January 26, 2022
Karina Talamantes, county Board of Education President, announces run for Sac City Council
Karina Talamantes, president of the county Board of Education, launched her campaign Monday for Sacramento City Council’s Distirct 3. “I love this community, the people here excite me because they have passion to make this district better,” Talamantes said.
Source: https://www.kcra.com/article/karina-talamantes-announces-run-sac-city-council/38889379#
January 24, 2022
Education Leader Karina Talamantes Announces Run For Sacramento City Council District 3
Today, Sacramento County Board of Education President Karina Talamantes announced her candidacy for Sacramento City Council in the newly redrawn District 3, which includes the neighborhoods of Gardenland, Northgate, South Natomas, Natomas Crossing, Gateway West, River Oaks, and Willow Creek.
Source: Press Release
January 23, 2022
2022 Bizwomen Mentoring Monday
SAVE THE DATE to meet your mentor and Karina Talamantes! This event offers attendees the opportunity to meet women from all different industries who will hold small group discussions with mentees.
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/event/168198/2022/2022-bizwomen-mentoring-monday
November 8, 2021
40 Under 40 honoree: Karina Talamantes with city of Sacramento, Sacramento County Board of Education
Karina Talamantes says she was at the forefront of public outreach efforts during the pandemic. “I have long prided myself on the ability to wear different hats interchangeably in my roles as an elected official, public servant, and business owner, but in 2020 I wore only one hat; nonpartisan community leader,” she wrote in her 40 under 40 application.
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/11/08/40-under-40-karina-talamantes.html
August 24, 2021
Campus Featured in The College Tour
Featured participants, all from California, are, by college: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Gabrielle Ricks of Oakland, an animal science major who will be entering her sophomore year; Karina Talamantes, from Willows, who graduated in 2011 with a degree in community and regional development;
Source: https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/campus-featured-episode-college-tour-series
May 11, 2021
Sacramento County Office of Education Bulletin
“Today, having a computer is a necessity for kids, not a luxury,” Talamantes said. “We need to address the digital divide and the inequities our children face, especially those in need. These computers provided by the Sacramento Public Library are essential to helping our kids learn.”
Source: https://www.scoe.net/news/library/2020/may/19computer_donation/
April 30, 2021
Sacramento Central Labor Council & Trades Bulletin Board
“A huge shoutout to our union leaders for recruiting and a big thank you to Natomas Unified School District, Dr. Rusty Oshita, Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby and her Chief of Staff Karina Talamantes, Sac CLC Executive Board member/CNA member Shirley Toy, and everyone who showed up and volunteered,” said Sasso after the event.
Source: http://www.saclaborbulletin.com/2021/04/labor-council-fights-to-vaccinate-to-union-workers/
April 22, 2021
Univision: Removing barriers for 12+ kids to get vaccinated
April 1, 2021
Univision: Strong focus on COVID-19 Vaccination Equity
March 19, 2021
California School Boards Association Blog
For some, equity can look like simply meeting students and families where they are. Sacramento COE Vice President Karina Talamantes said that being bilingual has helped her ease the fear and anxiety of vaccinations for the Latino community during a March 11 vaccine clinic. “My joke of the day was ‘es tu pasaporte para dar abrazos’ after they received their vaccination card,” she tweeted (‘es tu pasaporte para dar abrazos’ essentially translates to ‘it’s your passport to give hugs.’).
March 4, 2021
Mayor Steinberg’s Office of Civic Engagement from City of Sacramento
“It’s all hands-on deck,” said Karina Talamantes, Ashby’s chief of staff and a member of the Sacramento County Board of Education. Talamantes was a driving force behind the creation of the clinic and has been doing plenty of outreach on her own.
In one car that pulled up, the driver said in Spanish that he had learned about the clinic through a flyer in the La Superior supermarket that Talamantes had left.
“She went to the meat markets, she went to every Spanish language grocery store, the consulate — everything,” Ashby said of Talamantes.
Source: https://engagesac.org/blog-civic-engagement/2021/3/4/4zaeyckrjhqwvlvs7l74yezkjy5o7c
October 7, 2020
Valley Vision on Digital Equity Progress
Current Coalition Steering Committee members include the City of Sacramento, the Sacramento Public Library, and Valley Vision, joined by representatives from Los Rios Community College District and California State University Sacramento, with the Coalition being a vibrant group of over 60 community members and leaders.
Source: https://www.valleyvision.org/highlighting-sacramento-region-digital-inclusion-efforts/
September 27, 2019
SVP: Digital Equity Resolution
Karina Talamantes Board Member of the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) spoke positively of the Coalition’s work and called the steering committee to work with SCOE in bridging the digital divide.
June 22, 2018
CBS 13 on being a business owner of Frutazo
The city also hopes it will encourage more entrepreneurs to open their own business.
“It’s a company that we started, it’s part of the American dream, you know get on the ground, get rolling,” said Karina Talamantes, owner of Frutazo.
Her family has been in the agriculture industry for many years and owned a restaurant. Talamantes was finally able to open a food truck with her brother.
She hopes others will get the same opportunity.
Source: https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/06/22/sacramento-food-truck-laws/