Race and EquityVideo: Sacramento Día de los Muertos celebration creates space to share culture, honor loved onesOctober 30, 2021 | Paul Conley | Andrew NixonThe Latino Center of Art and Culture is hosting El Panteón de Sacramento, a recreation of a candlelit Mexican cemetery and chapel designed to showcase the cultural importance of this centuries-old tradition in many areas of Mexico and Latin America.
State GovernmentAs immigration advocates demand Newsom cancel contract with border wall company, lawmakers stay silentOctober 22, 2021 | Scott RoddThe state awarded a no-bid contract to SLSCO — the company former president Donald Trump tapped to build his border wall in California — for COVID-19 response and health care staffing. The contract is currently worth up to $350 million.
Race and EquityAn elderly Oak Park woman’s longtime home might be sold due to unfinished construction. She’s fighting to keep it.October 20, 2021 | Kris HooksWanda Clark says a contractor took off with her money before renovating her home. Years later, the house remains unfinished, city fines have piled up and the courts want to sell it.
Race and EquitySacramento has nation's second-highest rent burden for Black rentersOctober 20, 2021 | Randol WhiteRenters are struggling to make ends meet with ballooning rental costs. According to a study by Zillow, Sacramento’s Black renters wages aren’t increasing fast enough to match higher rents. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAre immigrants getting left out of California’s rent relief?October 17, 2021Non-English speaking immigrants face some of the biggest hurdles to receiving California rent relief. Advocates say informal leases, lack of technology access and language barriers are getting in the way.
State GovernmentCalifornia education leaders discuss Black student disparitiesOctober 15, 2021 | A.V. BenfordThe state superintendent, other officials look at challenges, solutions to creating equity for all students and families.
Arts and LifestyleVideo: As the Nisenan language disappears, an artist in Colfax works to preserve itOctober 11, 2021 | Andrew Nixon | Emily Zentner | Marissa EspirituThe Nisenan are a tribe that has lived in Northern California around the Sacramento region for centuries. But the Nisenan language has been disappearing. Alan Wallace is working to preserve the language through art.
State GovernmentEthnic studies becomes graduation requirement for California studentsOctober 10, 2021Experts and educators expect long-term benefits for students, but some groups remain critical of the mandate as they continue to erroneously conflate the curriculum with critical race theory.
Food and SustainabilityHmong residents connect at Sacramento’s community gardens, but want more city support to grow more foodOctober 6, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-TanA new survey by CapRadio and Valley Vision Sacramentans of color were most likely to want a community garden, but least likely to be able to access one.
Food and SustainabilitySacramentans of color are most interested in homegrown food but have few resources. These local gardeners want to change things.October 5, 2021 | Manola SecairaGroups such as Planting Justice and Three Sisters Gardens are expanding resources and delivering fresh, local food and produce to communities of color.
