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- Nov 14, 2023
- 11 min
You want me to keep paying more and getting less?
Since the launch of SJPC 2.0 this August, we have made the decision to focus on storytelling and consistently uplifting the stories and...
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- Oct 9, 2023
- 3 min
Side Eye: Sac Area Schools don’t offer the security you believe
As I stand at the Buckeye school board’s meeting for the forced outing of queer children, listening to parent’s fear of their children...
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- Feb 24, 2023
- 3 min
Community Meeting field report! February 2023 edition.
Welcome to SJPC's first Community Meeting field report! We'll be bringing you these updates each month following our Community Meetings...
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- Feb 24, 2023
- 5 min
TRUSD and the importance of transparency
Today we're bringing y'all a report back from an interview between SJPC editor and Dwight Harvey , a former Vice Principal (4 years) at...
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- Feb 18, 2023
- 3 min
Funding for Seavey Circle - a win for racial & health equity!
Back at the November 29th Sac City Council meeting (apologies for how late we are on reporting this news!!) there was a big win for...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Mistreatment within Twin Rivers Unified
Today we are bringing you a very upsetting look into how teachers and students within the Twin Rivers Unified School District are being...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
Council presentations - climate justice and Indigenous Peoples' Day
Thank you to SJPC's author on this piece - Jacob Benitez! Up first: Recognizing Climate Resilience - Councilmembers Guerra and Valenzuela...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
"Protect" schools at what cost?
Thank you to SJPC's Community Outreach Coordinator, Sarah Rabanales, for all her hard work on this piece! Sadly yet unsurprisingly, the...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Yes on Measure L - prioritize Sacramento's youth!
Thank you to the community contributor who made this piece possible! What is Measure L? Why do we need Measure L? Who supports youth...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
Events, Alerts, and Opportunities - July 2022!
Community Call-Outs: Catch up on the horrifying treatment of one of Sacramento County's Mental Health Board members. We as a community...
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- Jul 6, 2022
- 4 min
Events, Alerts, and Opportunities - June 2022!
June newsletter special addition: Community Call-Outs Sacramento County did not give staff the day off for Juneteenth. Keep in mind that...
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- Jul 6, 2022
- 5 min
TRUSD update! Show up for Dr. Raja!
BIG SHOUT-OUT to Sascha Vogt - a long-time parent of students within the TRUSD, a community member, activist, and advocate for parental...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 7 min
Systemic harassment and abuse in our educational system
In May of this year, Dr. Elysse Versher, a beloved Vice-Principal at West Campus High School, resigned from her job. In her letter of...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Recs for supporting youth mental health!
Thank you to SJPC Counsel member Asha Kreiling for all of your hard work creating this write-up! In this article we're taking a look at...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Community commentary: Twin Rivers USD Board meeting on 5/10
Thanks to Earlina Humphre for submitting notes on this important meeting! Let's go over what went down at the Twin Rivers Unified School...
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- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
CA Teacher of the Year Fired; No Reason Given
Yo parents want to know why the principal who was helping their kids improve by leaps and bounds was fired with no reason given...Twin...
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- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
A victory at SCUSD!
Shout out to our community contributor Janae Raab for submitting notes on this important topic! Important terms: SEIU: Service Employees...
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- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
Sac State's 2022 antiracism convocation!
On 2/14/22 Sac State hosted its Antiracism and Inclusive Convocation. One of our very own Sac State interns, Joseph Sais (click here to...
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