By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks and Benjy Egel, The Sacramento Bee, July 22, 2021
In the middle of March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed daily life to a halt for many Californians, Sacramento leaders met on a Saturday for a kind of emergency war council to tackle the region’s response to the all-consuming public health crisis.
Sitting in Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s office, they huddled around a whiteboard with a list of priorities, said policy advisor Julia Burrows. One of the most urgent issues was a basic problem tens of thousands of people in Sacramento faced.
“At the top of the list was caring for unsheltered residents, and making sure people still had food,” Burrows said. “And I raised my hand and said, ‘I really want to lead our food efforts.’”
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