Articles by Raheem Hosseini

By Jacob Waters Clever apps can soothe life’s minor annoyances, but there’s always someone paying for our convenience. And that’s a problem. Some of these…

By Haley “Graph” Massara As a left-leaning teenager, I fantasized about moving far away from Granite Bay—that bourgeoisie zit of a town on the nose…

A bummer national survey released late last month cast an appalled eye on violence experienced by the homeless community. Between 1999 and 2013, the National…

Food-truck customers no longer have to do math in their heads while standing in line. Thanks to the California Board of Equalization, starting July on…

Never trust a Jeep full of bros. According to the Sacramento Police Department, a silver Jeep Wrangler occupied by four white men in their 20s…

Starting next year, foster children who are taken in by relatives will no longer be penalized for doing so. As SN&R reported last month, due…

The biggest obstacle to Sacramento Steps Forward embracing its role as administrator of the county’s homelessness strategy was quietly ironed out earlier this month. On…

By Julie Mumma If you are poor and conspire to rob a fake stash house, go directly to jail. If you are Goldman Sachs and…

By Lovelle Harris A limited funding source has pitted three local domestic-violence shelters into a debate over who gets what. Sacramento County supervisors recently followed…

A rise in indigent burials over the past few years prompted the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office to request more money from the board of supervisors…

This is what comes up when you run a Google image search for “indecent exposure.” Aside from some unfortunate nudie pictures.   An unnamed man…

An 80-something pastor was almost duped into a possible financial scam Tuesday, until police say a helpful bank teller stepped in. According to Officer Doug…

One of the fun recurring bits in a show like Mad Men is watching history get refracted through the creators’ well-positioned lens. In the May…

Oh, really? [Courtesy of sarachicad.]   On Tuesday, I voted in the same classroom I’ve cast ballots in since 2008. On the white board, someone had…

Sacramento County law enforcement is tired of playing hand-job Whac-A-Mole. For every illicit massage parlor cops shut down, the county says another illegal operator reopens…

An ounce of Green Crack bought from a dispensary in California circa 2008.   Grinchy supervisors completed their rollback of medical-marijuana access in unincorporated Sacramento…