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Join the Sacramento Transit Riders Union today at 1pm via Zoom for the last meeting of the year!

Such a great Holiday program. Meals and age appropriate toys for the kiddos too!

Please respond to and share this local petition to preserve funding in the Sacramento City Unified School District. Austerity measures will not help our community heal from the #COVID19 recession! We need to keep public jobs and ADD public service jobs to put everyone back to work.

Have a look and participate if you can! #YoungAndScrappy!

Order this book. And give it as gift to others for a holiday gift. Know your #Sacramento #LearnHowSacramentoWorks

Evicting houseless people on Thanksgiving shall not pass by us unnoticed. Call the Mayor’s office now to stop this action of aggression- (916) 808-5300

#GillsGotToGo Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has unanimously agreed to put county executive Navdeep Gill on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into several allegations of misconduct and mismanagement.

Thank you to Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis who urged Mayor Steinberg to work with our community coalition (Sacramento Investment Without Displacement ) to achieve a Community Benefits Agreement around the Aggie Square development project at the UC Med Center. We really need that CBA to be done with the UC and the developer too, Wexford!!!!

Pop some popcorn, grab some snacks, turn your TV to KVIE 6, and log onto to zoom! Join tenants of New Helvetia: Alder Grove & Seavey Circle for a Zoom Movie Night! PBS KVIE will be showing Chris Lango's "The Time Is Now: The Life of Nathaniel Colley," a film about the civil rights history of New Helvetia and the incredible work of Colley, Sacramento's first Black Lawyer who fought to integrate public housing. Tenants continue Colley's civil rights work in fighting to prote...ct their community today. Learning the history of this historic housing complex is critical in understanding why it must remain centrally-located affordable housing for current and future tenants, in a rapidly changing and increasingly unaffordable City. A Zoom link will be provided before the event. Repairs not demolition - #SaveNewHelvetia!

Winter is coming. Give what you can.

Let your voice be heard on November 18th @ 8:30am about what your community needs out of the Aggie Square development project on the UC Med Center campus! Sign up to speak before Tuesday the 17th at 5pm. Deets in the link below -->

Let’s move forward on the ‘Equity’ provisions - without ‘Strong Mayor’. - A lot of ordinary humans don’t understand how the budget process works and why their needs are not being met, Dramer said. Big ticket projects and economic development such as the Golden 1 Center and the Sacramento Convention Center have been concentrated in the city’s urban core, Dramer said, while other neighborhoods like in North and south Sacramento struggle to secure similar investments.... Those are important things for us, but they’re not doing anything for the people in District 2 and District 8, and that’s where our largest communities of color are based, Dramer said. If it’s brought to the attention and forefront, perhaps there will be more care and thought and consideration about where the city is distributing its money. #NoWayMeasureA

Every day that black people have to struggle with police in Sacramento is unacceptable. The men & women that police our communities are broken. It doesn’t make a difference if you’re an unarmed black man with a cell phone in OP, or the Director of Education at the Crocker Art Museum going about your business. The system is #Broken #BlackLivesMatter

#MoreDaysMoreWays #VOTA Free rides to the Vote Centers tomorrow via the Sacramento Regional Transit District!

#NoWayMeasureA Councilmembers are elected representatives of the people, and the people want to participate in the future of their city. Vote no on Measure A to keep democracy working in Sacramento.

Beyond Election Day- We hope you'll stay involved in bettering all our institutional systems- Join Social Justice PolitiCorps for Sacramento County. Here's a link to their newsletter:

#SacTRUisYou Join us Saturday, November 14th at 1pm via Zoom for our monthly Transit Riders Union meeting! Feel free to invite other public transit nerds to join us too!

#GillsGotToGo The Sac County Executive Nav Gill has got to go. He’s hosted super-spreader county meetings that violate the county’s own health mandates, among many other violations of the public trust. It’s time to go Gill.

#NoWayMeasureA #YesOnC

Looking for youth correspondents!

