The right response to George Floyd
Essay: Instead of a curfew and the National Guard, Sacramento should be defunding police and limiting use-of-force By Katie Valenzuela When I watched the video…
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Heart to Art with Jupiter Lockett
A mother’s son, Jupiter Lockett uses his art to honor his late mother and uplift the black experience Our conversation began with a seemingly simple…
Racism infects America
Essay: Words are not enough to heal what’s wrong with our communities and law enforcement By Reuven H. Taff A young black Jewish couple in…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of June 4, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Paul Verlaine wrote “Autumn Song” in 1866. It became…
In solidarity, enough is enough
The world watched George Floyd lie face down with hands cuffed behind his back as then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin dug his knee into Floyd’s…
You know George Floyd’s name. Should you know Reggie Payne’s?
The Sacramento man was suffering a medical emergency when police helped paramedics restrain him. He died a week later. Video footage of George Floyd dying…
What police reform could look like
Editor’s note: After George Floyd’s killing, there are lots of ideas to change policing. But is there the political will? If all the protests, marches…
Who let the books out?
Sacramento Public Library opens eight locations for curbside pickup by appointment.
During pandemic, suburban city finds its inner force
In Roseville, a tale of spontaneous generosity unfolded for the vulnerable during COVID-19 By Scott Thomas Anderson Last December, Debra Pughsley and her mother Pamela…
Fifteen Minutes: Liz Kim, president, National Lawyers Guild, Sacramento chapter
Why the need for designated legal observers in the smartphone era?
Stat of the week: Who was arrested during Sacramento’s George Floyd protest marches?
Sacramento police arrested nearly 50 people during a tense three-night period of civil unrest sparked by the Memorial Day murder of George Floyd, an African-American…
Protests during a pandemic
Officials are concerned that crowded marches will lead to a spike in Sacramento COVID-19 cases The immediate priority for Sacramento officials is to find the…
Blowing the whistle
City auditor makes it easier for public to see complaints The most famous whistleblower lately was the one who started the impeachment of President Trump….
Learn to draw
It turns out, the real drawing was the friends we made along the way
Days of rage
Editor’s note: The cause is righteous. The looting is self-defeating. Anyone with common sense and an ounce of humanity knows what happened to George Floyd—a…
Snapshots from the protests
Demonstrators headed toward the Highway 99 overpass on 12th Avenue in Oak Park. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Gomez Jr.) No justice. No peace. (Photo courtesy…
Your weekend binge list
A teen drama about Mexican-American culture, a true crime horror story about the D.C. snipers and a cult cartoon about bending air That’s not a…