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VIDEO: Becoming A Real Reporter With AccessLocal.Tv

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VIDEO: Becoming A Real Reporter With AccessLocal.Tv

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I had so much fun this summer working for Access.

I remember my first assignment, I had to write an article about why I want to work at Access and make a video about my community. My task was so broad that I naturally overthought it and I didn’t upload my video until the last minute.

I ended up interviewing my neighbor about the highlights of living in the Arden Fair area and I was sweating up a storm because I thought my video wasn’t very good (It wasn’t, obviously, but I’d like to think I’ve improved at least a little since then). Back then, I could barely interview my neighbors without my voice shaking, but I feel like now I have enough confidence to walk to the mayor and ask him questions.

Around my second and third official videos, I started noticing that I was improving. Aside from Isaac, I have my coworkers to thank for that. Without their feedback and tips, all my videos would look the way my first did and I feel a lot more professional now knowing I can just taking a simple iPod and a microphone and make an amazing video.

The Imagine Justice Concert we covered was definitely the highlight of my summer. There has to be about twenty thousand people there! I got to interview people who drove in from Bakersfield just to see the concert, and even the families of some of my school mates. At one point, I was even interviewed and I got semi-spontaneous photoshoot. When I got back home, my family members were so proud of me. They already knew I wanted to be a journalist but I feel like they support be even more now that I’m doing it.

I suggest that for future reporters is to take your assignments seriously. A lot of time you will have an assignment you don’t like or you’ll get distracted. Just know that you have to represent, and that this is a job, not a club. If you try your best on all of your assignments your improvement will be dramatic.

VIDEO: Bennett, Bulldogs Rally, Deliver Payback to Dragons

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VIDEO: Bennett, Bulldogs Rally, Deliver Payback to Dragons

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by Will James

Hometown Sports   

Folsom Quarterback #1 Kaiden Bennett & Lineman #72 Tucker Dunbar

Eager to avenge last year’s stunning upset loss to the Sacramento Dragons that broke Folsom‘s remarkable 52-game CIF-SJS winning streak, Kaiden Bennett and the top-ranked Bulldogs climbed off the Hughes Stadium turf to register a clutch 28-19 comeback victory over a determined Sacramento High School football team in Access Sacramento‘s Game of the Week.

Will James and Jim Dimino call the highlights:

The contest was played before a raucous crowd that ebbed and flowed proportionately with each wild twist and turn on the field by two intensely driven, undefeated teams.

Sacramento Quarterback #12 Derek Shelton

Playing with fierce determination, sixth-ranked Sacramento appeared to be on its way to deal Folsom another setback as the Dragons took control with an early 10-0 lead thanks to the superlative all-around play of Sacramento’s Anthony Bradley.  

Sacramento scored first on a short Esau Perez field goal following a fumble recovery.  Bradley then took matters into his own hands. He made a leaping interception of a Bennett aerial, and moments later hauled in a scoring pass from quarterback Derek Shelton to send a harsh wake up call to the Bulldogs.

Folsom #14 Elijhah Badger Touchdown Reception

The early shock treatment awakened a struggling Bennett, whose 26-yard scoring connection with wide receiver Elijah Badger started Folsom’s comeback.  

Sacramento HS Wide Receiver #1 Anthony Bradley celebrates after a TD reception.

Another Perez field goal accounted for Sacramento’s 13-7 lead at the half, until Bennett and Badger combined for a 46-yard touchdown connection midway through the third quarter to place the Bulldogs on top, 14-13.

Early in the fourth quarter, Shelton connected with Daunte Moore to pull the Dragons within 21-19, but tough Folsom defense and Bennett’s 10-yard touchdown run sealed a 28-19 victory in a fierce battle played with playoff intensity.

A replay of the entire game may be seen on Access Sacramento Sat. Sept. 16 at 11 a.m., Tues. Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., Wed. Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. on Comcast or Consolidated Communications Cable channel 17, AT&T U-Verse channel 14, or live streamed from Access Sacramento.org at that same time.  Video on Demand is available from Access Sacramento and the NFHS Network.

Game of the Week will provide live coverage of Foothill vs. Cordova High School on Friday, September 22nd at 7 pm.  

Bulldogs, Dragons Brace for Rematch at Hughes on Game of the Week

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Bulldogs, Dragons Brace for Rematch at Hughes on Game of the Week

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by Will James, Hometown Sports

Among a handful of highly intriguing Week-3 high school football games, one of them stands apart from the rest; the eagerly awaited rematch between the top-ranked Folsom Bulldogs and the #6 Sacramento Dragons.

