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City Speaks
Discovering Urban Stories in the Sacramento Area


Rabbits or Redlining?: Zootopia 2 Tackles Discriminatory Zoning Through Fresh Sequel
Disney streamlines themes of historical redlining initiatives in America through an ostrasized reptilian neighborhood, executes message without overdoing it Disney-released image shows the "perfect" city of Zootopia (Disney). When initially going to see Zootopia 2 with my friends, we arrived with the conceptions of a bland Disney sequel plot mixed in with some charming scenes of Nick Wilde (I mean, who didn't put him on their "hear me out"cake?). While the flirty fox clips
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Nov 302 min read
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Watching CNBC’s Empty Office Space Changed How I See the Conversion Feasibility
What a documentary reveals about the true barriers to transforming vacant office space into affordable housing For the past year, my community has seen an influx in local politics as a result of newly-proposed low-income housing in our traditional suburban neighborhood. As a California resident, my area's situation is a result of a larger problem being solved with Band-Aid solutions- the housing crisis. At first, I thought to look to already exesting infrastructure in my
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Nov 292 min read
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This Google Earth Tool is Changing Land Planning
Remote sensing expert and retired UC Davis Proffessor Dr. Susan Ustin discusses how data driven land monitoring can support sustainable...
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Jul 228 min read
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