When the psychic pirate met the social media detective
An online match. A parking lot stabbing. And the social networking sleuth who tracked him down. A self-described pickup artist and psychic was apprehended in another…
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Berniemania 2.0
Bernie Sanders brings his upstart presidential campaign back to Northern California this week Four years after he almost wrested the Democratic presidential nomination from Hillary…
Last refugees in
As Trump administration slashes visas for Afghan and Iraqi allies, airport pickups in Sacramento become a rarer happy occasion DinMohammed clasped his brother, gathered his family…
Hitting RESET on prostitution
Special Sacramento court wants to help sex workers, but faces complex challenges and skepticism about its approach Standing before the judge in a nearly empty…
What happened to her mom in jail?
Irma McLaughlin got hurt inside Sacramento’s jail, then died outside of it. The county doesn’t know how often that happens. Heather Qualls dabbed a tissue…
The $21 million Miranda question
Freed after an illegal confession, Sacramento man alleges police were trained to question suspects after they requested a lawyer Tio Sessoms. (Photo by Maria Ratinova.)…
California’s ‘Un-American’ history
A unique digital exhibit unearths a dark chapter in state’s history—one that echoes today The California Un-American Activities Committee’s first red-baiting report, all 445 pages…
In the shadow of tyrants
As tensions escalate between an incoherent Trump White House and a confrontational Islamic Republic, an Iranian-American writer considers the revolutions that shaped his destiny Dawdling…
The thick blue line
Who should investigate peace officers who take a life? California isn’t the only state to grapple with this question. As a stricter use-of-force standard navigates…
Armed and unknown
What did Sacramento police know before they went to the home of a heavily armed cop-killer? Responding to unspecified criticism against the Police Department that employed…
Q&A with Mermaid Rachel, co-founder of the California Mermaid Convention
From start to fin, Dive Bar’s head mermaid and her mythical sea friends stretch their gills putting on the Golden State’s first mermaid con Merpeople…
An unpredictable call. A heavily armed suspect. An ambush that leaves police searching after the death of Officer Tara O’Sullivan.
Issues of domestic violence, access to guns and officer safety collided during rookie officer’s last call in Sacramento By Raheem F. Hosseini and Mozes Zarate…
The shield: Sacramento’s sheriff finds new ways to sidestep California’s flawed transparency laws
SN&R requested records regarding eight inmate deaths and a former deputy who beat people with his flashlight Despite a local judge ruling against him this…
California’s revised use-of-force bill may not put more officers on trial, but supporters say it will ‘save lives’
Law enforcement reform groups debate whether, after changes to California Act to Save Lives, it will do what it promises Don’t misunderstand the consensus forming…
The fight for Black Lives Matter Sacramento
With its founder rejecting calls to resign, where does the local chapter go from here? Public accusations of abusive behavior against a leader who won’t…
A grisly murder. An illegal confession. A 20-year fight to be free.
Two Sacramento detectives denied Tio Sessoms his right to an attorney. So he became his own advocate—in prison. Somewhere in Oklahoma: The walls of the…
Students insist: Not Goodenough
Elk Grove drama teacher resigns the same week SN&R reports student claims of repeated mistreatment An Elk Grove teacher accused of tormenting her drama students…