#NoWayMeasureA "The voters have spoken and we should respect that." - Darrell Steinberg 2016 Please VOTE NO again on 'Strong Mayor' Measure A. #NeighborhoodsFirst

Please read and share. The County Executive, Nav Gil has #GottaGo

#NoWayMeasureA Sac Bee Editorial by Paula Lee, Past President of the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County: Sacramento’s Measure A will lead to a ‘strong mayor’ system with less accountability

Will this be real systems-change? Only time and the community’s continuing oversight will tell. The reevaluation of what public safety should look like in Sacramento comes after a summer of protests against the killing of Black people by police officers such as Stephon Clark, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor In a unanimous vote, Sacramento City Council votes Yes on landmark public safety resolution - The Sacramento Bee

To help #DrivetheVote, @SacramentoRT is offering free rides on SmaRT Ride on-demand microtransit shuttles in all nine service areas with a free ride flyer from Monday, Oct. 26, through Monday, Nov. 2, with the exception of the weekend. Print or screenshot the free ride flyer at sacrt.com/drivethevote. You can also find the Vote Center and Ballot Box locations in each SmaRT Ride zone. #Vote2020 #RallyTheVote

The Sacramento City Council is out of control trying to divert our limited and unknown future local property taxes to the UC and Billion dollar companies like Wexford to augment the financing of the Aggie Square mass development in the Med Center and Oak Park neighborhoods. This development will cause mass gentrification and rising of rents in the UC Med Center and Oak Park and surrounding neighborhoods if the developers don't agree to a Community Benefits Agreement brought ...forward BY THE COMMUNITY! NOT by the Councilmembers who are using this project to build upon their own power- and who are excluding the actual community. Shame on you Councilmembers Eric Guerra & Jay Schenirer. You are trying to hijack the real community benefits agreement that Organize Sacramento and our partner nonprofit partners, AKA Sacramento Investment Without Displacement have been working on for 2 years! We know what you are doing! #StopIT! Call, email & and add your official comments via the info link below: See more

Good news for Sacramento renters who need help paying rent due to COVID-19! The deadline to apply for the Sacramento Emergency Rental Assistance (SERA) program ...has been extended to Thursday, October 29, 2020. The SERA program provides temporary rental assistance to pay past due rent for residents in the cities of Sacramento, Folsom, Isleton and Galt, along with unincorporated County of Sacramento, who are experiencing loss or reduction in income because of COVID-19. The SERA Program is offered by Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, in partnership with the City and the County of Sacramento. Complete details about the program are available on their website at www.shra.org/sera.

Congratulations to the Sacramento Housing Alliance! Well deserved. Assemblymember Kevin McCarty knows a great organization when he sees it!

It’s not too late to register. Important info to be had here. Sacramento Housing Alliance Affordable Housing Annual Community Summit #AffordableHousingNow!

Let Sacramento's Latour rap you a little ditty to the November 3rd General Election and explain to you why you should vote #NoWayMeasureA! Take a quick listen and share, share share!

Come and learn about the Aggie Square project and how the community is fighting to ensure that there is investment without displacement. Together we will establish a Community Benefits Agreement to make sure the project appropriately serves the communities and neighborhoods that surround them. We will also be giving out gift cards. Date: Thursday Nov 5th, 2020 Time: 6PM-7:15PM... Meeting ID: 898 7595 4534 Passcode: 555138 Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89875954534 Aggie Square will house business partners and community-based programs with UC Davis innovation and research to create a stronger and healthier shared community. We'll talk about: - Quality Jobs (Living Wage) - Community Services - Local Hiring (Union Jobs) - Environmental Protections & Improvements - Platform for Community Involvement - Access to Affordable Housing Hosted by Sacramento ACT for the Sacramento Investment Without Displacement coalition. For more information contact [email protected]. #AggieSquare #WeWantCB4AggieSquare

#NoWayMeasureA Proud to include the endorsement of the #NoWayMeasureA campaign against 'Strong Mayor' Measure A - The Sacramento Latino Democratic Club - LDC had a presentation from both sides and voted overwhelmingly to oppose Measure A.

