The people’s budget
Editor’s note: Sacramento activists aren’t waiting for a city charter change to have more say on how tax dollars are spent It’s one of the…
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Political battles converge in Sacramento as eviction avalanche looms
While city voters will get to vote on rent control, deferred rent and mortgages in the hands of the state lawmakers By Scott Thomas Anderson…
County ramps up funding to fight COVID-19
Editor’s note: After controversy and confusion, Sacramento County supervisors add $45 million for public health Sacramento County supervisors—with the county under withering criticism for spending…
Wanted: Vote centers
Editor’s note: Sacramento elections officials need more safe polling places for November—and poll workers, too There’s a lot of coverage and consternation—rightly so—about President Trump’s…
Music review: Free Advice, Cindy
This record is—in the best way—not for dancing; it’s for swaying. Or, to make my recommendation hyper-specific to Sacramento, it’s a record to be absorbed while laying on your floor under your wall-unit AC on 100-degree-plus days.
California’s most aggressive debt collector sued thousands of customers. Now it says it’s stopping.
The most litigious debt collector in Sacramento County—and possibly California—is retreating from courthouses following an investigation by The Guardian into the company’s aggressive business practices…
Letters: Homelessness, presidential race, COVID spending
The real problem Re: “A matter of life and death” by Bob Erlenbusch (Essay, Aug. 12): Your efforts don’t treat the underlying problem. Homeless don’t…
Heart to Art with Mark Thomas Dillon
Skateboarding and photography took over Mark Thomas Dillon’s life from an early age and neither are leaving any time soon. “I never shoot with the…
Creating an alternative to 911
A new Sacramento office is supposed to handle emergency calls instead of police. Bridgette Dean’s job is to make sure it works. Daniel Hahn spoke…
Rent control resurrected
Editor’s note: An initiative to cap rent hikes in Sacramento will be on the November ballot after all. And that could be bad news for…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of Aug. 13, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Motivational speaker Les Brown says his mission in life is to…
Environmental groups say Newsom’s water plan will worsen toxic threat in the Delta
Documents continue to reveal big and uncertain spending around Delta tunnel, Sites Reservoir By Scott Thomas Anderson At the end of July, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
A matter of life and death
Essay: A call for racial equity and money as more homeless people are dying on Sacramento’s streets By Bob Erlenbusch The Sacramento Regional Coalition to…
Sacramento arts roundup
Abstract, photo-realistic and ceramic art exhibitions opened this month. Plus, new grants for artists. Even with COVID-19 forcing businesses to close again, some local art…
Power of the poor
Essay: A new study says that if the poor vote, they can change the election By Kenia Alococer The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call…
Streetscapes change as restaurants try to survive the latest lockdown
After Folsom and Roseville saw cornerstone dining hubs permanently closed by COVID-19, they are now adapting on the fl By Scott Thomas Anderson Some of…
The silver bullet against COVID-19?
Editor’s note: Pharma firms are racing to find a vaccine, but what if people won’t take it? Almost every week, there are encouraging early test…