Voices: River City

The paradox of tolerance (nazis at Sacramento City Hall)

Today we're discussing the recent presence of horrific people at Sacramento City Hall in recent months.

What can city officials do about them? And what can the community do about them?

We are stronger than they are. And there are more of us.

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

 

At long last: Sacramento council members question a cop budget

Today we discuss a fascinating Sacramento City Council meeting discussing a proposed Sacramento Police Department budget that left at least three members on the dais questioning why we consider to spend our money on resources that simply do not prevent crime.

First, Councilmember Valenzuela asked the big questions on our city's insufficient data surrounding emergency calls, and whether cops or mental health professionals should be responding to them.

(Valenzuela was also interrupted by an incredibly rude City Manager Howard Chan, who is very defensive of his bad budget choices.)

We then heard from Councilmember Caity Maple, who may have turned over a new leaf. She questions the cops' ShotSpotter program and its efficacy. Should we really be throwing our money toward an unreliable program that yields so few results, or should tax dollars go toward actually helping our most vulnerable neighbors?

Finally, Councilmember Mai Vang asks the big question on why--in a world where Sacramento police can't fill 101 vacant cop positions--they're still allowed to toy with the $14+ million set aside for these roles that will never come to be.

Even Mayor Darrell Steinberg came out with some promising public safety rhetoric.

Is it a new day in Sacramento? The final weeks of budget debate will tell.

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

San Quentin reimagined, Lisa Kaplan is bad, and Dianne Feinstein’s inauspicious return

Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced that he would convert San Quentin prison from one of the worst carceral establishments in history into a rehabilitative and instructive facility that would help incarcerated folks find their way back into society upon release.

And who would he pick to head up this project? None other than Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg.

We discuss the pros and cons of this storyline.

We then touch on Sacramento's new least favorite council member, Lisa Kaplan from District 1. She took all the money from the region's worst people, of course, but we can't help but be interested by her peculiar/horrible behavior on the dais these days.

Finally, Senator Dianne Feinstein is back, baby!

And how many things does that say about our crumbling gerontocracy?

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

A serial killer in Davis targets unhoused folks, while police ignore their calls (plus a reading series)

A man who experts say appears to be a serial killer has been terrorizing the people of Davis this week, carrying out three stabbings that killed two and severely injured one. Two of the victims were unhoused.

We discuss the victims, the community's response, and the fact that police refused to follow up on a tip by one victim's friend two hours before her attack.

We also take a moment to discuss a political write-up by America's Landlord in Inside Sacramento. 

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

Bad firefighters and Tucker Carlson’s demise

Today we're joined by an incredibly fun new host in one of the best people we know on earth--"antifa teacher" Gabriel Gipe!

We're discussing the recent storylines of bad behavior by the Sacramento Fire Department, as well as the recent firing of racist firebrand Tucker Carlson from Fox News.

This was extra special, given Carlson's segment on Gabe back when the right was on the attack here in Sacramento.

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

Dr. Flojaune Cofer is a Sacramento mayoral candidate and a special guest we’ve certainly never met

Today we're joined by a very special guest in Dr. Flojaune Cofer, candidate for mayor of Sacramento.

She's a public health expert, chair of a major Sacramento city citizens' committee, and community advocate.

Interestingly, we've never heard of Flo.

Enjoy our chat!

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

Foster youth in cells and Feinstein’s absence

Today we're discussing a disturbing story coming out of Sacramento County, where officials--seemingly unable to find a place to properly shelter the region's foster youth--have decided to illegally 'house' them in a former youth detention center's cells.

We then discuss Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old US senator from California who has been absent from the Capitol since she came down with shingles in February. While this hasn't terrible affected votes on the Senate floor, it has had grave effects in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which needs her present if Democrats want to outvote the GOP on President Biden's judge nominations.

 

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

 

Camp Resolution signs a lease while sweeps persist

Today we discuss the massive win for unhoused Sacramentans in the Camp Resolution lease and, hopefully, how we can move with municipalities moving forward.

 

We also acknowledge the violence the county levied against our friends on the same day of this win, and what needs to be done about that.

 

Sacramento City Council's Law and Legislative Committee met this week to discuss further protections for tenants, and it went... okay.

 

Out in Chicago, leftist Brandon Johnson was elected mayor on an impressively progressive platform. We discuss the potential outcomes.

 

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.

The Social Justice Politicorps report card!

Today we open with a chat about Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz getting owned by Senator Bernie Sanders over his union busting crimes and the absurdity of the billionaire "victim."

We're then joined by our friends with Social Justice Politicorps, who welcome every Sacramento resident to take part on their site in filling out local officials' report cards.

We then dive into canvassing in Arden Arcade and the challenges with slumlords and tenants' rights in the region, as well as the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors' vote to protect landlords, but not the nearly 600 vulnerable residents who may end up on the streets thanks to the nonprofit dissolving. 

Will any official be held accountable?

Thanks for listening and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.

Homeless deaths under a ’progressive’ Sacramento City Council

Today we've got an incredibly long intro, wherein we revisit Dr. Flo's unorthodox approach to her friend's dating app strategy.

We then dive into the horrible streak of deaths of unhoused Sacramentans taking place over the last few days during a time in which city council and--in particular--City Manager Howard Chan refused to open up respite centers during a horrific timeline of inclement weather.

Will anyone be held accountable?

Thanks for listening, defund the police and, as always:

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune, @guillotine4you

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity  

Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am.

If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we’ll make it happen.

And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.