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by Will James Hometown Sports The high school football season has reached Week-5; a crucial juncture punctuated as a greater measure of seriousness and intensity emerges with the start of league play. The centerpiece among the top pairings this week unfolds Friday...
by Will James Hometown Sports Fall football in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section enters Week-4 of the rapidly advancing season, traversing the calendar at a better rate than the games actually being played. COVID-19 and lingering poor air quality in the region since the...
Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus - June is Pride Month Today is June 1st and the beginning of Pride month! This is a time to celebrate and rejoice! It is also a time to look at how far we have come. Our historic Pride flag will always fly and remind of us how far we have...
What a Graduating Senior Learned Over 4 Years of High School—Advice, Lessons, and General Knowledge 1. School is dumb If you’re under 18, you know this already. The United States’ educational system sucks. The vast majority of the information you learn in high school...
Over the past year, many students and young adults have found themselves with a lot more time on their hands. Some used that time to play video games. Many binged Netflix shows or watched YouTube. Some took to keeping up with the latest news about the virus. Others...
According to a study in 2017 by the Women’s Sports Foundation, girls are dropping out of sports at 1.5x the rate that boys do by age 14. Then by age 17, more than half of girls will quit playing sports altogether. Many factors play into this statistic, many connect to...
We are all well-accustomed to movies and films depicting the oppression of and racism against Black people. These stories are in high demand as social justice has turned into something of a trend over the past year. However, what we forget to consider is how...
For most, the isolation and loneliness of quarantine did not offer much to improve one’s mental health. In my case, the isolation was exactly what I needed. Before March 2020, when everything shut down, I struggled for years with severe anxiety and PTSD caused by...
As climate change becomes increasingly more and more relevant within our day to day lives, climate anxiety does as well. Civilians are experiencing an ever growing amount of stress when it comes to climate change, especially the youth. The unknown of what Earth will...
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 a was a historic day for not only the black community but for the entire world. This day after months of protesting in the summers of 2020, after the innumerable years of freedom fighting, after years of taking the streets against...
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Over the past year, many students and young adults have found themselves with a lot more time on their hands. Some used that time to play video games. Many binged Netflix shows or watched YouTube. Some took to keeping up with the latest news about the virus. Others...
According to a study in 2017 by the Women’s Sports Foundation, girls are dropping out of sports at 1.5x the rate that boys do by age 14. Then by age 17, more than half of girls will quit playing sports altogether. Many factors play into this statistic, many connect to...
We are all well-accustomed to movies and films depicting the oppression of and racism against Black people. These stories are in high demand as social justice has turned into something of a trend over the past year. However, what we forget to consider is how...
For most, the isolation and loneliness of quarantine did not offer much to improve one’s mental health. In my case, the isolation was exactly what I needed. Before March 2020, when everything shut down, I struggled for years with severe anxiety and PTSD caused by...
As climate change becomes increasingly more and more relevant within our day to day lives, climate anxiety does as well. Civilians are experiencing an ever growing amount of stress when it comes to climate change, especially the youth. The unknown of what Earth will...
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 a was a historic day for not only the black community but for the entire world. This day after months of protesting in the summers of 2020, after the innumerable years of freedom fighting, after years of taking the streets against...
On May 1, over 200 people attended SacAAPI Coalition's Ride Against Racism Rally. The event, organized by Raquel Openiano and Crystal Huynh-Kim, drew attention to the struggles facing the Asian and Pacific Islander community and what we...
“Strive for Strength is a local organization meant to educate, empower, and inspire young girls. We create and operate a yearly retreat where we host speakers, play team-building games, and open up about our experiences as young women,” states Molly Maseba, Vice...
Two weeks ago, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the College for All Act, a drastic reimagining of college financial aid aimed at making education more accessible for all. Sacramento students are joining the nation-wide effort to put the bill into action. The bill...
Sacramento can look forward to good food, music, and fun coming this summer during the months of June and July. Governor Newsom just recently announced California's plan to fully reopen the economy coming June 15th, so long as criteria regarding vaccine...
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As climate change becomes increasingly more and more relevant within our day to day lives, climate anxiety does as well. Civilians are experiencing an ever growing amount of stress when it comes to climate change, especially the youth. The unknown of what Earth will...
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 a was a historic day for not only the black community but for the entire world. This day after months of protesting in the summers of 2020, after the innumerable years of freedom fighting, after years of taking the streets against...
On May 1, over 200 people attended SacAAPI Coalition's Ride Against Racism Rally. The event, organized by Raquel Openiano and Crystal Huynh-Kim, drew attention to the struggles facing the Asian and Pacific Islander community and what we...
“Strive for Strength is a local organization meant to educate, empower, and inspire young girls. We create and operate a yearly retreat where we host speakers, play team-building games, and open up about our experiences as young women,” states Molly Maseba, Vice...
Two weeks ago, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the College for All Act, a drastic reimagining of college financial aid aimed at making education more accessible for all. Sacramento students are joining the nation-wide effort to put the bill into action. The bill...
