Dirge for a beloved DJ, Daniel Osterhoff
By Nick Miller Pioneering local deejay, artist and music-scene ambassador Daniel Osterhoff passed away unexpectedly this past weekend, and the Sacramento music scene is devastated….
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Sacramento activists target immigration policies
Local People Power team plans to meet with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and City Police Chief Brian Louie.
SCOREKEEPER: Yolo sheriff passes on free MRAP, Right to Rest comes back with block party
By John Flynn and Raheem F. Hosseini MRAP it up Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto announced on Monday that his department wouldn’t accept a free…
Seeking clarity
A reader asks a question that touches on teen sex, adult denial and the need for open, honest talk.
Homeless Speakers Bureau stories inspire action
Our publisher visists the Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness event at Quinn Cottages.
SCOREKEEPER: Trumpcare flames out, Raider Nation weeps
By John Flynn and Raheem F. Hosseini Trumpcare humiliated On March 24, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan pulled his pet legislation, the American Health…
Midlife reset
A reader wants to know if she’s doomed to face a lonely old age.
SCOREKEEPER: West Sacramento mayor stumps at SXSW and people are making their own braces
By John Flynn and Raheem F. Hosseini South by West Sac West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon went the extra miles last week, attending hipster heaven…
Taming the talk
A reader wants help keeping difficult conversations gentle and productive.
Prisoner of policy: For-profit corrections company hits the skids
Geo Group Inc. seeks ‘office space’ designation for desired reentry facility One of the nation’s most controversial private prison companies is finding it hard to…
Bad dates
Readers want to know what it takes to stop going on dates that go nowhere or bomb hideously.
Democratic Rep. Ami Bera wants to ‘reach across the aisle,’ constituents want to fight
350 Sacramentans show up at meeting to learn where Bera stands on the issues.
SCOREKEEPER: Sacramento's identity crisis meets GOP's health care crisis in this week's round-up
By John Flynn New name, same jank Sacramento can’t decide what to call itself. On March 10, the slogan on the 130-foot water tower alongside…
Marcos Breton gets served
Did you read Marcos Breton’s column Monday? Neither did we, at first, but we sure heard about it. Titled “The price of downtown Sacramento is…
A Death in Syria: What drove a Sacramento activist to enlist in the Kurdish revolution?
The mourners carry banners of his face — long, glossy posters that accentuate his laughing blue eyes and big, mischievous grin. His hand is striking…
A cheating heart
Readers don’t know what to do with cheating lovers.
Don’t agonize, organize to save the Affordable Care Act
Rep. Doris Matsui holds public forum to educate the community about the fight to save the ACA.