Marcos Breton gets served
Did you read Marcos Breton’s column Monday? Neither did we, at first, but we sure heard about it. Titled “The price of downtown Sacramento is…
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SCOREKEEPER: Trump fumes, Session lies and a pot deal goes unexpectedly wrong
By John Flynn and Raheem F. Hosseini Presidential? Pardon. On February 28, pundits credited President Donald Trump with a “presidential” address to Congress, during which…
SCOREKEEPER: Oscars mix-up, cowardly Republicans and one bad driver are among this week's winners and losers
By John Flynn and Raheem F. Hosseini Oscar mike If you didn’t make it all the way through Sunday’s Oscars telecast, you missed an ending…
Bye bye Demarcus Cousins, welcome Afghan hero?
Scorekeeper for Feb. 23, 2017 By John Flynn Boogie banished Despite being within sniffing distance of the playoffs, the Sacramento Kings traded dynamic, three-time all-star…
Real U.S. marshal busts fake one in Natomas
At what age is dress-up no longer cute? On February 18, police arrested Joseph Cermak, 46, of Sacramento, for allegedly trying to pass himself off…
In review of Joseph Mann shooting, Sacramento district attorney omits troubling facts
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office cleared two officers of gunning down a mentally disturbed homeless man after they first failed to hit him with…
Sacramento fire district confirms employee was behind divisive Facebook posts
By John Flynn Two weeks ago, SN&R came across a post from a Facebook user named Don Martin that suggested using “illegal immigrants” as “target…
Use 'illegal immigrants' for 'target practice,' Sacramento fire engineer said in Facebook posts
25-year veteran’s August social media comments draw ire on eve of anti-Trump rally By John Flynn A Sacramento fire engineer who suggested using “illegal immigrants”…
White recording artist takes knee during Sacramento Kings preseason game, internet reacts
By Blake Gillespie Despite occurring within the newly minted Golden 1 Center, Monday night’s debut preseason game for the Sacramento Kings wasn’t national news until…
VIDEO: Analyzing the killing of Joseph Mann—a tale of two different police responses
Joseph Mann was not an imminent threat to anyone when two officers put more than a dozen bullets into the 50-year-old black man, according to…
Lawyers say cop who shot mentally impaired Sacramento man was unfit for duty
Civil rights attorney John Burris (holding papers) addresses the media. Attorneys for a mentally troubled man who was gunned down by police last month…
UC Davis chancellor steps down, but will still collect a paycheck
By Kris Hooks Goodbye, Linda Katehi. Hello, Linda Katehi? On Tuesday, the UC Office of the President announced the resignation of embattled UC Davis Chancellor…
Black women’s group boycotts MiX Downtown and related Sacramento venues over racial discrimination
By Dave Kempa A Sacramento black women’s group is calling for a boycott of MiX Downtown and other local venues for what it considers to…
New Galt brewery makes name off special needs controversy
Testing the old adage that any publicity is good publicity, a new Galt business called Special Ed’s Brewery attracted immediate condemnation for a “tongue in…
SN&R attended the Trump rally so you wouldn't have to
Didn’t make it to the Donald Trump rally yesterday in Sacramento, but want to feel like you did? Be careful what you wish for. SN&R…
Elk Grove student gets booted from graduation ceremony for honoring African heritage
An occasion to celebrate. In a zero-tolerance move that local education officials are defending, an Elk Grove high school student was booted from a…
Litterbug leads to smoking fowl in Fair Oaks
We’re conflicted about this one. A reader sent us this photo after he discarded his smoked cigar in a patch of dirt Thursday morning…