Will James & Jim Dimino

Access Sacramento logged this high profile confrontation at Hughes Stadium as the Hometown Sports Game-of-the-Week, Fri. Sept. 15 at 7:00 p.m.  This live telecast may be seen on Comcast channel 17, Consolidated Communications channel 17, and AT&T U-Verse channel 14.  The game will also be streamed from AccessSacramento.org and on the NFHS Network. Play-by-play by Will James and commentary by Jim Dimino and Rick Stewart.

A year ago, the Dragons registered a stunning upset of the Bulldogs at Folsom’s Prairie City Stadium with a resounding 32-27 triumph.  The victory snapped Folsom’s 48-game regular-season winning streak, and its 52-game streak against CIF Sac-Joaquin Section opponents dating back to the 2012 season.

Both teams enter play unbeaten; Folsom at 3-0 and Sacramento at 2-0. The game will serve as the final non-conference game for each team before they enter league play next week.

Folsom Head Coach Kris Richardson [Courtesy: Sac Bee online]

Folsom Head Coach, Kris Richardson, has guided the Bulldogs to 132 wins since 2005.  Along the way the Bulldogs collected seven league titles, five SJS crowns, and two CIF State Championships.

The 2017 edition of the Bulldogs appears to be as dominant as ever; explosive on offense, stingy on defense, and showcases yet another terrific quarterback to further extend an amazing list of stellar QBs.

Taking center stage is Kaiden Bennett.  The junior QB blasted out to a dazzling start, demonstrating the composure of a veteran while serving up a most impressive blend of precision passing and slick running.

Bennett’s stats are sensational.  He’s accounted for 15 touchdowns in three games with 73% passing efficiency and leads the team in rushing. Complementing Bennett is another collection of outstanding play- makers and defensive stalwarts.

Under first-year head coach, Joe McCray, the Dragons continue to feature big-play offense and hard hitting defense.  All-purpose threat, Anthony Bradley, sparks the offense .  The  defense is anchored by rampaging linebacker, E.J. Haag-Larry.

This game marks the fifth meeting of the teams since 2008.  Folsom won the first three meetings by an average of 39 points before Sacramento’s upset last year.  The previous four games were all played at Folsom High School.

Many factors add plenty of spice to this impending brawl in the Big House.  Emotion will run extremely high at Hughes Stadium, generated by an extra large crowd expecting to be treated to a game packed with playoff intensity, electrifying plays, and heavy drama. Don’t miss this one.

VIDEO: Grant Shuts Out Capital Christian in 20th Opener for Game of the Week

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VIDEO: Grant Shuts Out Capital Christian in 20th Opener for Game of the Week

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Grant’s Deshaun Pryor races for his second TD of the night.

The 20th anniversary season of Access Sacramento‘s Game of the Week launched its football coverage with a shutout as  the Grant Pacers topped the Capital Christian Cougars 19-0 in a non-league match-up.

Grant’s Deshaun Pryor ran for two touchdowns of 11 and 27 yards to lead the scoring. Pryor carried the ball 16 times for 119 yards.

Grant built up 343 yards in total offense on 48 plays, but was also penalized 19 times for 149 yards and had several ejections.

Capital Cristian had 128 yards in total offense and was penalized seven times for 65 yards.

Announcers Will James and Jim Dimino call the highlights:

Both teams are now 2-1 overall.

Capital Christian’s Maurice Gaines pulls in a pass completion from Trey Jones.

Replays of the full game may be seen on Access Sacramento Sat. Sept. 9 at 11 a.m., Sun. Sept. 10 at 3 a.m., Tues. Sept. 12 at 7 p.m., Wed. Sept. 13 at 11 a.m., and Thurs. Sept. 14 at 3 a.m.

Watch on Comcast or Consolidated Communications Cable channel 17, AT&T U-Verse Channel 14 or live streamed from AccessSacramento.org at those same times. Video on Demand is available from Access Sacramento and the NFHS Network.

Game of the Week will provide live coverage of Folsom vs. Sacramento High School from Sacramento City College on Friday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

Capital Christian Quarterback Trey Jones

Sacramento Announces It Will Protect ‘Dreamers’ When Trump Ends DACA

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Sacramento Announces It Will Protect ‘Dreamers’ When Trump Ends DACA

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Despite many in the Republican Party being is opposed to the decision and House Speaker Paul Ryan’s advice to the president, the Trump Administration has decided to discontinue the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals, also known as the DACA program.

