Caity’s Published Writing
Sacramento’s Police Review Commission Has Spoken, But Are We Listening?
Sacramento has found itself in the spotlight in recent years after multiple incidents of citizen deaths by law enforcement.
While the increased prevalence of cell phone camera footage has sparked a national conversation about police brutality and the use of force, names like Stephon Clark and Joseph Mann remind us that these events don’t always happen far from home. Since 2016, there have been 18 officer-involved shootings in Sacramento, all of which were deemed justified.
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Rent Is Too Damn High in Sacramento
I don’t think there are many who would argue that Sacramento has not been hit hard by a statewide housing crisis. Indeed, the city had the third-highest overall rental increase in the nation in 2017 – and that has not gone unnoticed by its citizens. Unaffordable rents, compounded with stagnant and eroding wages and overwhelming student loan debt, among other factors, have left people of all ages (particularly young people) screwed…for lack of a better term...
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Rebuilding Sacramento, for All
Donald Trump is more than just a divisive leader, his behavior is a symptom of a larger societal woe. His actions are the result of years of simmering distrust in government fueled by corporate candidates from both parties that do more to represent companies than people. The irony, of course, being that he has done more to represent his own interests than anything else.
Many Americans voted for Donald Trump because he was a “political outsider”. He didn’t embody the establishment, much in the same way that Bernie Sanders represented that for the left. In a lot of ways, they were two sides of the same coin: disillusionment with the political system...
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Sacramento’s Special Districts: Everything You Didn’t Want To Know
So, what even is a special district? According to the California Special Districts Association (yes, there truly is an association for everything), “Special districts are a form of local government created by a local community to meet a specific need…nearly 85% of California’s special districts perform a single function such as sewage, water, fire protection, pest abatement or cemetery management.” Some exist to provide services consolidated over multiple jurisdictions. Most provide services in unincorporated areas that are typically provided by cities...
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