Sacramento can look forward to good food, music, and fun coming this summer during the months of June and July. Governor Newsom just recently announced California's plan to fully reopen the economy coming June 15th, so long as criteria regarding vaccine...
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In the next couple weeks, the first class of seniors to ever apply to college during a pandemic will be committing to the school where they will spend the next four years. This admissions cycle has been unlike any other. As it concludes, the students who have gone...
“The show must go on!” This popular adage was altogether abandoned at the start of the pandemic. Live entertainment may be deeply important, but it isn’t worth the risk of spreading COVID-19. Now, as California and the rest of the country begin to reopen, the theater...
Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) currently does not have a Student Board Member. The EGUSD Board consists of seven adults to represent the seven geographic origins that make up EGUSD. Seven adults voting on the values, the beliefs, and priorities of students,...
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by Will James Hometown Sports The high school football season has reached Week-5; a crucial juncture punctuated as a greater measure of seriousness and intensity emerges with the start of league play. The centerpiece among the top pairings this week unfolds Friday...
by Will James Hometown Sports Fall football in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section enters Week-4 of the rapidly advancing season, traversing the calendar at a better rate than the games actually being played. COVID-19 and lingering poor air quality in the region since the...
by Will James Hometown Sports Besides territorial bragging rights, an important early season outcome will be on the line Friday evening when the Grant Pacers tangle with the Inderkum Tigers in the featured varsity football match-up on Access Sacramento's Home Town...
By Will James Hometown Sports The curtain rises this week for the 2021 high school football season, which marks the return of Access Sacramento's television coverage on the Hometown Sports Game of the Week. A marquee match-up holding maximum attraction features two...
Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus - June is Pride Month Today is June 1st and the beginning of Pride month! This is a time to celebrate and rejoice! It is also a time to look at how far we have come. Our historic Pride flag will always fly and remind of us how far we have...
This week on Live Wire, Black Womxn United joins Ray Tatar to talk about their organization that has reached hundreds of thousands, lifting Black Women voices around the world. Black Womxn United’s mission is to educate, protect, and advance Black Women. To achieve...
Gary Martin Access Sacramento Executive Director Retiring This Wednesday on Live Wire, Ray Tatar talks with Gary Martin Access Sacramento's Executive Director who will be retiring April 2nd. Gary Martin took the helm of the nonprofit organization Access Sacramento on...
This Wednesday on Live Wire, Ray Tatar discusses with the Mills Station Arts and Culture Center’s (MACC) curator on their current photography exhibit “Facing the Inferno”. “Facing the Inferno” showcases the photography of Kari Greer, a Sacramento State graduate...
In case you missed it, watch the replay of Robert Urbino and Joyce Mitchell Local Documentary TV and Filmmaker Joyce Mitchell and Musician/Songwriter Robert Urbino join Ray to talk about the documentary music video about the Homeless issue one that is in the forefront...
This Wednesday on Live Wire, the CMAVM returns to have a more in depth discussion with Ray Tatar on the memorial and its committee. Known as “El Soldado”, the California Mexican American Veteran Memorial (CMAVM) dedicates Latino Veterans; Men & Women serving in...
ACCESSLOCAL FILM
Access Sacramento's 21st annual "A Place Called Sacramento" (PCS) Film Festival postpones the release of 10 original local films for at least nine months to promote the health and safety of the film crews and expected theater audience. In consultation over the summer...
Ten Films to be produced over the summer before world premiere Oct. 3, 2020 Sacramento -- Access Sacramento's 21st annual "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival named 10 winning writers during a live televised and streamed virtual volunteer Cast and Crew Call...
Access Sacramento presents full televised coverage of the stage presentations and world premiere of 10 original 10-minute movies as part of the 20th annual "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival beginning Friday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. The program presents the...
Access Sacramento's 20th annual "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival named 10 winning writers today during a huge volunteer cast and crew call at Sacramento's Coloma Community Center. The announcement broadcast live on Access Sacramento revealed the names of the...
Ten Winners to be named in "A Place Called Sacramento" Script Competition Volunteer Film Actors and Technicians called for Live Announcement Access Sacramento's 20th annual "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival will announce this year's 10 winning writers...
by Danya Barrows Tonosommesso@gmail.com When a blind woman with heightened senses pursues her dream of becoming a Master Sommelier, she discovers a family secret that could keep her from ever reaching her goal. Awards: "BEST DIRECTOR" Dawn Spinella "BEST ACTOR in a...
by Nathan Reedy swiperightflick@gmail.com The very single and amused Will banters with the very committed and disenchanted Vanessa about the challenges of relationships and finding true romance in the hyper technological world of online dating.
by Eric Sanderson janeandjoemovie@gmail.com Jane and Jo may see each other every day, but will they ever hear the music of their hearts?
by Amy Lawrence never2latte4love@gmail.com Finding a partner is a project that requires time, energy and an extra clip for the Glock.
by William Mendoza justintimethemovie@gmail.com Leslie hates deadlines, but delivering newspapers late today could have a deadly penalty. "AUDIENCE FAVORITE" Award and "PRODUCERS' CHOICE" award Best Actor in a Supporting Role went to Griffen Dresbach-Hill
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