Updated March 19, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Almost 20 years ago, Sacramento was named the most diverse city in the U.S. by The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University. Time Magazine featured the report, which celebrated Village Park and noted more than half of William Land Elementary’s students spoke a language other than English at home.
But we weren’t talking about equity — or how far Sacramento had come and how far it had to go.
Today, the stories you are reading and the photos and videos you’re viewing reflect a community that’s evolving — and that is working for an inclusive future.
If history is our guide, we stand a good chance of making more of the kind of decisions that have long favored people and interests with outsized resources.
We know our community wants a different outcome.
Cathie Anderson covers socio-economic mobility. She joined The Bee in 2002 and has covered business, health and labor. She's available at canderson@sacbee.com.
Mathew Miranda covers Latino communities. He is also a member of The Bees' La Abeja reporting team (sacbee.com/la-abeja). He can be reached at mmiranda@sacbee.com.
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Darrell Smith is our Black communities reporter. Darrell can be reached at dvsmith@sacbee.com.
Emma Hall is an equity reporter covering Indigenous and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. She is reached at ehall@sacbee.com.
Sabrina Bodon is the Equity Lab's editor. She's available at sbodon@sacbee.com.
