Big challenges for Sacramento County
The newly elected supervisor will have a big say on county priorities As I write this column on Nov. 6, I do not know who…
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Flexing musical muscle
Sacramento’s Allyson Seconds revisits her debut album.
With the Holbrooke Hotel’s restoration, a piece of California history gets second life
After months of work, one of the most historic hotels in the West can take visitors back in time By Scott Thomas Anderson For 169…
Progress lost
Editor’s note: Sacramento County goes backwards on COVID-19 and must limit indoor businesses again Sacramento County took a significant step backwards Nov. 10 in its…
Sac County CEO under siege
Editor’s note: Public health officials join those calling for Nav Gill to be fired Sacramento County’s public health officer and several other health officials are…
Rocky year in Elk Grove leads to the rise of a new mayor
Once viewed as a trailblazer, Steve Ly’s political fortunes turned in 2020 By Scott Thomas Anderson Steve Ly made national headlines in 2016 by becoming…
Steady as a Valley oak
Ray Tretheway retires after 30 years as executive director of the Sacramento Tree Foundation For nearly four decades, Ray Tretheway has been as strong and…
Cannabis basics
This may seem kind of random and simple, but here is my question: What is the best way to smoke pot? This is a great…
Biden’s big challenge
Editor’s note: The president-elect faces very difficult work to fix the mess Trump is leaving behind Our long national nightmare looks like it’s nearly over….
Free Will Astrology
For the week of Nov. 5, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Charles Baudelaire championed the privilege and luxury of changing…
Newcomers headed to Sacramento council
Loloee holds big lead in District 2, while Vang and Simmons neck and neck in District 8 When Sistah Pat Roundtreerivers, co-pastor of For His…
Post-election despair
Here are ways to cope, no matter who is the next president Prepare yourself for grief. Tidal waves of despair are headed our way no…
Sacramento rent control collides with green wall of cash
By Scott Thomas Anderson A three-year effort to bring strong rent control to the city of Sacramento failed on election night after local and national…
The ‘Stephon Clark law’
Essay: City of Sacramento still hasn’t fully complied with state law on use-of-force by police By Norma Nelson In some ways, the city of Sacramento…
Steinberg’s big gamble
Editor’s note: The mayor wanted more power, but his resounding defeat at the polls will weaken him Mayor Darrell Steinberg easily won re-election in March,…
Five murders in five days—and now an election
Sacramento County’s recent homicides continue violent trend and coincides with a historic election Five people are dead and another person is injured following a spate…
Forced labor trial reveals a disturbing side of human trafficking
Ads placed overseas for housekeepers and nannies were a gateway to abuse A Sacramento couple was sentenced to 15 years each in federal prison for…