What belongs in Sacramento’s 2020 time capsule?
2020 has been such an eventful (read: traumatizing) year already that we’re predicting it’ll be pretty difficult to explain to future generations. So we asked…
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Bucking the trend
Editor’s note: Twin Rivers Unified’s school police force isn’t going anywhere In the nationwide wave of police reform, a growing number of school districts are…
This is your moment
2020 is showing us that progress doesn’t trickle down from the top—it’s carried upward by the many at the bottom The deepest civil unrest in…
2020 and beyond
Jeff vonKaenel consults his crystal ball about the future of the News & Review It is said that journalism is the first rough draft of…
Pot of the future
Natura Life + Science, a massive cannabis service provider, will open its 12-acre campus in Sacramento this fall Is Sacramento ready to welcome one of…
State task force on homelessness hopes to use pandemic lessons as a catalyst
Mayor Steinberg co-sponsors bill in Legislature to force municipalities to take action By Scott Thomas Anderson Will the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic make…
A mission 400 years in the making
Essay: The goals of The Liberation Collective for Black Sacramento go far beyond police reform By Sonia Lewis When people ask if our mission has…
15 Minutes: Carrie Hennessey, soprano and voice instructor
When not performing in operas worldwide, Carrie Hennessey helps students find their voice. As an in-demand opera and theater performer, Carrie Hennessey has taken her…
The other victims
Editor’s note: “Defund the Police” has momentum. But what if cutting the Sacramento police budget means more crimes go unsolved? When the Sacramento City Council…
Acceptance letters
Editor’s note: West Sac’s offer of community college to every high school graduate is getting attention It may have gone somewhat unnoticed, what with the…
Heart to Art with Darby Madden Gross
Sacramento artist Darby Madden Gross explores childhood, politics, education and the human experience “I have a saying that goes, ‘Behind every large political issue, there’s…
From chef to table
When he and his wife both lost their restaurant jobs as the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses, JD Snead says he started cooking for his…
Letters: Masks, statues, police reform
Mandatory masks Re: “Wear a mask” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, June 22): I’ve spoken to management at Safeway, Raley’s, Bel Air and Save Mart,…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of June 25, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In addition to being a magnificent storyteller, Aries author Barbara Kingsolver…
The hardest hit
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 recession is hammering women and people of color Working people are bearing the brunt of the recession caused by the COVID-19…
In bad taste?
Burger Patch, Sacramento’s king of vegan fast food, has been a philanthropic force since opening last year. Its “Patch Match” program has donated a portion…
Record store solidarity
Kicksville Vinyl & Vintage was open for just a week at its new location before public health regulations forced it to close temporarily during the…