Officer gunned down in North Sacramento
What started as a domestic disturbance call led to the killing of a young female Sacramento police officer, allegedly gunned down by a lone suspect…
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The shield: Sacramento’s sheriff finds new ways to sidestep California’s flawed transparency laws
SN&R requested records regarding eight inmate deaths and a former deputy who beat people with his flashlight Despite a local judge ruling against him this…
A depressed ex
If an ex is depressed, she needs real therapy.
Sacramento County budget props up jail while cutting social services
Sheriff Jones’ budget, already huge, increases from $502 million to $542 million.
Essay: Rising from the ashes
A rabbi reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Sacramento synagogue arsons By Reuven H. Taff I will never forget Friday, June 18, 1999, when…
Editor’s note: Does our strong mayor want more power?
Mayor Darrell Steinberg just pulled off a huge triumph on the city budget and Measure U money. It’s only the most recent time he has…
These plants feed themselves
Sacramento’s popular carnivorous plant show moves to Father’s Day weekend Who doesn’t love a flower that gobbles up bugs? That’s part of the allure of…
Vacationing green
Can individual choices help save the planet? Or is the system too rigged? Fishing isn’t supposed to be as easy as dipping a hook into…
Living with climate change: Defend your space
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Going green for purple gold: Top wineries with an eco-friendly touch
By Scott Thomas Anderson Books, French wine, fruit and fine weather. That was John Keats’ recipe for happiness and there are spots in our nearby…
Editor’s note: Outside money? Not really
A long list of Sacramento groups are pushing a March 2020 ballot measure to lock in more funding for children and youth services. So why…
Breaking up is hard to do
Unexpected gifts from an ex, and breakup sex.
A crystalized crisis: As meth trafficking surges, doctors and CPS workers struggle with the fall-out
Ten minutes before sunrise, the team hit the house. The FBI SWAT members approached a darkened stretch of 18th Avenue. The street was narrow, crowded…
Essay: Police have no place in gay liberation
By J. Ama Mantey On May 31, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center took a small, yet courageous step towards justice. Given police violence towards marginalized…
Disaster politics
For California governor battling president’s whims, climate change is about science—not politics Government aid should be a given for communities facing disasters, regardless of the political…
Living with climate change: What to worry about and when
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
California’s revised use-of-force bill may not put more officers on trial, but supporters say it will ‘save lives’
Law enforcement reform groups debate whether, after changes to California Act to Save Lives, it will do what it promises Don’t misunderstand the consensus forming…