A rosy tradition
In three hours, volunteers prune entire McKinley Park rose garden Rain can’t keep rose lovers out of this garden. The first Saturday of each year,…
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Essay: Ready to launch?
Starting a weed business isn’t easy, especially for equity applicants By Eric Luchini Sacramento is one of several California municipalities promoting social equity in the…
Daddy issues
An aging father and depressed millennials.
More than a year since the Camp Fire, we look forward to 2020
Independent journalism can make a difference to our communities.
Editor’s note: Capitol success
Mayor says Sacramento must get more from state When someone who used to be California’s most powerful legislator makes a point, you have to take…
The future reloaded: 3D-printed guns and the tech that could stop them
Amid growing concern over 3D-printed firearms, one start-up sets out to help authorities detect them The shooting happened so fast that three off-duty officers rushing…
Seed money
Perennial plant club grows gardening with grants Think of this as seed money for the future of Sacramento gardening. Each January, the Sacramento Perennial Plant…
Essay: Reminders of injustice
Being black and female in Sacramento’s social scene By Kula Koenig Here’s what I—a cisgender, able-bodied black woman—was reminded of while partying the Friday after…
The sound of silence
Advice for communicating with a very quiet nephew.
2020 political resolutions
Our CEO shares his thoughts about what our priorities should be this coming year.
Editor’s note: Driving while high
How will California spot stoned motorists? Two years into legal recreational cannabis in California, the headlines keep coming about this problem or that: vaping deaths,…
Poinsettia passion
The star-like flower is a holiday favorite, especially in red Seeing red? It’s that time of year—poinsettia season. Christmas in California wouldn’t be the same…
The marriage guru
Justin Sterling became a millionaire preaching sexist ideology. Here’s why his kind is doing better than ever. And then out came the penises. There had…
Look in the mirror
Everything we struggle with in another person is related to something within ourselves.
2019: These books changed my thinking
Publisher Jeff vonKaenel’s five favorite books of 2019.
Editor’s note: Out of step on housing?
A ‘transformational’ Sacramento affordable housing project isn’t quick or cheap When it opens, Mirasol Village in Sacramento’s River District will not be your grandfather’s public…
A doorway to distant comfort
The gumbo at Tori’s Place brings Gulf Coast greatness to the Capital City For nearly three centuries, gumbo has been warming mouths and spirits across Louisiana’s…