Anti Police-Terror Project Sacramento

Anti Police-Terror Project Sacramento A group of concerned and committed institutions, organizations and individuals working to end state sanctioned murder of Black, Brown & Poor People

Stephon Clark was a 22-year-old father of 2 who was shot multiple times in his grandmother’s backyard by Sacramento Poli...
03/18/2026

Stephon Clark was a 22-year-old father of 2 who was shot multiple times in his grandmother’s backyard by Sacramento Police Officers on March 18, 2018. Officers Jared Robinet and Terrance Mercadal were responding to a 911 call about a suspicious person when they opened fire on Clark, who was unarmed and holding only a cell phone in his hand when they murdered him.

Stephon is survived by his mother Sequette, his brother Stevante, his grandmother Sequetta, and 2 children. The I Am SAC Foundation was created by his family to honor his memory and legacy.

Stephon’s murder led to widespread protests nationwide from Black Lives Matter to the NAACP and countless local groups. Hundreds of protesters gathered at several Sacramento city council meeting days after the shooting, occupying the chambers and bringing city business to a halt. Protests shut down Interstate 5 and shutdown NBA games at the Golden 1 Center to call attention to Clark’s death. Black Lives Matter Sacramento would go on to hold almost daily protests and occupy the space in front of the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office for almost
a year.

In March 2019, after a year-long investigation, Sacramento County District Attorney Schubert announced she would bring no charges against Mercadal and Robinet and declared their shooting was justified based on the circumstances of having “probable cause” and Stephon’s criminal record.

The DA’s announcement and character assassination led to renewed protests led by Clark’s family, including a march through Sacramento’s wealthy neighborhood known as the “Fab 40s”. The march led to 300 riot-geared officers from SacPD, Sacramento Sheriffs, and California Highway Patrol being deployed to illegally kettle and arrest 84 people. The arrests resulted in multiple severe injuries and a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

The Clark Family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the two officers and the City of Sacramento for racial profiling and using excessive force. The city settled the lawsuit for $2.4 million, which will be held in a trust for Clark’s two young sons.

Learn how to support incarcerated people in a practical, compassionate way that strengthens your own knowledge of local ...
03/14/2026

Learn how to support incarcerated people in a practical, compassionate way that strengthens your own knowledge of local resources at our next Jail Support Training on Wednesday, April 1 at 5pm.

We table outside the Sac County Jail to connect with recently released individuals and their loved ones twice a month. We show up at jail release gates to make sure no one walks out alone—offering water, food, clean clothes, resources, and human connection. This is just one way we interrupt the cycle of violence in our communities. By offering folks a place to figure out their next move, connecting them with transportation and housing services, we put a pause on that cycle. Too often people are released late at night with no money, a dead phone, and are forced to sleep outside only to be arrested again. Lifting each other up when the system throws us down is how we keep us safe.

Join us on April 1 to find out how to become part of the jail support team and learn about the other programs we have to support folks who have experienced carceral violence.

RSVP for details: bit.ly/sac-jail-support

Brandon Smith was a 30-year-old Black man killed by the Sacramento County Probation Department and the Sacramento Police...
06/06/2025

Brandon Smith was a 30-year-old Black man killed by the Sacramento County Probation Department and the Sacramento Police Department on June 6, 2018.

Brandon’s mom called his parole officer, Angelle Garner, on the morning of June 8 asking for help with his recent drug relapse. Garner told her to bring Brandon to the parole office and promised Brandon’s mother that he would be transferred to a detox center.

Probation officers Garner and Charles Mosby brought him to Volunteers of America where Mosby beat Brandon so badly that he could not get off the ground, he was missing teeth among other injuries.

Instead of getting him medical attention, SacPD was called to bring Brandon to the jail. Officer Marcus Frank and county mental health counselor Elizabeth Almendarez arrived shortly and threw Brandon into the vehicle head first, hitting his head so hard that he screamed and cried loudly for help. They ignored him, shut the doors and drove off. When they got to the jail, Frank found Brandon face down and unresponsive. They called paramedics and began to administer CPR. Brandon was pronounced dead at the hospital.

As of 2023, Angelle Garner and Charles Mosby are still parole officers and Marcus Frank is still a Sacramento Police Officer.

Brandon’s family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in 2018 in federal court. In 2023 Brandon’s family was paid $300,000 by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the City of Sacramento paid his family $99,000.

This month we remember Mikel McIntyre and Ryan Ellis, two Black men who were murdered by Sacramento County Sheriff’s dep...
05/13/2025

This month we remember Mikel McIntyre and Ryan Ellis, two Black men who were murdered by Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies just 3 days apart in 2017. 

On May 8th, 2017 while at a relative’s home, Mikel had a mental health crisis and police were called to admit him for mental health care. After paramedics and police cleared him and left, Mikel got into a verbal altercation with his mother in the Ross parking lot of Rancho Cordova. After 911 calls came regarding the altercation, a sheriff deputy arrived and chased Mikel who fled on foot. Sheriff deputies alleged that Mikel threw rocks at officer Ken Becker and his canine. The officers responded to the alleged rock throwing by firing 28 rounds at Mikel under the Highway 50 overpass during rush hour traffic, killing him. 

Mikel’s family, who witnessed the incident, say that he never hit anyone with rocks, but instead was shot in the back while running. Autopsy reports showed he died from seven gunshot wounds, 4 shots hitting his back. Over a year later, Sacramento County Inspector General Rick Braziel (a former SacPD police chief) released his own review before the DA’s report that deputies fired an “excessive, unnecessary” number of rounds that put citizens at risk. 

