Shadow of the gun: A vigil, a debate and a new approach drive response to community violence
Ernie Cadena’s little daughter stood in the afternoon heat, wearing a long shirt adorned with a photograph of him smiling at her side. The child…
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Requiem for the Delta
A cannon-shaped sea drone plunges through the darkness. On the waves above, Nicky Suard steadies herself in a speed boat as she monitors its video…
The good cop: Daniel Hahn’s hard road home
On a March night in 1992, two Sacramento police officers stood in front of an apartment at 19th and G, guarding the body of a…
The watch: Life and death in one of Sacramento’s most forgotten neighborhoods
Sunlight glares on azaleas circled by a thin, white crown of wire. It marks the spot where Phillip Porraz was shot in the face after…
Pie of the Century: Judge questions Sacramento DA’s handling of Thompson charges
Thirty-two ounces of whipped cream, coconut shavings and sugar crumble were enough to launch a full jury trial last week, as one of Sacramento’s most veteran…
Out of the dark: Death traps, dead animals and gunfights with cartel growers on California’s public lands
John Nores hunched over his partner, who had just been shot through both legs with an assault rifle. A few feet away, a marijuana grower…
Sacramento judge says Bank of America stalked and bullied family into losing home
‘Blockbuster’ ruling hits lending giant with $46 million for Kafkaesque tactics The young boy playing piano inside his house suddenly looked up. A man he’d never…
Prisoner of policy: For-profit corrections company hits the skids
Geo Group Inc. seeks ‘office space’ designation for desired reentry facility One of the nation’s most controversial private prison companies is finding it hard to…
A Death in Syria: What drove a Sacramento activist to enlist in the Kurdish revolution?
The mourners carry banners of his face — long, glossy posters that accentuate his laughing blue eyes and big, mischievous grin. His hand is striking…
Guilt by appropriation: Asset forfeiture law may restrict Sacramento police’s ability to seize and spend
Interim police chief seeking permission to pay $417,000 for helicopter What do the right-leaning Heritage Foundation and progressive ACLU have in common? Both say the practice…
Pie-guy pretrial ends with claims of K.J. whiplash, judge’s Abbott and Costello musings (yeah, it was weird)
By Scott Thomas Anderson A Sacramento Superior Court judge today upheld a felony assault charge against Sean Thompson–a military veteran and homeless activist who creamed…
Jail state: Juvenile justice overhaul rallies Sacramento faith community behind Prop. 57
When she was 12, Jamie Savoy let out a cry for help that she says no one answered. Facing abuse from an older adult, Savoy…
Desperately seeking justice
By Raheem F. Hosseini and Scott Thomas Anderson Savannah knew she was going to die. Tortured and trussed in handcuffs, cable ties and electrical tape,…
Murder in the Foothills
by Scott Thomas Anderson and Raheem Hosseini It was when he saw the girls’ eyes that Hafed Mohamed Thabet realized what he had become. In…