The Social Justice PolitiCast

Sky goes it alone this week to catch you up on what’s happening at City Council this week. No County meetings, and next week everyone goes into recess for two weeks so we’ll be taking some time off from the pod! Here’s what else we have coming up, flag-wise: Sacramento City Council Meeting, Tuesday, June 23, 2:00pm Item 8: [Subaward Agreement] Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Fiscal Year 2024 S...

Today Gabe recaps all the drama from last week, and then he and Sky bring you up to speed on what is, thankfully, a lighter week at City Council and the Board of Supervisors meetings next week.  Here’s what else we have coming up, flag-wise: Sacramento City Council, Tuesday, June 16, 2:00pm Item 2: City of Sacramento Community Police Review Commission 2025 Annual Report and 2026 Workplan Item 21:...

Today Sky and Keyan chat about the City budget, which is set to be adopted this week. The only thing is, they’re cutting several different police oversight measures and homeless services under the guise of fixing the deficit? Is any of this necessary? It turns out the answer is no, and Keyan has done the work and brings the receipts to prove it. See for yourself.  Here’s what else we have coming u...

In this special episode Gabe is joined by Natasha Minsker, facilitator from the California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition. We are focusing on the role Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho has played in increasing the rates of inmates facing the death-penalty, and what the community can do to stop it: "The Sacramento Anti-Death Penalty Coalition is organizing people to attend the Board of Sup...

Today Sky goes it alone to bring you a preview of what’s coming this week. No County meetings, but we do have some items we flagged from the Budget & Audit Committee, as well as 2pm and 5pm Council meetings.  There’s a rally tomorrow at 4:30pm, organized by a collection of some of Sac’s finest orgs who are trying to get people to show up for the 5pm meeting to advocate for the Public Bank viab...

This week Gabe is joined by long-time Sac resident and community member, Elaine, to help us break down the items we have flagged for the week. Starting with Sac City Council on Tuesday, May 19 at 2pm and 5pm. Sac Board of Supervisors meeting happening on Tuesday as well, at 9:30am.  We also have a special meeting happening this week on Wednesday at 2pm between the City and County. They're getting...

Today Sky & Gabe are back to run through what’s happening at the City this week (mostly budget related), as well as flagging some Sheriff shenanigans on the County side. Here’s a CBS article on the fee increases suggested by City management to close the budget gap. Law & Legislation Committee, Tuesday, May 12, 11am Item 5: Updates on Current City Councilmember Proposals That Have Been Hear...

Today Gabe gives us the recap on the ICE resolution item from City Council from last week, and then he and Sky dive into what’s coming up at the City & County tomorrow. Budget & Audit Committee, 11am Item 4: Measure U Community Advisory Commission Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget Priorities and Recommendations Item 5: Fiscal Year 2026/27 Citywide Fees and Charges Item 6: Audit of the Sacramento...

Today Gabe is joined by Moiz from the Asian American Liberation Network to discuss item 29 on the Sacramento City Council Agenda for their 2pm meeting on Tuesday, April 28th. The toolkit can be found here. We're asking people to show up and make public comment, and demand an ordinance from the city that actually protects not only our immigrant neighbors, but all of us who know the overreach of law...

Today Sky is joined by Varun Arora from House Sacramento to talk about the Missing Middle update item on tomorrow’s 5pm City Council agenda. What is densification? What are the changes being proposed? Why are some housing advocates still wary of tomorrow’s discussion? Varun gives us the scoop. House Sacramento Substack - An update on Missing Middle Housing Also! Our friends at Strong Sactown are h...

No City Council this week, so Gabe and Sky walk you through some upcoming opportunities for public engagement:  Wednesday, April 22 (Earth Day), 1pm @ the Capitol West Steps - Rally at the Capitol for a CA State Public Bank Campaign Launch and Press Conference Thursday, April 23, 5pm via Zoom - Sacramento County Jail System Planning Update & Community Input Webinar Then we point out a couple o...

Today we’re joined by Ember Ward, to fill us in on the work they’re doing with the Sacramento Rise Hub. The Rise Hub is a network of various services and resources for immigrant communities. Their mission is to connect at-risk individuals, their families, and communities with essential community systems such as legal services, schools, labor unions, and local governments. For more info, check them...

Today Gabe is joined by former D4 City Councilmember, Katie Valenzuela, to discuss public banking related to item 17 on Tuesday's 2pm City Council Meeting . The toolkit for those looking to make public comment can be found here .    Check our Running Agenda Tracker for all the details on the flagged items for this week. 

Audio alert - this episode we experimented with an in-person version of the show, and something went wrong with Skyler’s mic. Please give us a little grace in the audio department on this ep. This week Skyler is joined by Jeff Kessler, who works with Vacancy Fee Sacramento . Jeff’s org works towards pushing the CIty to use fees and potentially a vacancy tax to promote development & stabilize l...

Today, Gabe and Keyan give us an overview of last week’s happenings at City Council, and then dive into a discussion about the Sacramento Police budget, why it’s so high, why they usually seem to get what they want, and what we can expect during the budget workshop on Tuesday.  Here’s what’s coming up tomorrow at City Hall: City Council, Tuesday, March 10, 2pm Item 16: Early Budget Work Session -...

Today, we are joined by former City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela, who gives us the rundown on the upcoming weekly budget discussions coming up all throughout the month of March, what to look out for, and why these conversations or so important for the community to be keeping an eye on.  Here’s what’s coming up tomorrow at City Hall: City Council, Tuesday, 3/3/26, 2pm Item 16: 2027 Sacramento Hou...

Today Gabe is joined by Crystal Harding, Vice Chairperson of the Recreation & Park District Board in D3, the North Highlands area! After a rundown of Law & Legislation from two weeks ago (no meetings last week because of President's Day), they give the rundown on what's coming up tomorrow at the City and County! Here’s what’s coming up tomorrow at City Hall: City Council, Tuesday, February...

Today Sky talks to Moiz Mir, one of Sacramento’s hardest working advocates who works the Asian American Liberation Network, as well as several different organizations around town tackling issues from climate justice, police accountability, housing reform, and everything in between. After we give a quick rundown on what happened at City Council last week and what’s coming up next week, Moiz gives u...

Today we're joined by Jaxon, a local activist and organizer who's been out holding it down at the John Moss (ICE) building. Jaxon talks us through last Tuesday's packed City Council meeting in which people came out in record numbers to demand protection for immigrants and the people who are standing up for them in Sacramento.  Read more here. Catch up with Jaxon on IG @theactionjaxon No County BoS...

Gabe & Skyler are back this week to update you on how our electeds voted on the flagged items from the last pod, and also to give you the rundown on what’s happening this week:   Tuesday, January 27, 2026 City Council, 2pm Item 14: An Update to the City of Sacramento’s Legislative and Programmatic Support for Immigrants and Refugees County Board of Supervisors Item 5: Approve A Resolution To R...

On the inaugural episode of the Social Justice PolitiCast, Gabe & Skyler Dive into this week’s meetings which include the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission tonight at 5:30pm, followed by Law & Legislation at City Hall at 11am, City Council at 5pm, and the County BoS meeting at 9:30am all tomorrow Tuesday, Jan 13! Watch/listen to us every week to stay up to date on what’s happen...