Free Will Astrology
For the week of Sept. 17, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In one of your past lives, maybe you were a Neanderthal…
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Streetcar to nowhere?
Editor’s note: The scaled-down trolley line between Sacramento and West Sacramento may no longer be worth the money. There were good reasons to support the…
Sacramento County experiences 23 homicides in three months
City could see a 50% increase in murder rate over 2019 When Sacramento police officers raced to the scene of a shooting at a 150-year-old…
Pushkin’s-bred Babes opens on J Street
It may have taken Babes eight months to open, but it’s been well worth the wait.
Old City Cemetery looking a lot less rosy
On Wednesday, the Sacramento Preservation Commission will consider removing the rose garden. Many rose bushes have already disappeared. Sacramento’s beloved Historic Rose Garden may soon…
Divorces have actually dropped during the COVID-19 crisis
If COVID-19, soaring unemployment, historic civil unrest, suffocating wildfire smoke and a chaotic start to the school year are laying siege to Sacramento families, it…
Counting votes
Editor’s note: With more mail ballots and a new law for the pandemic, the vote count will take even longer for Nov. 3 election California…
On the right side of craft and karma
Distillery that helped hospitals, senior care facilities through the pandemic wins two international vodka awards By Scott Thomas Anderson In March, South Fork Vodka won…
Buying time
Editor’s note: Budget challenges for Sacramento County go way beyond the calls to defund the Sheriff’s Office The revised 2020-21 budget approved by Sacramento County…
Heart to Art with AndYes
He says poetry saved his life. Now AndYes uses his words to share his experiences and uplift others “It was the last discussion that he…
Planet V Review: Vegan Deadly Sins
Every Yelp review is the same: “I opened [insert food delivery app of choice] looking for something new, and Vegan Deadly Sins popped up. I had no idea it existed!”
Letters: Defund, Trump, City Hall, cold case, wildfires, sheriff
Fear-mongering on fire department Re: “Decision time on ‘Defund the Police‘” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, Sept. 9): Who conflated the firefighters in with the…
A $1 ticket for Roseville theater
City sells venue to foundation and puts hope in a university, again The Angelo Tsakopoulos-connected University Development Foundation is acquiring more cheap property in downtown…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of September 10, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t,” observes…
Fifteen Minutes: Jay Gist, Capitol Fight District
While the in-person gatherings are on hiatus, there are plenty of competitive gaming options out there, says the league’s founder, Jay Gist.
Decision time for ‘Defund the Police’
Editor’s note: Sacramento City Council and county Board of Supervisors hear proposals to shift funding This is the most important week so far for the…
Exclusive: Death certificates spiked in Sacramento during the pandemic
Is county undercounting its COVID-19 deaths? Sacramento County issued 1,400 more death certificates between March 1 and Aug. 31 this year than it did during…