Measure U: 2022
If U need a refresher on this committee: The Measure U Advisory Committee is the oversight body for the 1cent sales & use tax levied on...
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- May 3, 2022
- 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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- May 3, 2022
- 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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- 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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- May 3, 2022
- 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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- May 3, 2022
- 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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- May 3, 2022
- 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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- Apr 3, 2022
- 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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- Apr 3, 2022
- 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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- Feb 27, 2022
- 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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- Feb 21, 2022
- 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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- Feb 20, 2022
- 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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- Feb 20, 2022
- 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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- Feb 19, 2022
- 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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- Feb 18, 2022
- 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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- Feb 17, 2022
- 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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- Jan 17, 2022
- 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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- Jan 17, 2022
- 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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- Jan 17, 2022
- 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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- Jan 17, 2022
- 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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