Mikel’s murder resulted in a $1.7 million wrongful death lawsuit and no repercussions for the officers who shot him. As of 2023, Ken Becker is still an active officer in Sacramento on the SWAT unit. 

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This March we say the names of our beloved community members murdered by police violence: Reginald Payne, Gabby Nevarez,...
03/19/2025

This March we say the names of our beloved community members murdered by police violence: Reginald Payne, Gabby Nevarez, Desmond Phillips, Christopher Gilmore, and Stephon Clark. We remember to fight for community resources and the abolition of police so we don’t have to add any more names to this list. 

Reginald Damone Payne was a 48 year old Black man who died in the custody of Sacramento Police Department on March 3, 2020. On February 20th, Reginald’s mother called 911 for medical assistance for her diabetic son. Claiming he was uncooperative, a Sacramento Fire Dept medic called for police assistance. As 3 officers restrained him and handcuffed him, the medic tested his blood and gave him a shot. Several minutes later, after he was moved to a gurney and brought out to an ambulance, he had no pulse and was not breathing. He was brought to the ER, and passed away 6 days later. 

Gabriella “Gabby” Nevarez was killed by Citrus Heights Police on March 2, 2014 at the age of 22.  Gabby’s grandmother told the police that her bi-polar granddaughter took her car and asked for their help to get her home safely. A witness described Nevarez as “having her hands up when she was shot.” She was shot in the back, chest, and thigh and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Lorenzo Cruz was a 23-year old Black man killed by Rocklin Police Department officers Chris Osborne, John Constable and ...
02/25/2025

Lorenzo Cruz was a 23-year old Black man killed by Rocklin Police Department officers Chris Osborne, John Constable and Breanna Adams.

On February 25, 2017, Rocklin PD claims that Lorenzo was driving recklessly through a gated neighborhood to “burglarize” a home. However, Lorenzo Cruz had a long standing relationship with a person in the home he was accused of breaking into, and his car showed no such damage. The homeowner who called 911 was a previous cop, had a gun in his house, and was the father of a young woman who Lorenzo had a friendship with. All of the police officers involved in the killing of Lorenzo Cruz conveniently “forgot” to turn on their body cameras. The fishy and flawed police report has so many holes, ambiguity and missing information, it appears like a textbook example of a coverup. Meanwhile, his family’s questions remain unanswered.

02/09/2025

¡Hola a todos! Recibimos muchas llamadas sobre estas estaciones de control de emisiones. Tienen un cartel que se puede ver en la foto, aunque nos gustaría que tuvieran carteles más visibles. ¡No son de ICE! Esto está en Woodland hoy.

Hi everyone! We get a lot of calls about these smog check stations. They do have a sign on them which you can see in the photo, although we wish they would use more visible signs! These are not ICE! This is in Woodland today.

02/09/2025

Officers pursued her son onto the reservation, believing he was a different man with the same name, documents show.

Today is they day! Let City Council know that Howard Chan has got to go! Meet at City Hall at 5pm or leave an e-comment ...
12/17/2024

Today is they day! Let City Council know that Howard Chan has got to go! Meet at City Hall at 5pm or leave an e-comment before the meeting: bit.ly/1217comment

The City Manager is not an elected official, and yet he is the most powerful city official who can not only refuse orders from his bosses – the ELECTED City Council and Mayor – but is able to bully them into 7 contract changes.

Budgets are a reflection of a community’s values and priorities. As the city official who proposes the annual budget to the City Council, what are Howard Chan’s priorities?
● Over $120 million to SacPD since 2017. Even with a $66 million budget deficit in 2024, Howard proposed a $28 million increase to the police budget to a record high of $250 million.
● Higher parking fees.

What has this cost community members in Sacramento?

● Numerous deaths from refusing to open emergency shelters during severe weather events
● Over $1.4 billion delaying city repairs to parks, waterways, pipes, roadways, and other public infrastructure – on par with Sacramento’s $1.6 billion city budget. (https://sacramentocityexpress.com/2024/04/30/city-of-sacramento-releases-proposed-budget-for-fiscal-year-2024-25/)
● A $66 million budget deficit in 2024, set to grow to $77 million in 2025.

To close the gap, Howard proposed cuts to youth programs, community museums, language access, and over 40 positions to Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment departments.

Howard chan is out of control. Now, he’s about to bully his way into another year as the most expensive city manager in the state.

Join us at the Sacramento City Council meeting this Tuesday, December 17 at 5pm to tell thecouncil to REJECT an extensio...
12/14/2024

Join us at the Sacramento City Council meeting this Tuesday, December 17 at 5pm to tell the
council to REJECT an extension for City Manager Howard Chan's contract that expires at the
end of this month.

Howard Chan has been City Manager since 2017. In that time he has:
- Negotiated 7 amendments to his contract that boosted his pay. In 2023 alone, Chan made $593,240 in total wages. That's 6x more than City Councilmembers, 5x more than the Mayor, 3x more than GOVERNOR.
(https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article288613841.html)

- Broken public meetings law TWICE to raise his pay – once during public meetings in December 2023, and again during closed session in June 2024.
(https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article283199388.html)

- Violated city charter to unilaterally water-down a Council-approved racial equity initiative.
(https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article296703204.html)

- Refused to complete mandatory diversity training required for the Mayor, City Council
and all city charter officers.
(https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article294895754.html)

This is just a small excerpt from the long list of ways Howard Chan has manipulated and
endangered our city. More details to come…

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