Emails raise questions about Chevron’s Bay Area oil spill response
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt was publicly optimistic about a Chevron oil refinery spill. In private he offered a much more critical assessment. By Aaron Cantu , Capital…
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Sac’s creatives can’t be caged: Upcoming Creative Con to boost artists after a numbing year
April 10 and 11 will be a weekend for declaring the city’s arts scene isn’t giving up By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento has always been…
Faith in lockdown: After navigating community strain and need for mental health support, one Elk Grove church returns to in-person services a year later
By Uchenna Esomonu It was a momentous Sunday for the members of Creekside Christian Church, who started eagerly arriving at 8:50 a.m., ten minutes before…
Editorial: In defense of pandemic drinking
The neo-prohibitionists are back, using COVID as a Trojan horse to sneak their proverbial bottle hatchets into our favorite spots. By Scott Thomas Anderson Even…
Small businesses exempted from California’s expanded sick leave
New legislation requiring paid time off for COVID-related issues excludes businesses with 25 employees or less. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
Within Sacramento’s unregulated market, micro-dosing Psilocybin is being heralded for treating depression and anxiety
Will health benefits of ‘shrooms’ lead to legalization? By Ken Magri Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as “psychedelic mushrooms,” “magic mushrooms” or just “shrooms,” have been…
Nearly a third of those living on Sacramento’s streets have been on the Section 8 housing wait list for over 16 months
By Scott Thomas Anderson A new survey conducted by Loaves and Fishes suggests that the reluctance of many Sacramento-area landlords to accept Housing Choice Vouchers…
In the wake of man bringing live bombs, zip gun to Sac elementary school, major leap announced in campus protection tech
Authorities are being tight-lipped about what might have motivated Gustavo Aguilar, the 57-year-old man arrested last week for allegedly bringing two improvised, working bombs and…
Fifteen Minutes: Roman Sanchez, Teatro Espejo
Teatro Espejo, a four-decade Sacramento institution of Latinx/Chicanx live performance, has grappled with how to connect with audiences after a year of darkened stages. Like…
Checking in: SAMMIES 2020 winners and nominees
In any normal year, we at SN&R would be in full-on SAMMIES mode, asking readers to vote for their favorite performers and prepping a big…
The Buckhorn keeps steaks big, brazen and with the old breed
Fourteen miles past Davis is the rancher’s answer to perfect meat cut off the hoof Sun falls on the red, sky-beaten bricks of the DeVilbiss…
PFAS water lawsuits expose financial impacts on state’s poor communities
How Sacramento deals with polluted wells is quickly, if quietly, defining how seriously California takes the issue of clean drinking water. By Dan Ross, Capital…
SAMMIES winner Katie Knipp hits the Billboard charts
Blues performer and two-time SAMMIES winner Katie Knipp has just been given another honor to tuck under her belt. Early yesterday morning, Knipp learned she hit the Billboard Blues top ten for the second time in a row. While 2018’s Take It With You landed in the number ten spot, her newest, The Well, shot to number four straight out of the gate.
As vote looms over Rancho Cordova’s last open space, city’s mayor and vice mayor took money from the developer aiming to build over it
Developers, real estate groups and the construction lobby are Garrett Gatewood and Donald Terry’s top political donors For months a coalition of Rancho Cordova…
Baffling illness in children follows in the wake of COVID
MIS-C disproportionately affects children of color. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published…
Destroy Boys keep it loud
Destroy Boys on their new single, signing to Hopeless Records, and this weekend’s livestream “Those shows were so sick, especially the Sacramento show,” says Alexia…
A cut above: ‘Justice League’ and Zack Snyder’s unlikely revenge on the new studio system
By Scott Thomas Anderson It may go down as one of Hollywood’s ultimate vindication stories: After shooting two films and spending countless hours on their…