A Last Word
All good things must come to an end. And, sadly, this is the Sacramento News & Review’s final California Endowment column—one that has delivered essential…
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A Sacramento Community and the Police
Why are LGBTQ+ people so afraid of the Sacramento Police Department? To find out, SPD is holding virtual “town hall listening sessions” so LGBTQ+ residents…
916 Ink Perseveres
The joyful parties at The Imaginarium are over for now—and Ian Hadley, the gracious host, misses them. The Imaginarium is not a dance hall but…
First Vote
Angelica Vera-Franco will be in South Sacramento Jan. 20th, watching live history on TV: the inauguration of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United…
Pursuing Justice
Thongxy Phansopha feels lucky to be alive this Christmas. “I am so grateful” not to be dead, the 32-year-old queer nonbinary Laotian American said in…
A Dialogue Begins
Delphine Brody, a queer transgender woman who lives in Sacramento, is terrified of the city’s police force. “During emergencies, I avoid calling 911,” Brody told…
Taking Root
In March 2016, Alfred Melbourne walked out of Wasco State Prison in Kern County—free at last. He had served 18 years for assault with a…
Seeds of Change
Rubie Simonsen has worn many hats. The 30-year-old Sacramentan has been a yoga instructor, a community volunteer, a poet, a website designer and a youth…
Environmental Justice
As wildfires and a merciless pandemic convulsed California, a Sacramento conference explored 2020’s perils and how minorities are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. The Oct….
Get Out the Vote
The long, hot summer of 2020 was unlike any Josh Harris had ever experienced. Once it began, he repeatedly took to the streets to demand…
Be Counted
Abelardo “Abe” Ruiz believes in the power of the census. The proud Sacramentan has participated in every decennial population count since 1980, when he was…
Latinx Support BLM
Three months ago, a Sacramento teen faced a decision: To be or not to be at a local march against police brutality? A young Chicano,…
Diverse Voices Ask for Change
As a newcomer to Sacramento, Katherine Moua admits to not knowing much about Mayor Darrell Steinberg – except that he wields power and influence at…
A crisis-resolution option
People of color increasingly think twice before dialing 911 to report an emergency, be it on the road or at home. This reticence reflects a…
Defunding School Resource Officers
For 20 years, some members of the Sacramento Police Department had one mission: to help provide security for the Sacramento City Unified School District in…
Black Lives Matter
The 2018 killing of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police deeply impacted Josh Harris, an American River College student. Shocked and angry, he became an activist…
Tale of Two Cities
Sacramento, one of America’s most diverse urban areas, is fraught with racial and economic fault lines that make it a city of the haves and…