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    Sac BOS and a lack of accountability
    • May 3
    • 1 min

    Sac BOS and a lack of accountability

    On 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...
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    Steinberg shows his true colors
    • May 3
    • 5 min

    Steinberg shows his true colors

    It seems that Darrell Steinberg might finally be getting what he wanted for housing policy, and the city will be much worse off if it...
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    A victory at SCUSD!
    • May 3
    • 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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    A County Equity Cabinet and a questionable contract
    • May 3
    • 2 min

    A County Equity Cabinet and a questionable contract

    On November 17, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved a Resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in Sacramento County. Y'all...
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    Housing round-up
    • May 3
    • 3 min

    Housing round-up

    Hello to all you beautiful SJPC readers! This post will cover a few miscellaneous items regarding housing in both Sac City and County...
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    Sac City's slow climate-justice progress
    • May 3
    • 2 min

    Sac City's slow climate-justice progress

    For 350 Sacramento's update on climate actions at the County level, follow this link. *all content regarding the Council meeting and next...
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    Ending Project Roomkey means throwing folx back out onto the streets
    • Apr 3
    • 3 min

    Ending Project Roomkey means throwing folx back out onto the streets

    In February of 2022, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors made the ill-informed and inhumane decision to begin the closure of the...
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    Food inequity and ARPA inequity
    • Apr 3
    • 2 min

    Food inequity and ARPA inequity

    Item 52 at the Sac County BOS meeting was ostensibly an unobjectionable item. It sets aside money for a Food Insecurity Pilot Program...
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    Mid Year Budget Battle
    • Feb 27
    • 3 min

    Mid 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...
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    Child Protective Systems - another carceral system?
    • Feb 22
    • 7 min

    Child 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...
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    Affordable Housing in the City (of Sacramento)
    • Feb 21
    • 3 min

    Affordable 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,...
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    More Incarceration More Money
    • Feb 21
    • 3 min

    More 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...
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    What's an inmate welfare fund?
    • Feb 20
    • 3 min

    What'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...
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    Sac County and housing - ARPA update
    • Feb 19
    • 3 min

    Sac County and housing - ARPA update

    Big thanks to Mason Taylor - our ARPA expert from the California COVID Justice team at Public Health Advocates! See Mason in our latest...
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    What's going on with Measure U?
    • Feb 18
    • 3 min

    What'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!...
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    An ARPA Update!
    • Jan 17
    • 3 min

    An 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...
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    Homeland Security Grant Program
    • Jan 17
    • 1 min

    Homeland Security Grant Program

    Item 9, Sac BOS meeting 1/11/22: Request Approval To Apply For Federal Fiscal Year 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program (Office of...
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    Measure U Tax Dollar Update
    • Jan 17
    • 3 min

    Measure U Tax Dollar Update

    In 2018 Sacramento voted to increase the Measure U sales tax to a full cent, to restore essential city services that were cut back since...
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    How the police got $8 milli more from our general fund
    • Jan 17
    • 3 min

    How the police got $8 milli more from our general fund

    On 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...
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    The (lack of) Police Oversight Commission Audit
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    The (lack of) Police Oversight Commission Audit

    City Auditor Jorge Oseguera brought his team’s report to the city council on the effectiveness of the Police Oversight commission that...
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