Repairing Sacramento’s RT System
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sarah Kerber attends almost every Sacramento Regional Transit Board meeting. When the Board discusses proposals that might negatively impact public transportation in…
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Advance Peace Sacramento Fights to End Gun Violence
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ After doing prison time for non-violent crimes, Clemmie Fields vowed never to be behind bars again. The 54-year-old Sacramentan has upheld that…
Sol Collective Creates Space for Arts and Activism
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ As a troubled high school senior, Deveon Smith wasn’t sure what to expect when he first visited Sol Collective — a Sacramento…
Women’s Leadership Academy Helps Students Soar
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ A senior at Sacramento Charter High School, Kiarah Young, 17, is excited about her future — she’s been accepted to more than…
City of Sacramento Takes Environmental Focus
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ With temperatures rising everywhere, scientists have sounded an alarm and the community is responding: Global warming endangers the entire planet. When Sacramento…
Form Allows SCUSD Students to Express Gender Identity
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ For students whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex, the name on the attendance sheet may not reflect who that student…
Land Trust Aims to be ‘Developer for the People’
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Nine new “luxury homes” located on 34th Street in Oak Park recently went on the market. The listing price? More than $500,000…
CalFresh Recipients Welcome at Farmers Markets
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The call for artists went out last May: A striking design was needed for two Sacramento billboards announcing that CalFresh — also…
Sacramento Nonprofits Help Ex-inmates Thrive on the Outside
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ After serving 18 years in prison for manslaughter with a gang enhancement, Henry Ortiz was determined to prove he was a new…
City Department Expands to Focus on Youth
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ On January 1, 2018, the City of Sacramento reorganized its parks department with a new focus on youth and a new name:…
A Voice in Community Planning
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Choices made by city planners affect the health of people in those cities. Consider, for example, that people’s life spans have been…
Shoppers Double Their CalFresh Benefits at Farmers Market
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Every Saturday, from May through October, smart shoppers look for great deals at Oak Park Farmers Market. They always find them. But…
Campaign Aims to Get More Students to Class
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Now that the November 6 election is history, the barrage of political mailers that overwhelmed voters also is over. But the U.S….
‘More Days, More Ways’ to Vote in the General Election
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Tamie Dramer treasures her right to vote. The Sacramento resident has voted in every presidential election — and in every mid-term and…
Community Creates a Safe Place to Heal After Clark Shooting
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Maybe it was a coincidence, a numerical happenstance. But 20 days after police fired 20 shots at Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s…
Organizers Urge Community-led Cultural Awareness Training for Police
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ It happened six months ago. But for some Sacramentans, the grief over the slaying of Stephon Clark continues unabated, as if he…
District and Advocates Work to Reduce Suspensions of Black Students
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The number is stunning: One of every five African American males in the Sacramento City Unified School District was suspended in 2016-17,…
