Parenting the parent
Joey advises readers on how to deal with demanding family members.
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A tale of two cities
Sacramento Metro Chamber study mission goes to Brooklyn and discovers income inequality and more.
Beauty and terror
How can this struggling writer get past childhood trauma and finally create stories with abandon?
A healing voice
Psychologist’s refugee story remains a motivating force behind her trauma work in Sacramento When Dr. Carolee Tran recalls her last glimpse of Vietnam as a child, the most…
Make a clean sweep
Joey advises a reader on the true meaning of karma.
Rosanna Herber for SMUD Board
Her 20 years of SMUD experience makes her an excellent choice.
After the war: Trauma still haunts California’s Hmong community
By Scott Thomas Anderson In 1976, Robert By Khang was lost in a city where no one spoke Hmong, where no one could tell him…
What lives beneath
Joey advises a reader not to lean so heavily into his depression.
Support Propositions 1 and 2 to help solve California’s housing shortage
Vote yes on Propositions 1 and 2 this November.
Nowhere to go: Crammed shelters, a seller’s market and financial challenges brew recipe for a domestic violence disaster
On March 10, Sacramento police Detective Michael Severi sat in a courtroom describing a crime scene from last summer, after officers rushed into a house to…
Friends in low places
Joey advises a reader to not let her self-worth be determined by her former best friend’s bullying behavior.
Loyal to a fault
Joey advises a reader to rethink her idea of a loyal friendship.
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors should require Sheriff Scott Jones to cooperate with the Inspector General
Sheriff Jones disagrees with Inspector General Rick Braziel’s report and removes his access to the Sheriff’s department.
All-ages music venues Cafe Colonial and The Colony to shutter in November
Colonial Complex owner Matthew Marrujo said they won’t be cancelling any shows before it closes in two months. This is your next chance to…
Breathe—repeat as necessary
Joey advises a reader to focus on self-care, not meditation.
We need to organize. We need to vote. We need to act.
Throughout history, Americans have faced dark days. But we have the power to change things.
Ex lives
Knowing what her man used to be, can she respect who he is now?