Review: Stay Lifted cannabis drops
When smoking isn’t such a good idea as it makes a person more vulnerable to the coronavirus, more and more cannabis consumers are turning to…
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Letters: Adult ed, zoning, SMUD, etc.
The power of adult ed Re: “Not too old to learn” by Jerry Yamashita (Essay, May 26): I also have witnessed the power of adult…
No deal during a pandemic
Essay: Other UC medical residents are winning labor contracts, so why not at UC Davis? By Arunima Kohli More than a year ago, UC Davis…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of May 28, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The best of my nature reveals itself in play, and play…
Snapshots from the protests
A video showed a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into George Floyd’s neck while he was handcuffed and on the ground. He said he…
Stop penalizing the poor
Editor’s note: Local officials will look at reforming fines and fees. It’s about time. Local officials are opening a new front in the fight for…
Spring plantings
Local garden groups nixed fundraisers during the pandemic, but still must tend to plants Nature didn’t take a time out. Plants continue to grow during…
Planet V review: Pumfu, a tofu alternative
It’s ironic that after decades of veg folk trying to sell the general public on the idea of tofu as a meat replacement that now,…
Snapshots from a pandemic
More signs of gratitude (Photos by Foon Rhee)
Behind the Issues 01: Discussing independent journalism with local Sacramento writers
Managing Editor Steph Rodriguez talks about her favorite issue from this past year: The Comfort Food Issue The Comfort Food Issue [Transcript] Hi, my name…
15 Minutes: Laura Benson, co-owner of Oblivion Comics & Coffee
A unique business model makes gradual reopening complicated, but not impossible
A terrible toll
Editor’s note: 200,000 dead from COVID-19, so why isn’t America a nation in mourning? On May 27, America passed an unimaginable milestone—100,000 dead in the…
The critical hour
How small distilleries solved a big breakdown in rural communities’ supply chain when it mattered most By Scott Thomas Anderson Towns across the Sierra foothills…
Not too old to learn
Essay: Governor’s proposal to limit age of charter school students closes a door to those in need By Jerry Yamashita Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently released…
Waste not, want not
Editor’s note: Sacramento can’t afford to blow the $89.6 million windfall from the feds It’s a godsend that the city of Sacramento received $89.6 million…
Stat of the week: Memorial Day edition
The 326 other people who owe you their lives Because no one crashed or died, the California Highway Patrol was able to throw some shade…
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