The View From Here

CapRadio
  • 5.0 (16)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

The View From Here is a podcast and more. The latest season — Making Meadowview — explores the south Sacramento neighborhood where Stephon Clark was killed, a diverse and surprising place that exemplifies urban neighborhoods across the country.

  1. 12/05/2019

    Making Meadowview: Stepping Up To The Dais

    Mai Vang has always been a trailblazer. She is a first generation Hmong-American, and the eldest of 16 children. As a young adult she started a non-profit to give political voice to her South Asian community. Now, she’s a school board member and aspiring Councilperson for Meadowview. Is it a thirst for power, a sense of altruism, or something else that drives her to working tirelessly for the public?

  2. 11/21/2019

    Making Meadowview: Welcome To Margaritaville

    Margarita Chavez has the best house on the block. At least, that’s how she describes it to all who come to visit her in Detroit Park. She wants all of her neighbors to feel that same pride in their home. So Chavez patrols nearby streets to report neighborhood ills; trash, stray dogs and overgrown lawns. She’s a familiar voice to the city’s 311 operators — a squeaky wheel who knows how to get things done, for herself and her neighbors.

  3. 11/14/2019

    Making Meadowview: Episode 5 Coming Soon!

    The team is still working on the next episode of Making Meadowview. So far, you’ve met people facing big community problems in south Sacramento. Next, we'll introduce you to Margarita Chavez. The retired grandma patrols her neighborhood and is determined to rid it of overgrown lawns, illegal trash piles and other eyesores. But what do her neighbors think? Find out next week.

  4. 11/07/2019

    Making Meadowview: Healing From The Crack Epidemic

    Rolanda Wilkins grew up in Meadowview and lived through its crack epidemic in the 1980s. Now, she dedicates her life to empowering neighborhood girls, some of whom may be working through residual effects of the crack epidemic’s “lost generation.”

  5. 10/31/2019 · BONUS

    Making Meadowview: Bonus Episode: Why Move To Meadowview

    We’re excited to share the next episode with you — which we’re still producing. In the meantime, we’re going to share a few snippets of other stories we’ve gathered during the past year CapRadio has been in Meadowview. When an unarmed black man named Stephon Clark was killed by police there in 2018, it reinforced negative stereotypes about the neighborhood. We decided to ask residents how they define their neighborhood and why they choose to live there.

  6. 10/24/2019

    Making Meadowview: The Man Of Meadowview

    Teenager Lamajhe Miles wants to be a professional football player one day. And he has the talent. But without a bed to sleep on, poor grades and bad influences all around him, all he has is his will.

  7. 10/17/2019

    Making Meadowview: Foot Patrol

    Meadowview residents still talk about how much they loved Officer Dan Ware, one of Sacramento’s first black policeman. He often patrolled by foot, and as a baseball coach, he was a role model for young neighborhood boys. But he also had personal battles with his employers at the Sacramento Police Department.

  8. 10/10/2019

    Making Meadowview: The Newcomers

    A large community of Pacific Islanders lives in Meadowview, attending Christian churches and public schools. When members of the Tongan community were becoming active in criminal gangs, elders brought them back to their roots by teaching them Polynesian dance. Music credits: Building the Sled by Blue Dot Sessions Jungle by Last Voices Hukilau (instrumental version) by Benjamin Isles Group Album: Enchanting Hawaiian Holiday Kiko by Queen Victoria School Maori Haka Mate Ma’a Tonga by Tupou Loto’aniu

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The View From Here is a podcast and more. The latest season — Making Meadowview — explores the south Sacramento neighborhood where Stephon Clark was killed, a diverse and surprising place that exemplifies urban neighborhoods across the country.

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  • Creator
    CapRadio
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2019
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025, CapRadio
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