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SNL alums make mockumentaries, the British tackle Ghost Stories and Ahnuld comes back Watch: Documentary Now!What: Dead-on comic recreations of revered documentariesWho: Fred Armisen, Bill…
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Letters: Transit tax, restaurants, homelessness
Dishonesty on Frost Re: “Let the voters decide” by Glenda Marsh (Essay, May 12): What a dishonest way to represent Supervisor Sue Frost. I got…
Third World villages
Essay: Why are people in Sacramento homeless encampments having to drink water from hand-washing stations? By Joe Smith The American River Parkway is home to…
Honoring veterans, from a distance
Editor’s note: Memorial Day won’t be the same during the COVID-19 pandemic In some respects, Memorial Day 2020 will be commemorated with the same, time-honored…
A brush with history
How will people look back on art during the coronavirus?
Cannabis practices in coronavirus era
Delivery services take note of changing consumer habits It has been a busy spring for Sacramento’s cannabis delivery services. They are considered essential businesses under…
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny For the week of May 14, 2020 ARIES (March 21-April 19): During a pandemic, is it possible to spread the news about…
June wedding
A famous Sacramento rose garden is a popular setting, but it’s off limits for gatherings during the pandemic Here’s another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic:…
Data collection
California isn’t asking about the sexual orientation of COVID-19 patients. Legislators and LGBTQ advocates want that to change. In a deadly pandemic, complete data is…
Snapshots from a pandemic
“Spread kindness, not germs.” (Photo by Lindsay Oxford) Elliot, age 5, sees what his daycare/preschool class has been up to since the stay-at-home order. (Photo…
Planet V: Vegans, celebrate! It’s International Hummus Day.
Today is a banner day for vegans. No, it’s not World Vegan Day (that’s November 1), or World Vegetarian Day (that’s exactly a month before)….
Profiteering in a pandemic
Essay: Struggling restaurants are being gouged by greedy delivery services. Sacramento should cap their fees. By Dylan Hubka and Joshua Wood Due to COVID-19, the…
Let the voters decide
Essay: The pandemic doesn’t end the need for better transportation By Glenda Marsh As we deal with the setbacks from COVID-19 and search the horizon…
Theater of the absurd (lawsuit)
Elk Grove drama teacher who quit amid abuse allegations returns with a discrimination claim A discredited drama teacher is flipping the script on why she…
Delta tunnel advisory committee compelled to work through the pandemic
Were COVID-19-related concerns intentionally downplayed to the Delta Protection Committee? By Scott Thomas Anderson Members of a committee designed to ensure Delta communities and tribal…
Under the microscope
Editor’s note: LaTesha Watson is Sacramento’s new public safety watchdog. She’s been under scrutiny, herself. The person may not be a household name, but the…
Pandemic politics
Will voters approve higher taxes for transit and roads during a COVID-19 depression? On Thursday, May 14, the Sacramento Transportation Authority board voted to give…