DACA, which was founded by the Obama Administration in 2012, protected undocumented immigrants, or “Dreamers”, who entered the country as children from being deported. If the program is discontinued, after a six month delay period around 800,000 immigrants would be subject to deportation by ICE to whatever country they came from.In the case of a lot of Dreamers, these immigrants have no memory of the countries where they were born or worse were unaware that they were ever undocumented in the first place. According to a press conference by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the president has decided as of today, that the DACA program will be phased out over a two year period.

Regardless of the president’s decision, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg hosted a press conference on August 29th to reassure California’s 22,000 Dreamers that Sacramento, and most of California, will protect the undocumented from ICE.

“In Sacramento, there are 13,000 Dreamers,” said the Mayor. “President Trump, don’t destroy the dreams of our Dreamers.”

The Sacramento Police Department also wanted to assure Dreamers of their compliance with the mayor’s idea in the hope that the undocumented won’t neglect to report crime in fear of being deported.

“Our mission statement is to improve and enhance the quality of life for everyone in our community and regardless of what federal program gets changed or doesn’t get changed, our mission statement doesn’t change,” Sacramento Police Chief Daniels said at the conference.“We are not as concerned with somebody’s status as we are concerned with how things happen in their community [affect] their quality of life.”

Despite reassurances from state leaders, there are still protests scheduled against the discontinuation of DACA in Bakersfield, New York, and Troy, Michigan and many more places around the country.

Elite Coaches Headline Pacers-Cougars Game of the Week Match-Up

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Elite Coaches Headline Pacers-Cougars Game of the Week Match-Up

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by Will James

Home Town Sports

Several prime points of interest are swirling around the most provocative high school football game in the entire CIF Sac-Joaquin Section this week; the uniquely majestic clash between #9 Grant and #10 Capital Christian.

So attractive is this marquee match-up, that Access Sacramento is launching its 20th year of Hometown Sports Game-of-the-Week football coverage with this spicy contest, Friday evening, Sept. 8 at 7:00 p.m.

This live telecast may be seen on Comcast channel 17, Consolidated Communications channel 17, and AT&T U-Verse channel 14.  The game will also be streamed on the NFHS Network and at AccessSacramento.org.

This game is an intriguing eye-catcher because of the elite stature and the amazing careers of the opposing head coaches.  Grant’s, Mike Alberghini, begins his 27th year at the Pacers’ helm, having headed the D-1 and D-2 fields with dynasty-like domination.

Grant High School Head Football Coach Mike Alberghini [Courtesy: News10.net]

Alberghini is in quest of a remarkable 27th consecutive year guiding Grant to the post-season.   The Pacers have compiled seven CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Titles, and are the first SJS team to capture a CIF State Championship (2008), but enter play at 1-1, having lost a season’s opener (24-14 to Rocklin) for the first time in ten years and just twice in more than 25 years.

New Capital Chrisitan Head Football Coach Casey Taylor

On the flip side, Casey Taylor takes over as Head Coach at Capital Christian after a brilliant 15-year stint at Del Oro that produced 6 SJS Championships, 3 NorCal Regional Championships, 3 appearances as a State Finalist, and a CIF State Championship on the D-1 and D-2 levels.

Now guiding the D-4 Cougars, Taylor’s Cougars have bolted to a 2-0 start including an impressive overtime road win last week against formidable Modesto Christian.

Grant’s presence and style as not changed in the Alberghini era.  The Pacers have consistently fielded offensive and defensive lines that average better then 300 pounds to clear the way for a brigade of flashy speed backs.  Defensively, the Pacers deploy fast, hard-hitters in the linebacker corps and secondary.  None of this has changed, but it remains to be seen whether the vaunted Pacers have slipped more than a wee bit.

Casey Taylor brought winning tradition to Capital Christian, and expectations are high.  Even so, to what degree, if any, are Taylor’s Cougars actually expected to defeat Grant?  A daunting monumental challenge.  We shall see.  Former standout Whitney QB Jake Cruz takes the tiller for the Cougars’ maiden voyage with Casey Taylor plotting the course.

A capacity crowd of standing room magnitude is anticipated to fuel the fire beneath a classic coaches confrontation in a first-ever team match-up that features extra portions of answers to key questions.

Repeat broadcasts of the Grant at Capital Christian may be seen Sat. Sept. 9 at 11 a.m., Tues. Sept. 12 at 7 p.m., and Wed. Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. Video on Demand is available from the NFHS Network at Access Sacramento.org.

