We are asking the Commission to:

1. Oppose further cuts to community media funding
2. Hold a public, transparent discussion before additional decisions are made
3. Review alternatives before permanently damaging local programming and media access
4. Support Access Sacramento, its community partners, and the voices they lift everyday

These decisions should not be made quietly. They should be made in public, with the people affected given a chance to be heard.

Take action

Please contact the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission and urge them to protect community media funding.

Sample email message

Subject: Protect community media funding

I am writing to oppose further cuts to community media funding in Sacramento County.
Community media provides local programming, media education, civic information, and public access to storytelling tools that are not available anywhere else. Access Sacramento and other community media organizations serve residents, nonprofits, students, artists, journalists, and local communities whose voices are too often left out of traditional media.

Before any further funding decisions are made, the Commission should hold a public, transparent discussion, review alternatives and allow meaningful community input.

The community is watching, and so are community media supporters across the country. Sacramento should not set a precedent of cutting public access and community voices without a transparent public process.
I support Access Sacramento, Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium, KVIE, and SacLifeTV. Please do not make additional cuts without considering alternatives and giving the public a true opportunity to be heard.

Thank you.

Short phone or voicemail script

Hello, my name is [your name], and I’m calling to oppose cuts to community media funding.
I support Access Sacramento and local programming. Before any further cuts are made, I urge the Commission to hold a public, transparent discussion and review alternatives.
The community is watching, and people beyond Sacramento are watching too. Please protect community media funding and give the public a chance to be heard.

Thank you.

One-sentence version

I oppose cuts to community media funding and urge the Commission to hold a public, transparent discussion before making further decisions that affect Access Sacramento, local programming and community media access

CONTACTS

Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission

General: sacmetro@saccounty.gov

Kevin Spease (Board Chair): kspease@elkgrovecity.org
Porsche Middleton (Board Vice Chair) pmiddleton@citrusheights.net
David Gull dgull@cityofsacramento.org
James T Hackett-Little jhackettlittle@cityofsacramento.org
Matt Hedges hedgesm@saccounty.gov
Barbara Leary:  barbaral@folsom.ca.us
Caity Maple cmaple@cityofsacramento.org
Vanessa McCarthy-Olmstead: mccarthy-olmsteadv@saccounty.gov
Alma Munoz:  munozalma@saccounty.gov
Siri Pulipati spulipati@cityofranchocordova.org
Keaton Riley rileyk@saccounty.gov
Paul Sandhu: psandhu@cityofgalt.org
Rebecca Sloan: sloanr@saccounty.gov

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

General: bos@saccounty.gov
Rich Desmond:  richdesmond@saccounty.gov
Pat Hume pathume@saccounty.gov
Patrick Kennedy SupervisorKennedy@saccounty.gov
Rosario Rodriquez supervisorrodriguez@saccounty.gov
Phil Serna SupervisorSerna@saccounty.gov

 This is about more than funding. It’s about who gets to be heard in Sacramento.

The Commission’s vote puts community services, creative opportunities, and the jobs of dedicated employees at risk. It weakens a pipeline for local talent and limits access to media training and community storytelling at the very moment those opportunities are needed most. Sacramento should not lose these opportunities and economic benefits because public officials failed to act appropriately.

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