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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…


Essay: A powerful sisterhood

Women in the Legislature are leading the way to help California families By Toni G. Atkins Former President Barack Obama said something in December that…


Essay: A powerful agenda

SMUD’s new president outlines 2020 to-do list By Rob Kerth My six colleagues on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District board have afforded me quite an…





Taking back the power

Small governments make their stand against PG&E By Scott Thomas Anderson The last light of the year is rising as trucks exit the gates of Nevada…


He dreams of roses

World-famous expert returns to Sacramento In the rose world, Stephen Scanniello is a rock star. Curator of the New York Botanical Garden’s Peggy Rockefeller Rose…