In brief: Teachers from the future; burglars target Sacto–again
“Doc, I gotta get back to 2013, or else Biff will become Sacramento’s teacher of the year!” Teachers of tomorrow The Sacramento County Office of…
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Central Valley jails: Need some cheese with that whine?
This is Mule Creek State Prison’s rec room in 2012. Before realignment, it was filled with bunks. Last month The Sacramento Bee ran a…
Sacramento Bee can't decide if Miley Cyrus “a bit” racy—or “super racy”
Meanwhile, real talk over at The Washington Post.
The most culturally relevant Vine video ever?
You decide: (Shared by our brilliant graphic designer, Brian)
ALERT: At-Risk Missing Person
We wanted to relay this message from the Sacramento Police Department (photo below): The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating…
'The Newsroom' 2.6: Liars and hate crushes
“Careful, my bones.” Raheem Hosseini 4:36 p.m. Tuesday, August 20 Starting with the tightly paced “red team” briefing at the top of Sunday’s episode, The…
Meth for one, please
If the trailer’s a-shakin', someone’s probably a-bakin'. Sgt. Carlos Ponce didn’t call me in time for my “Sacramento goes Breaking Bad” piece. But the…
Heard it on the newsroom floor: Workshop edition
An acoustic keytar? (Buy this image on a T-shirt at www.bustedtees.com/acoustickeytar.) A few weeks ago, staff writers Raheem F. Hosseini and Dave Kempa led…
Try, fail and try again
Joey advises a reader to practice mindful ambition.
U.S. attorney general calls for reduced sentencing for drug crimes
What are the priorities of Sacramento County district-attorney candidates?
Midtown Cocktail Week: 5 reasons to not get drunk at home, pass out, and miss it
Usually a blog post has some kind of lead or intro paragraph explaining what the story will be all about. But this is Midtown Cocktail…
The Walmart fallacy
Because of our print deadlines, we won’t know how a proposal that could plant Walmart and its big-box brethren in downtown Sacramento will go Tuesday…
'The Newsroom' 2.5: 'Well, I guess it's just us now'
“Who the hell is Will McAvoy?” “I don’t know Jesse, but he’s no match for Heisenberg.” Adam Khan 8:13 p.m. Monday, August 12 I…
When brides attack
Joey advises a reader to stop worrying about her newlywed friend's bad manners.
Here's a way to end the federal government's war on marijuana
Let's stop 40 years of failed drug policies.
On RZA, Trayvon Martin and folk music
Last Thursday, RZA (yes, of Wu-Tang Clan) posted this music video, ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’ by The Last Internationale, on his Facebook timeline asking his…
Workers unite (in not answering our calls)
This little piggy went to Morgan Stanley… If you passed the intersection of 21st and J in Midtown this week, you’ll have noticed the two…