Proposition 14, the Top Two Primaries Act, is making a difference in California politics
The Capitol is moving from gridlock to governing.
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Don’t be a stalker
Joey advises a reader to focus on herself—not a disinterested man.
Sacramento County loses health plan options
It just doesn’t pay to provide quality health care. Sacramento County supervisors learned that hard economic lesson Tuesday, when they grappled with Blue Shield’s decision…
SN&R hate mail No. 7,842
Sometimes, it’s fun to share: “You guys suck, and I will continually call your newspaper a rag. … Good luck with your whole life, man!”
Breaking Norm Lopez news! Sacramento's most famous feline to stay in town, adopted by Capital Public Radio's Nick Brunner
At first my heart dropped when I heard that Norm Lopez–the internationally famous fat cat known for hanging out on a Midtown sidewalk–might be hightailing…
Scorekeeper V: This week's losers include American River College administrators, Dickey's BBQ, absinthe drinkers and jerks who try to rob Safeway
Ill communication American River College communications professor Geoffrey Stockdale was put on paid administrative leave last week after a student suffered a head injury during…
Drug charge dropped for really generous candy man
Giving kids free candy can get you arrested. That is, if you’re doing it a full week before Halloween and you’re on probation. That’s reportedly…
REVIEW: The Hangtown Halloween Ball was a crazy costume party!
The third annual Hangtown Halloween Ball took place at the Placer County Fairgrounds last weekend. The perfect fall weather was highlighted by the brilliant array…
New Kings arena photos, videos—and whether Sacramento needs more spaceships
Yesterday, the Kings unveiled arena design “concepts”—not renderings or actual images of what the arena will look like, mind you. Just concepts. (In fact, the…
Happiness, no bitter chasers
Joey advises a reader to embrace rebirth.
We have the power to improve heath care in Sacramento
we are lucky that locally we have the Sierra Health Foundation and the Healthy Sacramento Coalition.
This Halloween, dress up as a vegetarian
Mother is the forthcoming veggie-friendly restaurant by chef Michael Thiemann (of Ella Dining Room & Bar and Tyler Florence sidekick fame). It will open soon…
Indulgent reflections on the late, great Lou Reed
Dear Lou, The night you died, slipping through the same alley where your trashbag liver pustulated out the excesses of your beloved fringe, a lot…
Medi-Cal, environmental concerns dog north Sacramento psychiatric hospital project
Feeling a full-court press from their constituents, Sacramento City Council members Steve Cohn and Allen Warren booted a contentious land use vote initially set for…
Absinthe Bistro & Lounge just closed—a few weeks after opening
That was fast: Absinthe Bistro & Lounge suddenly closed over the weekend of October 12, only weeks after its grand opening party on September 29, according…
This weekend's shows
Fri., Oct. 25, Lasher Keen Bows & Arrows, 8 p.m., $5 When most bands harken back to traditional folk music, they pull from the 1940s…
NBA cool cats
Listen, it’s no secret I’m a crazy lady. Got four of ‘em (and counting). I also love basketball, although, interestingly most of my cats, save…