Grade Sacramento County on Social Justice

 
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SJPC envisions a Sacramento where all political decisions are made through a social justice lens. We define social justice as a redistribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges to those who have not historically benefited from such investments so that we can all do well. 
  • Basically, is Sacramento County making political decisions that help people who are most vulnerable so that they can do well? Is that a priority versus an after-thought?
  • Does Sac County consider historical injustices and make decisions to right those wrongs?
We are using this survey to grade Sac County on how well social justice values are being upheld within the community and more specifically, by elected officials. Thank you for taking it. Use this Grading Rubric for explanations on our grading scale, as well as issue area context and specifics. 

Note: Sacramento County has seven cities and areas that are not cities (i.e. North Highlands, Carmichael, Arden Arcade). This survey focuses on the entire County and THEN drills down to ask about the City of Sacramento as well. We hope to include specific questions about the other cities in the County (i.e. Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova) as we get more capacity. 

P.S. the only questions you have to answer are 1, 2, & 3. But we'd appreciate it if you could answer the others. 

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* 1. Do you live in Sacramento County? [Unsure? Enter your address here to find out]

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* 2. What's your zipcode? [Important for us to get a sense of the geographic
participation of this survey]

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* 3. Based on SJPC's definition of social justice above, what social justice grade would you give the County of Sacramento overall? Consider: Is Sac County a good place to live for those who are poor, nonwhite, disabled, not cisgender, not heterosexual?

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* 4. What social justice grade would you give the County Board of Supervisors as a whole? Consider how they spend money. The laws that they pass. Learn more about their duties

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* 5. What social justice grade would you give each of the County Supervisors? Find guidance on grading here: Grade Rubric

Need to identify your Sac County Supervisor? Click here

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Phil Serna (D1) - learn about Supervisor Serna's history of decision-making here
Patrick Kennedy (D2) - learn about Supervisor Kennedy's history of decision-making here
Rich Desmond (D3) - learn about Supervisor Desmond's history of decision-making here
Sue Frost (D4) - learn about Supervisor Frost's history of decision-making here
Pat Hume (D5) - learn about Supervisor Hume's history of decision-making here

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* 6. Is there anything in particular that influenced your grading of these elected officials? e.g. I assigned Supervisor Kennedy an "F" because in December of 2022 he voted to approve Sacramento County's plan for an expansion of the Main Jail

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* 7. What grade would you give Sacramento County on addressing these issues in a socially just way?  Grading guidance can be found here: Grade Rubric

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Criminal Legal System Alternatives
Equitable Housing
Environmental Justice
Health Equity
Economic Investment without Displacement
Participatory & Equitable Budgets
Transparency

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* 8. Education Equity - option to assign grade from "A" - "F" regarding any and all interactions you have had with school districts that fall within Sacramento County. Find Sacramento County school district map here

The following districts fall within Sacramento County limits: Arcohe Union Elementary, Center Unified, Elk Grove Unified, Elverta Joint Elementary, Folsom Cordova Unified, Galt Joint Union Elementary, Galt Joint Union High, Natomas Unified, River Delta Unified, Robla Elementary, Sacramento City Unified, San Juan Unified, Twin Rivers Unified

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* 9. If you have specific feedback regarding any of the school districts listed above please provide it here

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* 10. Do you live within City of Sacramento city limits? [Unsure? Find out here]

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* 11. Based on the above definition of social justice, what social justice grade would you give the City of Sacramento overall? Consider: Is Sac City a good place to live for those who are poor, nonwhite, disabled, not cisgender, not heterosexual?

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* 12. What social justice grade would you give the City Council and Mayor as a whole? Consider how they spend money. The laws that they pass. Learn more about their duties

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* 13. What social justice grade would you give each of the City Councilmembers and Mayor? Grading guidance can be found here: Grade Rubric

Need to identify your Sac City Councilmember? Click here

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Lisa Kaplan (D1) - learn about Councilmember Kaplan's history of decision-making here
Sean Loloee (D2) - learn about Councilmember Loloee's history of decision-making here
Karina Talamantes (D3) - learn about Councilmember Talamantes' history of decision-making here
Katie Valenzuela (D4) - learn about Councilmember Valenzuela's history of decision-making here
Caity Maple (D5) - learn about Councilmember Maple's history of decision-making here
Eric Guerra (D6) - learn about Councilmember Guerra's history of decision-making here
Rick Jennings (D7) - learn about Councilmember Jennings' history of decision-making here
Mai Vang (D8) - learn about Councilmember Vang's history of decision-making here
Mayor Darrell Steinberg - learn about Mayor Steinberg's history of decision-making here

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* 14. Is there anything in particular that influenced your grading of these elected officials? e.g. I assigned Councilmember Valenzuela an "A" because in February of 2023 she voted against the City's purchase of one "armored multi-terrain loader" or "rook"

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* 15. What grade would you give Sacramento City on addressing these issues in a socially just way?  Grading guidance can be found here: Grade Rubric

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Criminal Legal System Alternatives
Equitable Housing
Environmental Justice
Health Equity
Economic Investment without Displacement
Participatory & Equitable Budgets
Transparency

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* 16. Do you have any other comments to share for the 2023 Social Justice Report Card?
*all responses will remain anonymous

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* 17. Optional: Please provide your contact information.

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We are collecting responses until July 31st, 2023. After that, we will compile results and share them with errbody and they mama in multiple mediums: tv, print, radio, social media lives, graphics, and of course a comprehensive report detailing all results. Holler at us w/ questions at info@socialjusticesac.org. Want to support us? Donate by clicking the button on the top of our page at www.socialjusticesac.org. #ManyHandsLightWerk #CrowdsourcingPolitics

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* 18. How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?

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