Over 200 members of Congregation Beth Shalom and other local Sacramento congregations gathered in May to demonstrate broad support for improving the foster care youth system and to urge Sen. Darrell Steinberg to take action on two key strategies.
April 01, 2012 | The Sacramento Bee
About 10 minutes after 9 a.m. Friday, the No. 51 bus heading south on Stockton Boulevard barreled right pass the man waiting at the bus stop near 14th Avenue. Almost an hour after the morning rush, the buses along that heavily traversed route between downtown and the Florin Road mall were still overflowing, or nearly so.
March 16, 2012 | SACRAMENTO PRESS
District 5 youth leaders hosted a forum Thursday at Sacramento High School to discuss student concerns about bus transit issues, including frequency of key bus routes during student commute times and improved safety on buses and at bus stops.
March 15, 2012 | THE SACRAMENTO BEE
Students from four Sacramento high schools received some encouragement today that their transportation needs will be taken to heart by school district and Regional Transit officials.
November 08, 2011 | The Sacramento Bee
As pastors of congregations in communities that have been hit hardest by budget cuts and shrinking pathways to opportunity, we have spent too many hours presiding over funerals and ministering to families who have lost children to violence. No words can truly alleviate the pain of loss when a young person is killed, or when a tragic event, such as the death of Monique Nelson at the barbershop last year, occurs.
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