Articles by Raheem Hosseini

After she was raped and nearly killed inside her apartment last September, Ms. R asked the state for a few minor things. In her application…

By Steph Rodriguez Litter and loitering were just two of the factors that convinced city planning commissioners to postpone a south Sacramento medical-marijuana dispensary’s operating…

By Cody Drabble A deep dive in temperatures over the past two weeks forced open the doors of Sacramento’s only warming centers for homeless residents….

By Jessica Rine A tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign that hopes to counterprogram God is set to roll out across Sacramento in the coming months. The Sacramento…

No, not that kind of ‘Family Feud.' All families fight. But not all families use knives or baseball bats when doing so. The day after…

While point-in-time counts are notoriously unrepresentative of America’s homeless problem, they’re pretty damning just the same. According to its recently released annual homeless assessment, the…

Despite mounting concerns from public health officials and neighboring residents, a proposal to build a 120-bed private psychiatric hospital in north Sacramento could experience clear…

By Alastair Bland Two consecutive seasons of wretched rainfall haven’t yet dampened the profits of Sacramento- and Delta-area farmers. Grape growers have fared best, with…

Three hastily scribbled checks totaling $20,000 propped open a critical drop-in center for homeless youth that was set to close this week. But Sacramento’s Wind…

Since rolling out its bait-bike program this past September, the Sacramento Police Department has been converting its roving decoy bicycle into arrests. This month alone,…

Three hastily scribbled checks totaling $20,000 will prop open a critical drop-in center for Sacramento’s homeless youth that was set to close after Friday, SN&R…

Sacramento County’s charge to shelter lost and abandoned animals just got bigger. Supervisors decided last week to approve a contract to provide animal-shelter services to…

By Eugene Alexander Dey Ever the recidivist, I was headed back to lockup. Being in prison is a dreadful, emotional experience. However, this time was…

By Dave Kempa Al Jazeera America battles for footing on satellite and cable TV. Journalist Glenn Greenwald leaves The Guardian to create a new company…

Apparently, we voters are kind of dumb when it comes to fiscal policy. That’s the demoralizing takeaway from a recent statewide survey by a trio…

By Dave Kempa For many, October 31 is an evening of dress-up and drunken revelry. For some, it’s just another night out on patrol. Sacramento…