The Sacramento City Council met to discuss its proposed spending budget that includes a nearly $166 million policing budget a $9.4 million increase from last year.
Work that is still left to be done: Sacramento organizers react to Derek Chauvin ruling Share Updated: 6:35 AM PDT Apr 21, 2021 Share Updated: 6:35 AM PDT Apr 21, 2021
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Show Transcript AND TELLS US WHAT THE VERDICT MEANS FOR THEM AND THE COMMUNITY. STEPHANIE: TONIGHT, A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO HEAL. IT’S BEEN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING. THIS IS NOT A CELEBRATORY MOMENT FOR US. WE CANNOT CELEBRATE THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD. ALONG THE RIVERWALK, AT THE FOOT STEPHANIE: ALONG THE RIVERWALK, AT THE FOOT OF THE TOWER BRIDGE, ORGANIZERS AND ADVOCATES ABSORBING THE GUILTY VERDICT OF THE DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL. WE’RE ALWAYS PREPARING FOR THE WORST, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN DISHED OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE ALWAYS HOPE FOR THE BEST. WE WERE HOPING FOR WHAT WE GOT, SO WE ARE PLEASED WITH THE VERDICT. STEPHANIE: THE OUTCOME JUST THE FIRST STEP, ORGANIZERS SAY ON THE LONG ROAD TOWARDS JUSTICE. IT’S TIME NOW TO CA
My job is to do a very thorough, independent investigation | Sacramento hires first-ever Inspector General promoting police oversight
The new position was approved by city council back in July, on the heels of mass protests calling for changes in policing, following the death of George Floyd. Author: Lena Howland (ABC10) Updated: 7:04 PM PDT April 14, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. In a move meant to promote police oversight, the City of Sacramento has hired its first-ever Inspector General. He will be responsible for independently investigating future use-of-force incidents that happen within the Sacramento Police Department.
Dwight White, 33, is two weeks into his new job as Sacramento s Inspector General.
“We out.” It’s not exactly what the letter says, but that’s the energy coming from several Black leaders and activists who have decided to boycott the Sacramento Women’s March for the “problematic” engagement with Black and Indigenous women.
Leaders sent out a letter late Thursday announcing a departure from participating in the march, held annually in January. The letter is signed by Leia Schenk, founder of EMPACT; Christi Ketchum and Dr. Flojaune Cofer of the Sacramento Sister Circle; Kula Koenig, founder of the Social Justice PolitiCorps for Sacramento County; Sonia Lewis, of Black Justice Sacramento and ASCRIBE Educational Consulting; Venetia James, founder of Hundreds Unit; Mersadez Hogan, former outreach director for the Sacramento Women’s March; student activist Aidan Willett; and Meg White and LaTanya Lyons of Justice Unites Individuals and Communities Everywhere (JUICE).