May 31 minSac BOS and a lack of accountabilityOn 4/27/22 the Sacramento BOS responded (item 2) to a report from the Sacramento County Grand Jury that laid out all the ways the County...
May 32 minWhat’s the Haps on that A-B-C-X-Y-Z aka Alternatives to 911 Program?Need a reminder of what has been the ongoing process of developing an alt to 911 program? Check out our two part series on the saga: IT'S...
May 36 minThe housing crisis - silence is not an optionThank you so much to the author of this piece, Crystal Sanchez, of the Sacramento Homeless Union (website linked here). Photos in this...
May 31 minContract negotiation solidarity!The United Public Employees Union was out in force at the County Board of Supervisors meeting on April 27th, to show their strength and...
Apr 33 minEnding Project Roomkey means throwing folx back out onto the streetsIn February of 2022, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors made the ill-informed and inhumane decision to begin the closure of the...
Apr 32 minFood inequity and ARPA inequityItem 52 at the Sac County BOS meeting was ostensibly an unobjectionable item. It sets aside money for a Food Insecurity Pilot Program...
Feb 227 minChild Protective Systems - another carceral system?Thank you so much to the awesome community members and social justice allies who made the creation of this piece possible. We want to...
Feb 212 minCovid (still) in Jails + BOS Covid UpdateDuring the January Board of Supervisors monthly COVID-19 Update, Supervisors had questions related to policies, marketing, and the jail. ...
Feb 213 minMore Incarceration More Money 2.8.22 Sac County Board of Supervisors meeting report-back Item 30: Sacramento County Jail Accessibility Update and Plan.pdf For those...
Feb 203 minA more equitable trans/gender diverse police policy!We're excited to bring you an update on the Sacramento Police Department's (SPD) trans/gender diverse policy. The SPD has adopted some of...
Feb 193 minSac County and housing - ARPA updateBig thanks to Mason Taylor - our ARPA expert from the California COVID Justice team at Public Health Advocates! See Mason in our latest...
Dec 20, 20213 minValuing Business over Human LivesThe City Council met for over seven hours on December 14th and spent the vast majority of that time focused on one issue: homelessness. ...
Dec 20, 20215 minIT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!THE PROGRAM FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALTERNATIVES TO 911 STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE The Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response Treatment Program...
Dec 20, 20218 minIT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME! Part 2Although Community Advocates were pushing for an Independent Advisory Board for the Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response Treatment...
Nov 20, 202113 minMental 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...
Nov 20, 20215 minSome Frosty takes on public healthThank you to our note-taker for this meeting - Mason Taylor! Mason chose to report back on the discussion surrounding items 25 & 26 from...
Oct 10, 20216 minA Housing Strategy that Furthers Exclusion and Racial SegregationThrough reviewing this information it is our hope to raise awareness amongst impacted communities and residents in Sacramento, so we can...
Oct 7, 20211 minPandemic recovery with a racial equity lens!California COVID Justice (CCJ) is led by Public Health Advocates and a steering committee of 9 brilliant women who are relentless in...
Sep 19, 20215 minThe Absolute Gall of Council Member HarrisJeff Harris recently published a disgusting op-ed in the Sacramento Bee in which he pretends to care about the homeless as a flimsy...
Sep 19, 20213 minA County Covid DividedOH HUNNNNNTY - When I tell you the tea was PIPING hot during Item 35 at the Board of Supervisors 9.14 meeting Public Comment was...