Essay: Today’s pot is not safe
Surgeon general warns of health effects on teens, pregnant women By Lynn Silver On Aug. 29, the U.S. surgeon general released an advisory warning about…
Read MoreArticles by Foon Rhee
Editor’s note: The surrogate
West Sacramento mayor is stumping for Pete Buttigieg These days, Christopher Cabaldon has two jobs plus a side gig. He’s mayor of West Sacramento and…
Essay: A Bay Area refugee’s plea
Sacramento, please don’t become another San Francisco By Meaghan Douglas A while ago, while driving on I-80, another driver cut me off. “Must be from…
Editor’s note: Blank check
Sacramento sheriff’s department racks up legal bills while fighting oversight Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones wants to have it both ways: He resists having anyone…
Essay: Change agent
Sac council candidate vows police, environmental and economic reform By James “Faygo” Clark You may have seen me around town with Kozmo, my furry companion….
Editor’s note: What’s a name worth?
SAFE credit union pays $23 million to put its name on convention center and theater In 2015, Golden 1 Credit Union agreed to fork over…
Essay: Getting on the bus
Sacramento Regional Transit’s new routes aren’t an improvement By Steve Miller Sacramento Regional Transit has announced “service improvements” to its bus network, starting Sept. 8….
Where they stand on impeachment
Sacramento-area House Democrats explain their views on whether to impeach Trump SN&R asked the Sacramento area’s House Democrats for statements on where they stand on…
To impeach or not to impeach
For Democrats and progressives, that is the question The long-simmering debate among Democrats and progressives is about to boil over: To impeach President Donald Trump…
Editor’s note: Nickel and dimed to death?
A proposed garbage rate hike would be third this decade to hit Sacramento homeowners We tend to take garbage collection for granted, except when a…
Essay: A call to action on ethics
Sacramento’s commission needs public support By Paula Lee This is a call to action to ensure that we have an effective and independent Sacramento Ethics…
Editor’s note: Nurturing new leaders
Two programs recruit and train leaders for Sacramento region For a city to be strong and vibrant, it needs smart and dedicated leaders—not just in…
Editor’s note: Sharing the wealth
Sacramento region is rich with grassroots giving, but is missing megadonors The Sacramento region’s Big Day of Giving set another record this year. On May…
Essay: Enough is enough
Congress must ban assault weapons, Trump should stop hateful words By John Garamendi On Jan. 19, 1989, my wife Patti and I entered the ICU…
Essay: Republicans, whose side are you on?
Will GOP stand up to NRA and stand with families? By Jerry McNerney Americans are again being asked to mourn the lives of those taken…
Essay: Tax cut worsens housing crisis
The 2017 GOP tax bill undercut a key program By Roberto Jimenez At the worst time for working families, the homeless, disabled veterans, farm workers…
Editor’s note: The 99 percent
Sacramento citizens panel pushes for economic justice After watching the first three meetings of the citizens committee that will suggest how best to spend Sacramento’s…