Sacramento ACT encourages advocating for environmental justice

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Sacramento ACT encourages advocating for environmental justice

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On August 20th, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento collaborated with Sacramento Area Congregations Together, an organization focused on encouraging and supporting members in advocating for change in economic and racial injustice issues, to host a conference to encourage people to advocate for environmental justice.

Environmental justice is a type of socioeconomic discrimination where corporations and companies build “less desireable” infrastructure in areas that are lower income and have a high minority population opposed to richer areas that are predominantly populated by white people.

Environmental injustice is often seen in older, pooper neighborhoods. In more affluent communities, residents live with higher property value, making it more expensive for a transplant to locate there, at least in comparison to a lower income neighborhood, where residents pay less and the property value is drastically lower

It is expected that any household would prefer living in a less-polluted neighborhood, regardless of income. Poorer families often find themselves in a position where they have to decide between their willingness to pay more to live in a less polluted area and their desire to have lower rent.

“Not having a healthy thriving community actually impacts every aspect of your life,” said Gabby Trejo, Associate Director of Sacramento ACT. “Drive by a community that has a lack of affordable housing or lack of housing and you’re able to actually see it with your own eyes. But when we’re talking about water or we’re talking about air pollution, we’re not necessarily able to see it and that’s when it becomes a little bit harder to see how that impacts other areas of their lives.”

According to a paper released by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2010, studies conducted in 1995 found that “housing values grew less rapidly in locations where there was at least one waste site, and the minority population increased more rapidly in these locations than it did in other neighborhoods,” and “both white and rich households tended to leave neighborhoods after the siting of a dirty plant, while minorities tended to move into these more polluted areas.”

“I feel very hopeful that folks that showed up today…that really have a hunger for making a difference [will] have a real impact on the way Sacramento really looks at environmental justice,” Trejo said after the conference. “We’re going to have a committee have a  meeting next month so we actually start digging deeper into what our work is really going to look like.”

Anyone who is interested in advocating or has questions about environmental justice in Sacramento can contact Gabby Trejo @ Gabby@SacACT.org for more information.

Eagle Squadrons Collide Tuesday at Nest LIVE on Game of the Week

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Eagle Squadrons Collide Tuesday at Nest LIVE on Game of the Week

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By Will James

Hometown Sports

The new school year is already buzzing with the start of Fall sports.  Although high school football is the main attraction for many at this time of year, girls volleyball continues to command considerable attention.

Such is the case for two perennial playoff programs whose teams share the same mascot name – the Pleasant Grove Eagles and the El Camino Eagles – who will share center-stage for Access Sacramento’s season-opening broadcast of its 20th year televising high school student-athletics on the Hometown Sports Game-of-the-Week.

Tuesday evening, Aug. 29, the Pleasant Grove Eagles will swoop in to battle the El Camino Eagles at “The Nest.”  This live telecast may be seen at 6:00 p.m. on Comcast Cable channel 17, on Consolidated Communications channel 17, and AT&T U-Verse channel 14.  The game will also be streamed from AccessSacramento.org.

Pleasant Grove Head Coach, Brian Contreras, has guided the Eagles to the playoffs the past five years.  His teams have averaged 32 wins over the past three years.  The Eagles are led by Senior Captain, Lili Light (S), Sr. Cassondra Gomez (L), and Jr, Riley Tishlarich (S).

Veteran El Camino Head Coach, Marty Soyama, counters with a squad that lacks experience and will be severely tested in its opener. Home court advantage at “The Nest” will help the Eagles.  Soyama will look to returning starters Hailee Morgan (MB) and Emily Wade (MB) to lead a young crew.

This match marks the 6th meeting between the teams since 2013 in a tight series that Pleasant Grove leads, 3-2.

A replay of the volleyball match may seen on the following schedule:

Wed. Aug. 30 at 10:00 a.m.

Thurs. Aug. 31 at 2:00 a.m.

Sat., Sept. 2 at 5:00 a.m.

Sun. Sept. 3 at 9:00 a.m.

Mon. Sept. 4 at 1:00 a.m.

Observing the theme “Looking Back and Moving Forward” to commemorate Access Sacramento’s 20th year of sports coverage on the Hometown Sports Game-of-the-Week, the premiere showing of “Retrospective:  20 Years of High School Football in Sacramento County” is Fri. Sept. 1 at 7:00 p.m.  This special Hometown Sports production may be seen on the same channels.

The Pleasant Grove vs. El Camino girls volleyball match will be replayed at 8:00 pm following the premiere airing of “Retrospective:  20 Years of High School Football in Sacramento County”.

