Balsz School District, AZ. The school district launched a revised curriculum pilot that incorporates materials from the 1619 Project, an effort to teach the history of slavery in America and how it has shaped our political, social, and economic institutions.

Culver City, CA. The school district developed a strategic plan grounded in equity and is working to implement mandatory ethnic studies as a graduation requirement.

Portland, OR. The city established an alternative response unit for 911 calls related to homelessness and mental health to ensure residents receive support and services and reduce contact with police officers.

Milwaukee County, WI. The county declared racism a public health crisis and passed a series of measures to address inequities across all facets of government, from budgeting and staff training to addressing internal policies and procedures to center racial equity in decision-making.

San Marcos, TX. The city passed an ordinance requiring that police officers serve low-level offenses with a citation instead of arrest and jail time. Some offenses will even qualify for some type of diversion instead of a citation. This would allow a person to fulfill some sort of program (such as community service), and once fulfilled their record remains clean.

St. Paul, MN. passed a groundbreaking tenant protection package. The policies include just cause policies that specify reasons why a landlord may evict a tenant, a security deposit limit, tenant screening guidelines, tenant rights and responsibilities information, and advance notice of sale.

Los Angeles, CA. The city is exploring ways to remove law enforcement from traffic enforcement responsibilities and find alternative strategies.

Baltimore, MD. A policy that requires training for all agencies in the science and symptomatology of trauma and how to respond.

St. Louis, MO. Local activists have pushed for the closure of the city’s medium-security prison, known as “The Workhouse.” After several years of public pressure, the campaign adjusted its strategy to focus on defunding the Workhouse through the budget process.

Cuyahoga County, OH. The county used federal funds from an opioid lawsuit settlement to fund some promising harm-reduction efforts that center directly impacted individuals.

Santa Clara County, CA. The county passed and upheld the country’s strongest sanctuary law to protect immigrants from deportation.