Dear Friends, In one week the Sacramento Housing Alliance is hosting the 6th annual Regional Affordable Housing Summit. Each year, our Summit brings together hundreds of affordable housing developers; builders; architects; lenders; property managers; service providers; elected and agency officials and staff; community and business leaders to share innovative solutions to our regional housing and homelessness crisis. Over the course of our summit experts in affordable housing ...history, policy, and development will engage attendees in confronting and intervening in intersections of health, inequality, and investment in housing. Our speakers and panels of experts are leaders in overlapping communities of advocates and industry professionals known for their abilities to educate, inspire, and activate. Affordable housing is the key to positive public health outcomes, policy and system changes, and informed investments. Understanding home as the key for a socially just, healthy, and promising future is fundamental for those advocating and operating in the Sacramento region and beyond. This is a completely virtual three day event! To learn more and to register click the link below. We hope you will join us! Sincerely, Kendra Lewis Executive Director Sacramento Housing Alliance [email protected] Register Here The First 50 registrants will receive a book!

Please copy & share: Short deadline Oct. 22nd but... These are tough times economically, and many are struggling to keep up with their rental payments. That’s why rental assistance programs like Sacramento Emergency Rental Assistance (SERA) are so important. If you or someone you know is having trouble with their rental payments due to COVID-19 induced job loss or wage reductions, this is for you. Apply before October 22 at https://www.shra.org/sera/.

Fill ou the online #Census before they end it- and the government show up on your doorstep. #BeCounted for now and for history!

Please join us tomorrow for a no-contact canvass!

Take the Your Delta, your Voice survey today!

ADD YOUR NAME: demand California join 8 other states and 130 cities in celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. Join us in urging the state to officially replace Co...lumbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day in California. While we have a Governor’s proclamation, we deserve a deep commitment -- and that means getting this change codified in the legislature. Raise your voice to let California’s State Legislature know that you would like Columbus Day to be permanently removed and replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. California is home to the largest state population of Native Americans in the country. It is also home to millions of Indigenous peoples from Mexico and Central America. It’s time that we get rid of Columbus Day, and the harmful legacy associated with it, and officially replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. At least eight states and more than 130 cities observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Add your name and urge the California State Legislature to join the movement to uplift the diversity and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples.

Our community is getting #COVIDCreative! Happy almost #Halloween!

A graduate of the Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI), Katie Valenzuela was also inspired by two local unions that joined tenant advocates to gather more than 46,000 signatures to place rent control on this November’s ballot. Hansen, backed by tens of thousands of real estate dollars, tried to derail the effort by proposing nonbinding landlord-tenant mediation instead. Valenzuela, who accepted no campaign contributions from the real estate and oil industries, or from law enforcement, said that proposal would have cost the city a lot of money and kept tenants utterly defenseless against their landlords. Hansen’s gambit went nowhere. #VoteYesOnC

New podcast. #BlackLivesMatter #SayTheirNames

So excited that after paying months and months of rent for a space unused (COVID), that Organize Sacramento finally served its community purpose in 2020 as a venue to film PSA’s about #NoWayMeasureA (Strong Mayor) & #YesOnMeasureC (#RealRentControl) Hurrahs! And thanks to John Shaban for making it spit-spot in advance! You can support our efforts & help pay the rent during the pandemic by making a one-time donation, or a recurring monthly donation here: https://rally.org/OrganizeSacramento

Earlier this year, in response to the pandemic and thanks to the advocacy of the Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the City of Sacramento City passed an ordinance to protect employees at their jobs, ensure fair employment practices and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. So how exactly does it work? The ordinance, which went into effect July 15, requires employers in the City of Sacramento to comply with specific health and safety protocols. Violations of these p...rotocols can result in penalties, including fines up to $25,000. The worker protection ordinance is an effort to help businesses understand the safety measures to be taken to keep their employees safe, said Peter Lemos, the City’s code and housing enforcement chief. More importantly, this ordinance gives an employee a sense of security and a meaningful avenue of response if an employer is not compliant with safety requirements related to COVID-19. Learn more here--> https://sacramentocityexpress.com//the-city-passed-an-ord/

