How everyday people can invest in the area’s vulnerable children
By Lisa Thibodeau The day before Thanksgiving last year, I went to family court in Placer County for the 6-year-old child to whom I am…
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Community organizer Hazel Watson on the power of relationship-building as a pathway to stronger communities
By Hannah Ross Hazel Watson has over seven years of experience networking and advocating on important issues within the Sacramento community from housing and homelessness…
Counting Sacramento’s homeless: Volunteers set out across region for biennial Point-In-Time Count
By Chris Nichols and Keyshawn Davis Heather Coffman says she left her home nearly two decades ago to escape the domestic violence that shattered her…
Stopping displacement in Oak Park takes center stage at Solving Sacramento’s free ‘Suds and Solutions’ event on Jan. 31
Aggie Square, UC Davis’s new innovation center in Sacramento, is scheduled to open its doors a year from now. What impact is it going to…
Housing in the Capital: Cathy Creswell and Jordan Grimaldi on the intersectional benefits of investing in transit and active transportation
By Nick Brunner In a neighborhood called Mirasol Village, a new light rail stop was planned as part of a newly opened mixed-income housing center….
Sacramento Community Land Trust Executive Director Tamika L’Ecluse on enabling homeownership in historically disinvested communities
By Keyshawn Davis Editor’s note: Tamika L’Ecluse will join Solving Sacramento as a guest speaker at the Suds & Solutions (and BBQ!) event, 6-8 p.m….
Volunteers still needed for Sacramento’s homeless Point-In-Time count
Keyshawn Davis Sacramento Steps Forward still needs about 100 volunteers for its upcoming two-day Point-In-Time count, which documents the number of people who are experiencing…
Housing in the Capital: Urban Capital’s John Vignocchi and Vertical Pacific’s Katie Hanten on removing roadblocks for for-profit affordable housing developers
By Nick Brunner For a for-profit developer in Sacramento, from the different regulations they face to how they might not see a payday until a…
Housing in the Capital: Nur Kausar and Jonathan Cook on the importance of prohousing leadership and the ‘long-term’ investment in affordable housing
By Nick Brunner Nur Kausar works for EAH Housing as a business development manager. EAH is a nonprofit, affordable housing developer and manager with more…
Creativity in the Capital: ChaCha Burnadette and Danielle Mercado on the importance of venues and lessons from Wu-Tang Clan
By Casey Rafter Without a leader like burlesque dancer ChaCha Burnadette, Sacramento would not enjoy the kind of spice her dance group, the Darling Clementines,…
Housing in the Capital: Joe Smith and Anna Darzins on the importance of wraparound services and ‘recognizing humanity’
By Nick Brunner Joe Smith is the director of outreach and engagement for Hope Cooperative, and Anna Darzins is the director at the Meadowview Navigation…
City program protects renters from evictions — with families of color facing the greatest risk
By Keyshawn Davis Samuel McCurin and his son were evicted from their South Sacramento apartment in August. With the loss of his apartment, he also…
Creativity in the Capital: Dalrymple MacAlpin and The Philharmonik discuss personal transformation, artistic endeavors and finding ‘the great why’
By Casey Rafter Detroit-born storyteller, multi-instrumentalist, composer, playwright and puppeteer Dalrymple MacAlpin has spent much of his life interpreting the vivid images of his dreams…
‘Tis the season for holiday shows in Sacramento
Performing arts organizations count on revenue from holiday productions By Patti Roberts ‘Tis the season for holiday stories: a time when theater, dance and music…
How New Helvetia’s employees plan to save the Broadway business
By Russell Nichols In 2012, a land surveyor wandered into the new brewery off Broadway looking for a drink, but he was drawn to a…
Housing in the Capital: Vice Mayor Eric Guerra and House Sacramento’s Ben Raderstorf on the past, present and future of affordable housing
By Nick Brunner Eric Guerra has served on the Sacramento City Council since 2015, and he is currently the vice mayor. Ben Raderstorf is the…
Sacramento County launches first-of-its-kind mobile clinic for pets of unhoused residents
By Chris Nichols, Capital Public Radio Sacramento County has launched a first-of-its-kind mobile veterinary clinic focused on caring for pets owned by homeless residents. County…