SACRAMENTO COVID VICTIMS MEMORIAL
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, joined by volunteers and county workers, created a showcase of luminaries to honor those who died this last year due to covid-19. They released a video showing the creation of a candle-lit memorial commemorating the 1,565 people in Sacramento County who have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. The release marks one-year since Sacramento County issued its first stay-at-home order on March 19, 2020.
The memorial, created Wednesday night, featured a candle-lit lantern for every person lost. The bags were filled with sand and lit by a group of City staff and volunteers, including Mayor Steinberg. Sacramento artist Shira Lane, founder of the Atrium co-working art and community space in Old Sacramento, shot pictures and video. City of Sacramento building inspector James Gill piloted his drone to capture the memorial from above. Carlos Eliason, a creative specialist with the City, edited the footage.