 

Milestone 20th Year Begins for Access Sacramento’s Game of the Week

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Milestone 20th Year Begins for Access Sacramento’s Game of the Week

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A landmark 20th year of full game televised coverage resumes next week as Access Sacramento‘s Game of the Week sports broadcasts launches its 2017 Fall schedule.

Play by Play Announcer Will James (Left) and Color Analyst Jim Dimino

The beginning to end broadcasts of high school boys and girls sports resume with play-by-play announcer and producer Will James still calling the action. CIF Hall of Famer and former El Camino High School football coach Jim Dimino joins James, also in his 20th year of providing football color commentary for Game of the Week.

The season opens live Tues. Aug. 29 at 6pm with high school girls volleyball with Cosumnes Oaks visiting El Camino.

A special high school football show, “Hometown Sports Retrospective: 20 Years of High School in Sacramento County,” airs Fri. Sept. 1 at 7pm featuring a retrospective of 20 years of high school football with four in-studio high school coaches and two game officials.

Nine weeks of live Friday night football follows with 16 different teams from across Sacramento County making an appearance in the television schedule starting Sept. 8.

“This coverage really is a gift to the community since the broadcasts are entirely commercial free,” said Gary Martin, Access Sacramento Executive Producer. “With a new high-definition remote broadcast truck and another year of funding from the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission, we’re set for the best looking broadcasts ever.”

Games are seen live on Comcast or Consolidated Communications Cable channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse channel 14 and is streamed from both AccessSacramento.org and the NFHS Network. Friday night football replays are scheduled after each broadcast on Sat. at 11am and the following Tuesday at 7pm.

This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Game of the Week broadcasts that began in 1996. One year was cancelled midway by a reduction in funding.

Previews of the upcoming contests and video highlights after the games will be provided from Access Sacramento’s news blog website AccessLocal.TV.

Same day and in-broadcast instant updates are available from Game of the Week on Twitter @SacGOTW.

2017 Schedule:

High School Girls Volleyball (6 p.m.) 

Aug. 29           Pleasant Grove at El Camino

High School Football (7 p.m.) 

Sept. 1            2017 Football Preview Show

Sept. 8            Grant at Capital Christian

Sept. 15          Folsom vs. Sacramento

Sept. 22          Foothill at Cordova

Sept. 29          Roseville at Cosumnes Oaks

Oct. 6              Monterey Trail vs. Franklin

Oct. 13            Jesuit at Sheldon

Oct. 20            Antelope at Del Campo

Oct. 27            Elk Grove vs. Franklin

Nov. 3             Whitney at Antelope

Three rounds of high school football playoffs are anticipated with coverage on Nov. 10, 17 and 24.

 

For more information:  

Gary Martin

Access Sacramento Executive Director

(916) 456-8600 Ext. 100

 

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Under Trump Administration, Officials Experience More Harassment

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Nationally, racial tensions have been on the rise since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency. An article on the Sacramento Bee website posted in July revealed that in this year so far hate crimes in California have increased by 11.2 percent after 2016’s 21.3 percent increase. 60 percent of hate crimes last year were race-related with Blacks and Latinos as the most targeted groups. In a new trend, it appears that public officials aren’t exempt to these attacks.

 

Officials like Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León are used getting hate mail like the one he received recently demanding he “hurry up and die”. He says it “comes with territory”. But de León did notice that since last November the hate mail has been getting more frequent and more threatening.

 

“In my mind, there’s no doubt that Donald Trump has opened up this Pandora’s box,” de León was quoted as saying in a Sacramento Bee article.

 

“The more high-profile you are, the more of these attacks you get,” said former Assembly speaker Fabian Núñez in the same article.

The target of these attacks are often high-profile officials like de León, who defied Trump’s immigration policies by passing the Senate Bill 54, or the “sanctuary city” bill, in April. That law banned all of California’s law enforcement from assisting in federal immigration enforcement.

“I think it’s sort of redundant to the point of being funny,” says Keven Boult, a Senior at Sacramento Charter High School. “ Like, how many times do we need to embarrass ourselves in order to state our opinion? (Trump supporters) think having (Trump) in office validates their opinions and actions.”

While blaming President Trump personally for the increase in racial tensions may be too far, there’s plenty of examples of American’s expressing themselves in a bolder manner since his swearing in. President Trump himself is on the record denouncing hate crimes and speech, but for those who would use fear and intimidation as tools to frighten the people they disagree with, the current administration inspires those who kept their opinions hidden before to act out in less than desirable ways.

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