Ooh La La! Celebrate Sacramento Self-Help Housing's 20 years of service by tuning into a very special virtual version of the signature Let Them Eat Cake fundraising event on 10/1/20! You're invited to tune in to learn more about the amazing non-profit organization, hear from dedicated staff and volunteers who work diligently all year long to make a difference to those in need plus watch a deliciously delightful cake tasting/judging by ABC10's Mark S. Allen and Sac Food & Booze blogger Lorenzo Garcia. The fundraising event supports Sacramento Self-Help Housing and their efforts to identify positive solutions and workable alternatives for local community members dealing with homelessness or trying to break free from a cycle of unstable living situations.

Large homeless shelter for women opens today in Meadowview: Volunteers of America is asking for donations of pet food, leashes, reusable water bottles, planter boxes for gardening, and other supplies. To donate, visit www.voa-ncnn.org.

Come out on Sunday and drop lit for Yes on Measure C!

While neighborhoods surrounding Aggie Square will be altered by the many thousands of new workers and students at Aggie Square, with a recent estimate as high as 25,000, and the flow of billions of dollars, the traditional avenues of resident involvement will be weakened, and those communities already on the fringes are likely to be further silenced, reads a statement from the group. Concerns also include local hiring, affordable housing access, access to primary care for M...edi-Cal beneficiaries, project labor, and local business protections and support. This is about building with our community, HUB Director Kim Williams said. You should join Sacramento Investment Without Displacement today!

On October 10 the day in 1911 California women got the vote you can become a modern day Silent Sentinel by joining your sister Suffragists on busy street corners in the Sacramento area urging people to exercise their right to be heard. Registration details in the pic link -->

Join us in Sacramento as part of our statewide Day of Action to bring attention to California's child care crisis. #ChildcareCrisis California’s child care system was already in crisis before the pandemic, and now our struggles have only gotten worse. Over 5,000 child care providers have closed their doors in 2020, while thousands more are facing challenges that are only getting harder. On Wednesday, September 30, we’ll be taking our voices directly to Gov. Newsom, with car c...aravans and socially distant press conferences at four of his offices across the state. We will no longer be ignored or left behind. Our united voices will be heard, and we will hold the governor accountable for the promises he made to family child care providers. If we want state leaders to act, then we must show up in force. Face masks are highly encouraged and will be provided if needed. Children’s safety is our priority so please practice proper safety protocols.

VOTE #NoWayMeasureA. (Please share!) All of these Sacramento Unions, and community-based and Sacramento led organizations OPPOSE Measure A. They should be a goo...d bellwether to know if you are on the right side of the 'Strong Mayor' issue or not. #WhichSideAreYouOn? Also- We've ordered more lawn signs! Let us know if you want one delivered and donate if you can help support the campaign through our Neighborhoods Against Strong Mayor website here--> https://www.NoWayMeasureA.com/ Thanks to all of the organizations in Opposition to Measure A! Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 Sacramento City Teachers Association SEIU Local 1021 Upte CWA Local 9119 Democratic Party of Sacramento County Sacramento County Republican Party Democratic Socialists of America, Sacramento Sacramento NAACP League-Women Voters-Sacramento NorCal Resist Black Lives Matter Sacramento Organize Sacramento CAIR Sacramento Valley Sacramento Tenants Union ACCE Action Gardenland Northgate Neighborhood Association (GNNA) Sunrise Movement Sacramento Gender Health Center National Women's Political Caucus Sacramento Women and Girls Coalition Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento - Our Revolution Everyday Impact Consulting

Say Breonna Taylor’s name. Put yourself in in place. Demand justice. Arrest the cops that killed #breonnataylor

Please share Sacramento Covered’s 20th annual health event in partnership with Yolo County Children’s Alliance. Healthy Community Day is on 10/24/20 10a.m.-2:00p.m. at Sutter Health Park. Services will be provided drive thru style. Masks are required to attend the event. See attached flyer with all details. There will be free: Flu shots Fruits and Vegetables... Health Coverage Info And More! See more

Renter Protections and Foreclosure Risk in the Era of COVID-19: #YesonProp21!

