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 of things that may be worth noting on the County BoS agenda for tomorrow:

• Item 28: Authorization To Execute A Memorandum Of Understanding With The United States Capitol Police For Law Enforcement Services Support Within Sacramento County (Sheriff)
• Item 30: Authorization To Execute Memorandums Of Understanding Between The Sacramento Sheriff’s Office And Various Law Enforcement Agencies For Participation With The Central California Intelligence Center Embedded Analyst
• Item 40: Semi-Annual Homelessness Report
• Item 41: Homeless And Housing System Partnership Model Update And Select Two Members To The Sacramento Homeless And Housing Board (Homeless Services and Housing)

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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 out at www.sacrisehub.org

There are no meetings this week! Enjoy the break!

Stay up to date with what your local government is doing in Sacramento:

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• Keep an eye on the running agenda tracker
• Watch us on YouTube!

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.