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...
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 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, 20216 minThe Results of RedistrictingThank you for all the wonderful contributions of the following people for helping to put this piece together: Andrés Ramos - Community...
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...
Dec 20, 20213 minMore Funding for ProbationThanks to our friends at Decarcerate Sacramento for writing up this piece! On 12/14 Decarcerate Sacramento mobilized voices to the Board...
Dec 20, 20215 minIllegal Cooperation with ICEA Newsbreak article (from SJPC ally Robert J Hansen) to check out in reference to this issue is linked here. What was this item all...
Oct 10, 20212 minA County's promise to incoming refugeesAs US troops withdrew from Afghanistan this summer, the Taliban took control of the country, and the longest war in American history was...
Sep 19, 20216 minSac County Board of Supes Approve Final FY 2021/22 All Funds BudgetWith three whole days set aside for final budget hearings, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors gave their final approval on the...
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...
Aug 31, 20215 minBoard of Supes Approves a Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program And Expenditure PlanDr. Corrine What is MHSA? Sacramento County Behavioral Health Services’ mental health system of care includes 260 programs/agencies...
Aug 17, 20214 minWhat hiding under you friendly neighborhood PBID?Y’all. Today on “How our tax dollars are going to criminalize mental illness and homelessness” we present to you PBIDS. Fun to say,...
Jun 22, 20215 minShifting Mental Health Responses from Sheriff...But Not the FundsBoard of Supes Approve $12million for a 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Response Program that Does NOT Involve Law Enforcement by Dr. Corrine...
Apr 1, 20214 minMarch 23rd - Other Happenings at BOS MeetingWe got errthang from Criminal (in)justice, environmental justice, and budget in this mug. Thanks Michelle Wright for these submissions...
Mar 31, 20213 minWho's Watching the Sheriff? Latest update on the County's Community Review Commission (Thanks to Michelle Wright and others who reported on this item) We're talking...
Mar 15, 20215 minBoard of Supervisors denies $10M construction contract for County JailOn March 10, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to deny county staff recommendations to approve a $10 million construction...
Mar 3, 20215 minAlternatives to 911 at County BOSCounty staff presented a proposal for a pilot Alternatives to 911 Program at the February 24 County Board of Supervisors meeting. The...
Feb 28, 20213 minSide Eye: The Theatrics of PatrickWhy Supervisor Patrick Kennedy confuses us. He'll take a stand on something and then doesn't bring his A-game. Almost like he doesn't...
Feb 15, 20213 minKeeping an eye on Scott Jones?Item 35 at the Sacramento Board of Supervisors meeting on February 9 was set to address the creation of an oversight board for our great...
Jan 31, 20213 minBoard Votes to Delay $10 Million Contract for New JailOn January 26, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors was set to decide whether or not the county should begin a $10 million contract...