Ramona Russell

For my fourth article with the California Globe, I continued my interviews with people in my neighborhood of Land Park on how the crime, drug and transient issues are affecting people who have lived here their entire lives, who have relatives that are shocked when...

I was interviewed by the lovely Cristina Mendonsa on KFBK today. I talked about the the California laws that are the biggest contribution to our homeless crisis (Prop. 47, Prop. 57 and AB109), and how before the implementation of these laws, my community had almost no...

My interview with Dr. Drew and Leann Tweeden on their radio show was awesome. As a doctor, mental health and addiction specialist, Dr. Drew is very passionate about this issue and I’m so grateful he’s decided to speak out publicly.  He believes the homeless epidemic...

For my third article with the California Globe, I wanted to profile what is happening to my well-loved and very special neighborhood, Land Park. When I started my advocacy work two years ago, I said this community was the perfect case study for California as to the...

My second article with the California Globe went live today. I had the honor of interviewing a fellow advocate and neighbor who has been doing incredible work in our community for years; we often refer to her as Superwoman.  I would love if it you shared the...

For the last few months, I have been shopping around for a publication where I could write about my advocacy work and what I see happening in my neighborhood, city and state regarding the homeless epidemic. I put out some feelers, but nothing quite felt right until I...

Yesterday morning I did my third interview on The Phil Cowan Show with my friend, Katy Grimes. We talked about: — Why I started my advocacy group, Land Park Society — What I have seen on my police ride alongs and how it is the exact opposite of what we’re being told...

In a recent interview I talked about how people use the word NIMBY (which stands for "not in my backyard") to shame people who take a stand for their community, but if you’re doing the same in a low income neighborhood, you’re called a hero. If someone wants a safe...

This morning I did an interview on The Phil Cowan Show. It was my second time on the show with guest host, Katy Grimes. I spoke about the following: - How and why I started my advocacy group, Land Park Society. - What me and my group have documented in the last almost...

Last October, I wrote an email to the Mayor of Sacramento, Darrell Steinberg, which I was asked to share publicly and with the media by many who had read it. Because the Mayor had responded within thirty minutes of receiving my email, requesting a private meeting, I...