Going dark
Harris Center announces it is closing temporarily due to COVID-19 uncertainty. Could other arts venues follow? Performing arts venues across the Sacramento region are trying…
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Free Will Astrology
For the week of June 11, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): During her 90 years on the planet, actor and singer Marlene…
Early warning
Editor’s note: Will reopening lead to local COVID-19 outbreaks? California public health has a new way to check. The protests demanding justice for George Floyd…
The recipe for police reform
Essay: Sacramento’s new director of public safety accountability says she learned the hard way By LaTesha Watson There is a sense of urgency in the…
Actions, not words
Editor’s note: Sacramento’s mayor promises police reforms, but will rank-and-file go along? After hundreds of protestors staged a die-in near his home Friday evening, Mayor…
Snapshots from the protests
Many protestors are wearing masks to prevent spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Elisabeth Bayard Arthur) People took to a parking deck to get a view…
‘Normal’ is not safe
Essay: There is no justice for black communities, with the pandemic and police violence By Kindra Montgomery-Block As a black woman from South Sacramento, I…
Letters: George Floyd protests, COVID-19, etc.
Protect businesses Re: “The right response to George Floyd” by Katie Valenzuela (Essay, June 4): As a business owner in Sacramento who had to hold…
The right response to George Floyd
Essay: Instead of a curfew and the National Guard, Sacramento should be defunding police and limiting use-of-force By Katie Valenzuela When I watched the video…
Racism infects America
Essay: Words are not enough to heal what’s wrong with our communities and law enforcement By Reuven H. Taff A young black Jewish couple in…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of June 4, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Paul Verlaine wrote “Autumn Song” in 1866. It became…
What police reform could look like
Editor’s note: After George Floyd’s killing, there are lots of ideas to change policing. But is there the political will? If all the protests, marches…
Protests during a pandemic
Officials are concerned that crowded marches will lead to a spike in Sacramento COVID-19 cases The immediate priority for Sacramento officials is to find the…
Blowing the whistle
City auditor makes it easier for public to see complaints The most famous whistleblower lately was the one who started the impeachment of President Trump….
Days of rage
Editor’s note: The cause is righteous. The looting is self-defeating. Anyone with common sense and an ounce of humanity knows what happened to George Floyd—a…
Letters: Adult ed, zoning, SMUD, etc.
The power of adult ed Re: “Not too old to learn” by Jerry Yamashita (Essay, May 26): I also have witnessed the power of adult…
No deal during a pandemic
Essay: Other UC medical residents are winning labor contracts, so why not at UC Davis? By Arunima Kohli More than a year ago, UC Davis…