Steinberg discusses the depth of Sacramento’s affordable housing crisis
The Capital City’s mayor sat down with SN&R to talk about where a spiraling, five-plus-year housing crisis is heading next SN&R: Our region is having…
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Greenlight: A new library is coming to North Sacramento
On Tuesday July 27th, the Sacramento City Council approved a purchase of the 19,000 square foot Sacramento News & Review building, slated to become the…
Greenlight: How I drove over 100 miles per hour without getting a speeding ticket
I won my first two drag car races at age 70. While the Tesla engine was totally quiet, I cannot say the same for my…
Greenlight: Joe Biden is No Radical, But …
His proposals are ambitious and visionary The analysis by SN&R publisher Jeff vonKaenel also appeared in Moonshine Ink. President Joe Biden is not a socialist…
Greenlight: Is The Bee failing to report the misdeeds of its hedge fund bosses?
On June 1, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Politico and other news organizations reported on the…
How to make progress in the next four years
To move the country forward, we’ll need to find common ground The election is over. The results are in. And the outcome is painfully clear….
Big challenges for Sacramento County
The newly elected supervisor will have a big say on county priorities As I write this column on Nov. 6, I do not know who…
Vote, as if your life depends on it
Election 2020: My personal endorsements Please vote, as if your world, your family’s world and your great grandchildren’s world depends upon it. While every election…
Is Joe Biden what we want? Or what we need?
The great philosopher Mick Jagger once said, “You can’t always get what you want / But if you try sometimes, you just might find /…
Dad would have been 100 this week
This week, my dad, William Edward vonKaenel, would have turned 100. During his 52 years on this planet, he experienced the Roaring Twenties, the Great…