Free Will Astrology
For the week of May 28, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The best of my nature reveals itself in play, and play…
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Stop penalizing the poor
Editor’s note: Local officials will look at reforming fines and fees. It’s about time. Local officials are opening a new front in the fight for…
Snapshots from a pandemic
More signs of gratitude (Photos by Foon Rhee)
A terrible toll
Editor’s note: 200,000 dead from COVID-19, so why isn’t America a nation in mourning? On May 27, America passed an unimaginable milestone—100,000 dead in the…
Not too old to learn
Essay: Governor’s proposal to limit age of charter school students closes a door to those in need By Jerry Yamashita Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently released…
Waste not, want not
Editor’s note: Sacramento can’t afford to blow the $89.6 million windfall from the feds It’s a godsend that the city of Sacramento received $89.6 million…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of May 21, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Excellence does not require perfection,” wrote Aries author Henry James. Now…
Grassroots generosity
Editor’s note: Sacramento’s Big Day of Giving sets a record during the pandemic, and residents donate time as well as money The Sacramento region’s annual…
A tale of two cities
Editor’s note: Did richer, white voters refuse to help Sacramento’s poor, black and brown kids? The proponents of the March children’s funding ballot measure have…
Sounding the alarm
Virtual town halls educate and empower the black community during the pandemic By Faye Wilson Kennedy and Kevin Carter In March, we began distributing food,…
Slow streets
Sacramento looked, but decided against closing some residential roads to prioritize pedestrian safety during the COVID-19 pandemic The city of Sacramento has decided to pass…
Better safe than sorry
Editor’s note: New city programs during the pandemic need to take every precaution City Hall and its partners are brainstorming lots of innovative ways to…
Letters: Transit tax, restaurants, homelessness
Dishonesty on Frost Re: “Let the voters decide” by Glenda Marsh (Essay, May 12): What a dishonest way to represent Supervisor Sue Frost. I got…
Third World villages
Essay: Why are people in Sacramento homeless encampments having to drink water from hand-washing stations? By Joe Smith The American River Parkway is home to…
Honoring veterans, from a distance
Editor’s note: Memorial Day won’t be the same during the COVID-19 pandemic In some respects, Memorial Day 2020 will be commemorated with the same, time-honored…
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny For the week of May 14, 2020 ARIES (March 21-April 19): During a pandemic, is it possible to spread the news about…
Data collection
California isn’t asking about the sexual orientation of COVID-19 patients. Legislators and LGBTQ advocates want that to change. In a deadly pandemic, complete data is…