Teenagers speak out in support of Dreamers and gun control
It’s time for the adults to listen and act.
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Cannabis cultivators can help stimulate economic growth
Marijuana businesses pay taxes, bring new jobs, and fill vacant warehouses.
A Sacramento sickness
Sacramentans pay $20 billion for health care. With better information on prices and quality, we could all make better choices.
Focus on issues, not fundraising
Recent study shows that traditional campaign spending has little impact on election outcomes.
Bringing ‘efficient housing’ to Sacramento
Mayor Darrell Steinberg proposes adding 1,000 units of less-expensive 400-square-foot homes to help solve the homeless problem in Sacramento.
The Post and the future of journalism
News & Review publisher on the intersection of the business of journalism and the reporting of news.
After the march, what next?
Social media can generate large protest movements, but can this lead to social change?
Sacramento housing policy for dummies
More houses or fewer people, but it’s more complicated than that…
It’s war on the poor and the middle class
The Republican “tax plan” is the first step in a calculated plan to reward the rich and remove the safety net.
Six nonfiction books that changed me in 2017
Jeff vonKaenel shares his reading selections; tell him what he should read in 2018.
A sad message
Police officer caught on video punching suspected jaywalker 19 times is back on the job in the same neighborhood.
An impressive program helps Sacramento’s foster children
Federal IV-E Waivers allow Child Protective Services to focus on supportive care and early intervention.
What to do when ICE comes knocking
N&R Publications wants to produce a publication to help answer this question for undocumented Californians.
Food stamp benefits will be slashed in 2018
Starting September 2018, many food stamp recipients will be limited to three months of benefits in a three-year period.
Neighbors share opinions about proposed homeless shelters
An October 15 town hall meeting brings Woodlake homeowners, business owners, homeless advocates and elected officials together to discuss proposed shelters.
Sacramento can learn from Austin
Sac Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual study mission goes to the capital of Texas.
County Welfare Directors are on the front lines of an ongoing crisis
Challenges include finding food, housing and health care for the poor and homeless and protecting the most vulnerable among us.