Letters: Biden, Republicans, law enforcement, etc.
No time for compromise Re: “How to make progress in the next four years” by Jeff vonKaenel (Greenlight, Dec. 15): Jeff vonKaenel is calling for…
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A long, dark winter of COVID-19
Editor’s note: Sacramento region stays in lockdown as county officials plan how to slow the spread The Sacramento region’s ICU situation isn’t as dire as…
Planet V: 2020 comfort food and hope for 2021
Vegan food can be delicious, and frequent exposure to compassionately-produced meals is likely the best conversion technique available.
Sacramento Artist Corps puts artists to work to serve their community
Marie Acosta drew inspiration from the Works Progress Administration to help artists during the pandemic In response to mass unemployment caused by the Great Depression,…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of Dec. 24, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your capacity for pioneering feats and impressive accomplishments will be at…
Sacramento’s tenant protections get their first big test
Mass eviction attempt in the River District sparks face-off with city attorney’s office By Scott Thomas Anderson A corporate landlord has been ordered to halt…
Fifteen Minutes: Klinger Creative
Graphic designer and self-proclaimed “Paper Nerd” Heather Klinger has been focusing on greeting cards for half a decade, with holiday cards making up a significant…
Three years after a sheriff’s vehicle paralyzed her, a 12-year-old girl has died
Sacramento County paid $40.7 million to settle claims against its sheriff’s office in 2018 and 2019 A girl who suffered a traumatic brain injury and…
Tenants facing eviction reach back two millennia to symbolize their plight
As the end of California’s eviction moratorium looms, protesters use live animals and a timeless tale By Scott Thomas Anderson On Wednesday evening, a procession…
LowBrau settles labor suit amid pandemic lockdown for restaurants
The Midtown beer hall and East Sacramento’s Mimosa House were each sued last year Two Sacramento restaurants are fending off separate labor lawsuits as California’s…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of Dec. 17, 2020 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Temporary gods are deities who come alive and become available for particular functions, and…
Will proposed hospital really generate $4 billion for Elk Grove?
Questions raised about financial forecast for suburban hospital project By Scott Thomas Anderson As Elk Grove leaders prepare to vote on a controversial hospital in…
Heart to Art with Janine Mapurunga
A Sacramento photographer’s lifelong project documents her grandmother’s house in Brazil The Warehouse Artist Lofts in Sacramento were still under construction when developer Ali Youssefi…
Heroin sales in Sacramento fueled the Aryan Brotherhood’s deadly conspiracy at Folsom State Prison
Conviction in RICO case involves five killings, three attempted assassinations If federal prosecutors have their way, Samuel Keeton will be the first of many dominoes…
CARES Act funding, the sequel
Editor’s note: Sacramento County officials say it’s only bookkeeping, but advocates oppose any federal COVID-19 relief money going to the sheriff or probation After the…
Letters: Delta tunnel, Sacramento Zoo, Biden, coronavirus, homeless
Unheard voices Re: “State’s largest water district ignores tribes, conservationists, ratepayers on Delta tunnel” by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, Dec. 9): Shame on MWD and…
How to make progress in the next four years
To move the country forward, we’ll need to find common ground The election is over. The results are in. And the outcome is painfully clear….