Articles by Foon Rhee

Essay: Cannabis, crime and corruption

Retail bans and license limits are bad for marijuana legalization By Diane Goldstein Recently, Sacramento’s cannabis market was embroiled in an international scheme involving Andrey…



Essay: A display of hate

Sacramento rabbi questions a display at the public library By Reuven H. Taff I have always been infatuated with libraries. As a young child, growing…


Editor’s note: Tipping point

Avoiding more garbage rate hikes may hinge on smelly contract Sacramento City Council members gave residents a break, lopping off the final two years of…



Essay: Empowering women

Women of color and transgender Californians are underrepresented in government By Surina Khan The importance of the 2020 presidential election cannot be overstated. The decisions…


Essay: A powerful sisterhood

Women in the Legislature are leading the way to help California families By Toni G. Atkins Former President Barack Obama said something in December that…


Essay: A powerful agenda

SMUD’s new president outlines 2020 to-do list By Rob Kerth My six colleagues on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District board have afforded me quite an…




Editor’s note: Public comment

For transit sales tax to pass, residents must be heard The Sacramento Transportation Authority needs to work on this whole public input thing, especially when…


Essay: Ready to launch?

Starting a weed business isn’t easy, especially for equity applicants By Eric Luchini Sacramento is one of several California municipalities promoting social equity in the…



Essay: Reminders of injustice

Being black and female in Sacramento’s social scene By Kula Koenig Here’s what I—a cisgender, able-bodied black woman—was reminded of while partying the Friday after…


Editor’s note: Driving while high

How will California spot stoned motorists? Two years into legal recreational cannabis in California, the headlines keep coming about this problem or that: vaping deaths,…


Editor’s note: Out of step on housing?

A ‘transformational’ Sacramento affordable housing project isn’t quick or cheap When it opens, Mirasol Village in Sacramento’s River District will not be your grandfather’s public…