Sacramento County jail has no policy for restraining pregnant inmates
By Cody Drabble When it comes to caring for pregnant jail inmates, Placer and Yolo counties lead by example, while Sacramento County is a big,…
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ESSAY: State needs to spend money to make money
By Seth Sandronsky A wrong assumption reaps a false conclusion. Consider Greg Lucas’ February 6 column (“Budget boomer,” SN&R Capitol Lowdown), which looked at Gov….
Sacramento City Unified to discuss new uses for old classrooms
By Cody Drabble Sacramento school-district officials could decide today what to do with seven buildings that used to educate the city’s students. On February 18,…
Sins of the family
Joey advises a reader to forgive her family—and herself.
James Cavern hits The Voice
So local singer-songwriter and SN&R cover star (not to mention 2013 Sammies Artist of the Year) James Cavern finally made his national TV debut on tonight’s…
Critical thinking skills could have saved Sacramento child's life
A lack of critical thinking skills among Sacramento County’s child welfare agents and not enough communication from mental health providers may contribute to kids ending…
Update: Bows and Arrows to reopen as, uh, Bows and Arrows
Last week we reported that Bows and Arrows, the already-missed Midtown cafe/boutique/art gallery/performing arts space, was re-opening in March as a Witch Room, a music…