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The Comics Issue

Sacramento’s best undiscovered cartoonists and SN&R staffers draw pictures of life as they see it—wonderfully weird Anyone who’s seen a prehistoric cave drawing already knows that…


Friends in charge

East Sac nonprofit poised to run city’s Shepard Garden and Arts Center Sacramento’s official clubhouse may be getting a change of management. The city-owned Shepard…


Essay: Cannabis, crime and corruption

Retail bans and license limits are bad for marijuana legalization By Diane Goldstein Recently, Sacramento’s cannabis market was embroiled in an international scheme involving Andrey…





The Big Show

Northern California Home & Landscape Expo has something for everyone A lot has changed in the quarter century since the Northern California Home & Landscape…


Essay: A display of hate

Sacramento rabbi questions a display at the public library By Reuven H. Taff I have always been infatuated with libraries. As a young child, growing…




Editor’s note: Tipping point

Avoiding more garbage rate hikes may hinge on smelly contract Sacramento City Council members gave residents a break, lopping off the final two years of…


Old is new again

New seeds and plants for 2020 are twists on past favorites We want bigger tomatoes, smaller pumpkins and old-fashioned flowers in modern hues. But a…



Exiled from asylum

Despite judicial protection order, gay asylum-seeker was deported to a country where his sexuality is illegal. By Scott Thomas Anderson It was 8 a.m. when a…


Mommy’s little helper

Alcohol is a well-known fixture of mainstream mom culture. References to “mommy-juice” and “wine-o’clock” abound, as do countless memes and videos about how alcohol takes…


Essay: Empowering women

Women of color and transgender Californians are underrepresented in government By Surina Khan The importance of the 2020 presidential election cannot be overstated. The decisions…