Snowden in hiding, but Obama promised protection to whistleblowers
History will absolve Ed Snowden. It will not be so kind to an Obama administration that does not welcome him home. The former NSA contractor…
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Heard it on the newsroom floor
When SN&R staff writers aren’t furiously typing away on their keyboards to hit deadline, their dialogue sounds like this: Dave Kempa: “You reading Greg Lucas?”…
Caller, you're on the air with SN&R
“Hi, SN&R? This is your one fan Greg. Yes, again.” After my story detailing the crazy antics local firefighters contend with came out, I received…
Sacramento's 2013 homeless count: a rise in homelessness?
SN&R has acquired the numbers from last January’s homeless count run by Sacramento Steps Forward. In total, volunteers in the city snapshot-count found 2,538 total…
Best restaurant response to a nasty Yelp review ever!
Asian Cafe was one of my top-five fav spots in Sacramento. But after reading the restaurant’s response to a 1 star review on Yelp, it’s…
South Sacto kidnapping case makes it hard to be rational about crime stats
Curse of the monkey’s tail. Cedric Lain Holland might be a parent’s worst nightmare. On May 11, Holland allegedly drove up beside a mother and…
Jacked Up Sh*t That Goes Down on Sacramento Light Rail #1
Love hurts. Welcome to episode No. 1 of Jacked Up Sh*t That Goes Down On Sacramento Light Rail. Prologue: Yesterday’s ride home from north Sacramento…
SN&R welcomes Sac Pride News to the building
There are new voices inside the Sacramento News & Review.
The transition position
Joey advises a reader to respect boundaries.
No longer funky, Mather base is all Sacramento's
“We get to keep the planes, right?” Twenty years after Mather Air Force Base officially closed, the United States Air Force handed over the…
Don't bring your spear gun to Sactown
Sacramento County’s regional parks department put out a reminder this week that spear guns are verboeten at county parks, to which even Ahab might say, “No…
New, free concert series This Is Midtown arrives to save Second Saturday
It’s actually just called “This.” But that’s weird, so I’m calling it “This Is Midtown” until someone tells me to stop. I didn’t eat breakfast…
Sacramento Comedy Spot to Maloofs: Suck a …
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Youth in revolting behavior
“Yo Ese, you got a problem?” Oh those unruly teenagers. Sacramento police had their hands full with them in the northern part of the city…
My pug's gonna kick your pug's ass
This Saturday’s pug races, sadly, have been canceled because of the heat. Anyway, here’s some trash talk SN&R wrote earlier: Doggy Dash is this Saturday,…
I (heart) jaywalking in Sacramento
I love jaywalking in this town. And I hope I’m starting a trend. Just this morning, while running to catch the light rail, I reached…
Skyscraper ultra lounges and other cheese that shouldn’t be at a new Kings arena
If you wanted a Vegas-like skyline lounge at the new arena, you should’ve kept the Maloofs. Before I spend 500 words deconstructing Sacrmaento’s boner for…