‘Strong mayor’ is back
Mayor Steinberg is exploring a potential ballot measure to gain more authority under the city charter Like a zombie, it seems the idea of “strong…
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Lifeline for small business
Editor’s note: The deadline is fast approaching to seek city loans to survive the pandemic City Hall is trying to make sure Sacramento’s small businesses…
Weekly check
Editor’s note: The $600 federal unemployment bonus is about to end, but it has highlighted inequality in America Unless Republican leaders in Congress come to…
Letters: Defund the police, masks, clubs
Fuzzy thinking Re: “The other victims” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, June 29): Sorry, but that is some fuzzy thinking. Since the Sac police are…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of July 2, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries author Marge Piercy writes, “The people I love the best,…
Sounding the alarm
Community leaders and public officials warn of a rapid spread of COVID-19 among Latinos in Sacramento Heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Latino…
The loudest voice
Editor’s note: Sacramento council members are told the police can’t be fixed, so must be defunded If Sacramento City Council members listen only to the…
Bucking the trend
Editor’s note: Twin Rivers Unified’s school police force isn’t going anywhere In the nationwide wave of police reform, a growing number of school districts are…
A mission 400 years in the making
Essay: The goals of The Liberation Collective for Black Sacramento go far beyond police reform By Sonia Lewis When people ask if our mission has…
The other victims
Editor’s note: “Defund the Police” has momentum. But what if cutting the Sacramento police budget means more crimes go unsolved? When the Sacramento City Council…
Acceptance letters
Editor’s note: West Sac’s offer of community college to every high school graduate is getting attention It may have gone somewhat unnoticed, what with the…
Letters: Masks, statues, police reform
Mandatory masks Re: “Wear a mask” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, June 22): I’ve spoken to management at Safeway, Raley’s, Bel Air and Save Mart,…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of June 25, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In addition to being a magnificent storyteller, Aries author Barbara Kingsolver…
The hardest hit
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 recession is hammering women and people of color Working people are bearing the brunt of the recession caused by the COVID-19…
Big fail behind bars
A new report says that states are not doing nearly enough to stop COVID-19 in prisons and jail Every state in America is failing in…
Stat of the week: Veterans and COVID-19
VA health care centers are full of vulnerable patients It’s not just nursing homes that are caring for Americans who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19….
Wear a mask
Editor’s note: With little enforcement, will peer pressure be enough for Californians to do the right thing? Gov. Gavin Newsom hoped that public pressure would…