Heart to Art with Aida Lizalde
Multimedia artist Aida Lizalde explores identity, politics, decolonization and her experience as an immigrant. “It was difficult to feel like I understood what was going…
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‘Strong mayor,’ plus
Editor’s note: The latest version of “strong mayor” in Sacramento includes other progressive reforms, but is there enough time to rush it on to November…
What’s at stake
Editor’s note: How bad will the pandemic get for families without more financial help? Three new studies show just how bad. As politicians in Washington,…
An environmental leader, again
Essay: SMUD is back on track by committing to carbon neutrality by 2030 By Chris Brown The SMUD board of directors set a new hallmark…
Achilles heel?
Editor’s note: Could COVID-19 pandemic break Tom McClintock’s iron grip on congressional seat? Rep. Tom McClintock has been entrenched in office since 2009, despite his…
Sacramento tries to bolster Section 8 housing with new CARES Act money
By Scott Thomas Anderson The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency is working against the clock to try to use federal COVID-19 relief to fix a…
Infecting while impaired
A new program to keep Sacramentans safe from COVID-19 while sobering up is the first big test for a new office that will handle 911…
A long, hot, violent summer
Editor’s note: Will Sacramento council spend more money on community programs to prevent gang violence? When Mayor Darrell Steinberg started the big police reform meeting…
Your weekend watch list
Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ may be the first great movie of our terrible Trump era There’s a scene in Spike Lee’s new Vietnam epic…
Letters: The Bee,’liberal’ media and local news
SN&R is worse Re: “A dark day for The Sacramento Bee” by Jeff vonKaenel (Greenlight, July 14): I gave up on the Bee at least…
Voting safely
Kings and Sacramento County team up to make Golden 1 Center a polling place for November election Sacramento County voters who want to cast their…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of July 16, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the…
What do we pay the sheriff for anyway?
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office struggles to clear violent crimes as supervisors hear ‘defund’ message Despite receiving a lion’s share of county revenue, the Sacramento County…
Surprise U-turn
Editor’s note: The political reality of COVID-19 kills Sacramento County sales tax for transit and roads Yes, persuading Sacramento County voters to increase their sales…
Backsliding on COVID-19
Editor’s note: With case numbers rising and businesses closing again, Sacramento County Public Health finds a new partner to ramp up testing The timing was…
Surviving it all while in mourning
When a rural café lost its co-owner, the community wouldn’t let it lose everything By Scott Thomas Anderson Jon and Sina Hanning spent the last…
A strong leader doesn’t need ‘strong mayor’
Essay: Giving more power to the mayor won’t make Sacramento a fairer and better place to live By Samantha Corbin Los Angeles, San Francisco, San…