DEL PASO HEIGHTS – Aaron Cardoza, a mentor and member of the community based organization Brother 2 Brother, received a disturbing call from the nonprofit’s founder on Sunday, Jan. 31.
Aaron Cardoza, right, his daughter Teairra Cardoza, center, and Mervin Brookins, left, prepare to paint over racist graffiti in Del Paso Heights near Fran Barker Avenue and Altos. (Photo by Antonio)
Local residents joined together to share a message of love over the racist graffiti left by vandals in Del Paso Heights. (Courtesy photo)
Brother 2 Brother’s Mervin Brookins informed Cardoza that there was racist graffiti sprayed along fences near Fran Barker Avenue and Altos Street in the neighborhood of Del Paso Heights.
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Sacramento police are investigating a deadly shooting on Las Palmas Ave. near Fairfield St. Author: Josh Lyle Updated: 5:30 PM PST January 29, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif Sacramento police are investigating a homicide in Del Paso Heights, the sixth person killed in gun violence in the city so far this year.
Police say they responded to a report for the shooting on Thursday night just before 8:30, in the 600 block of Las Palmas Avenue, near Fairfield St. When officers arrived they found a man with at least one gunshot wound. Sacramento Fire personnel arrived and declared the man dead.
Police are currently looking for evidence and witnesses. Police say at this point information is limited, there is no motive and no suspect information.
Many Sacramentans don t trust COVID-19 vaccine. Here s how the county can build trust
Sacramento Bee 1/23/2021 Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, The Sacramento Bee
Jan. 23 Nearly a year in, the coronavirus has steadfastly and unevenly devastated communities across Sacramento and beyond. Now, all eyes are on COVID-19 vaccines as the key to ending the pandemic.
In a listening session this month, The Sacramento Bee s Equity Lab reporters spoke with more than a dozen community health advocates about key concerns they have about how Sacramento will deliver shots in the arms of residents in an equitable and efficient way.
The vaccine rollout in Sacramento and California has lagged considerably. Prioritizing populations in the midst of severe vaccine scarcity is a complicated and fraught challenge. There is percolating hesitance in the vaccine among some.
Sacramento Martin Luther King Day Celebrations Looked Different This Year, But Still Preserved His Legacy Listen Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Tanya Faison with Black Lives Matter Sacramento rides in a caravan of cars to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday , Jan 18, 2021 in Sacramento, Calif.
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This year’s celebrations to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. looked different in Sacramento. There was still music, cowbells and Black Lives Matter banners flying, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no marching.
Instead, hundreds of people packed into their cars and held a caravan parade to honor Dr. King, whose dream of racial equality has yet to come to fruition, said Betty Williams, president of the Sacramento NAACP.
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