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 35 minSteinberg shows his true colorsIt seems that Darrell Steinberg might finally be getting what he wanted for housing policy, and the city will be much worse off if it...
May 31 minA victory at SCUSD!Shout out to our community contributor Janae Raab for submitting notes on this important topic! Important terms: SEIU: Service Employees...
May 32 minA County Equity Cabinet and a questionable contractOn November 17, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved a Resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in Sacramento County. Y'all...
May 33 minHousing round-upHello to all you beautiful SJPC readers! This post will cover a few miscellaneous items regarding housing in both Sac City and County...
May 32 minSac City's slow climate-justice progressFor 350 Sacramento's update on climate actions at the County level, follow this link. *all content regarding the Council meeting and next...
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 273 minMid Year Budget Battle Well it was money being handed out to community programs day at city council - and for the most part - it seems like smiles are all...
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 213 minAffordable Housing in the City (of Sacramento)The affordable housing saga plays on as million dollar companies compete for community dollars. This episode started innocently enough,...
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 minWhat's an inmate welfare fund?At the Sacramento Board of Supervisors on 2/8/22, the Inmate Welfare Fund Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2020- 2021 was presented (item...
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...
Feb 183 minWhat's going on with Measure U?Thank you to Franny Dewey, one of our awesome Sacramento State interns, for taking notes on this item! Learn more about Franny here!...
Jan 173 minAn ARPA Update!First, the County: BOS Meeting 1.11.22 (Item 7 and Tip of the iceberg for Item 60) Last Tuesday, county staff presented a proposal to the...
Jan 171 minHomeland Security Grant ProgramItem 9, Sac BOS meeting 1/11/22: Request Approval To Apply For Federal Fiscal Year 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program (Office of...
Jan 173 minMeasure U Tax Dollar UpdateIn 2018 Sacramento voted to increase the Measure U sales tax to a full cent, to restore essential city services that were cut back since...
Jan 173 minHow the police got $8 milli more from our general fundOn 1/4/22, in possibly the worst business deal of 2022, the Sacramento City Council was ecstatic to sign up to get $2 million dollars...
Dec 20, 20212 minThe (lack of) Police Oversight Commission AuditCity Auditor Jorge Oseguera brought his team’s report to the city council on the effectiveness of the Police Oversight commission that...