Participatory & Equitable Budgets

Copaganda Corner & SPD's raise request

The Sacramento Police Department gave a presentation on their proposed 2024 budget at the May 16th City Council meeting. The budget would...

Hey Sac County - stop housing our foster youth in a jail

The Sacramento County Children’s System of Care Committee met on 5/15/23 - let's talk about what went down. First of all, what is this...

Manipulation tactics from the SPD

SPD Chief Kathy Lester pictured below Once again, the Sacramento City Council was faced with a request for even more money and...

The Closing of Financially Troubled Sacramento Housing Nonprofit and the Death of Fair Housing

At the March 28th Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, the Board approved $1.7 million to pay property owners back rent...

New Year, Same Police Nonsense

Big thank you to community advocate and ally Catita Anderson for turning in an amazingly helpful set of notes on this meeting - you made...

Sac County's 2023 budget priorities - more of the same

Happy new year folx, we're bringing you a short update on Sacramento County's 2023 budget cycle! BUT FIRST! From agenda item doc The...

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...

Sac County - another housing department

On November 15th, 2022, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (BOS) unanimously voted to create the Department of Homeless Services...

Jail expansion - it ain't over 'till it's over

What happened? This year we saw the County bring back its plan to expand the jail, despite the community having previously blocked an...