Don’t bury your head! #KnowYourRights so you can help yourselves, and your neighbors, Pre-registration is required- so do that via the link below. #HousingIsAHumanRight

Check out the fantastic Art Work Uptown Studios is producing to inspire our community to #Vote #Vota in the November election! You can download print and display your favorites in your window, AND Oak Park Brewery will be featuring the artwork on the beer labels for a limited time! #VoteEarly #MoreDaysMoreWays #Community

Our friend Evan Michael Minton received the Sacramento Region Community Leadership Award from Equality California last night! He gives a short, important acceptance speech about what made him change as a LGBTQ+ activist. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it now! Let's lift up our comunity members who fight everyday for #EqualityForAll & #HealthcareForAll! #KeepUpTheGoodWork!

Via: Dr. Flojaune G. Cofer It probably pains no one more than me to say NO to Measure A because it means saying no to the equity proposals that it includes, and a few are ideas I helped introduce and champion - and REALLY want to see happen! But, equity is not side dish or sweetener for a major change to the power structure. Equity is the entire entree! It doesn't come with grandfather clauses, hold outs and caveats. It is our highest purpose and deserves consideration on it...s merits alone. I don't think the City of Sacramento is benefited by concentrating more power in the office of the Mayor. And, if it passes, the current Mayor will occupy the office for 40% of the time it exists (before it is up for renewal in 2030) and we will have no future elections to "hold him accountable" because of the new term limits. This is a governance change, but it comes with a person, so that person's record has to be evaluated with it. I've previously opined on that record (link in comments). Lastly, the timing is especially curious: This feels like a way to silence the incoming Councilmembers, who are all People of Color and more progressive than the current Council composition. You know how frustrating it is to see voter access tampered with to decrease the influence of less conservative voters? Well, this is the "Deep Blue state" version of that: when you feel like you're losing influence, change the rules. This is not a move in the interest of equity. #NoWayMeasureA

Informed voters make the best decisions on issues. Thank you to the No Way Measure A campaign for putting this factoid video together! #NoWayMeasureA #justsaynoagainandagainandagain #NeighborhoodsAgainstStrongMayor

Wednesday September 23, 6 PM: Sacramento historian, William Burg will give a talk about Sacramento's "Strong Mayor" era, from 1893 until 1911 (plus our short-lived commission system that followed it), including what it was, how it worked, and why we don't have a "strong mayor" city government anymore. I'll tell the stories of the strikes, riots, anarchists, sex scandals, sinful dances, and political skullduggery of this dramatic but little-known era. Register via Zoom at the event link!

THE BEST free Sacramento community festival ever invented! Take it in, enjoy and donate!

Please watch this video of our statement against Measure A--No Strong Mayor, then share widely.

Hello friends and family. I just wanted to let you know that we are offering online music lessons and academic tutoring. I am a credentialed special education t...eacher, offering online tutoring and support for K-12 students with special needs. Brian offers beginning through advanced lessons in guitar, bass, piano, drum set, and Latin Percussion. Please message me if you are interested or have any questions. Thanks! See more

Organize Sacramento is seeking funding to hire a full-time Director. We know everyone is asking for your dollars these days- but if you can contribute $10 a month, we can meet our goals and create a job by hiring a Director and sustain the position to help build power in Sacramento’s marginalized & ignored communities! Click the link below to donate once, or become a monthly sustaining donor. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Please share-

What say you? Add your name if you OPPOSE Measure A (aka ‘Strong Mayor.) Follow the link to add your name today. #NoWayMeasureA

Add your name to our #NoWayMeasureA website via the link below: