Flame Dreams: Jeremiah Tower remains a California enigma
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sapphire and pomegranate gem lights burn across the gilded waves of the Crest Theatre. A large, eager crowd is spilling into…
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A reluctant victim
Case involves a Ukrainian woman who requested a restraining order against prosecutor and only testified under the threat of arrest By Scott Thomas Anderson and…
The mouth’s gateway toward understanding
Renaissance chef Mourhit Drissi uses Casablanca Restaurant to serve cultural teachings By Scott Thomas Anderson Cooking over a fire on the outskirts of Morocco’s capital,…
Verizon deal will bring 5G network to the capital city—but at what cost?
Critics point to company’s record of sharing customer data, environmental damage and stance against net neutrality among reasons to be skeptical of $100 million deal…
Terminal father believed county attorneys delayed trial so he would die before he could testify against deputies
Two mentally ill young men, two officer shootings, two different outcomes By Scott Thomas Anderson and Raheem F. Hosseini The night before the civil trial…
Profile: Vince Sterne, founder of Two Rivers Cider Company
By Luis Gael Jimenez When Vince Sterne first began brewing and selling his cider to Rubicon Brewing Co., almost exactly 21 years ago, he had no idea he…
Third-party obstruction: Reverse Public Records Act tactics at play in separate legal actions involving Kevin Johnson, other agencies
California government agencies avoid public-records legal fees when allies sue By Scott Thomas Anderson A new tactic to dilute the California Public Records Act met…
Killing Mom
A terminal cancer patient wants to die. Will California’s end-of-life bureaucracy let her? By Raheem F. Hosseini Past the double sets of sliding doors and…
Houses of ill repair: Witnesses say Sacramento public housing agency has been retaliating against whistle blowers
Former employees, current tenants say embattled Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency is failing its mission By Scott Thomas Anderson On July 7, Laura Cedidla will…
Why a federal judge found that Bank of America stalked and bullied family into losing home
‘Blockbuster’ ruling hits lending giant with $46 million for Kafkaesque tactics By Scott Thomas Anderson The young boy playing piano inside his house suddenly looked…
Railroaded: City’s railyards development plan skimps on affordable homes
Housing advocates say minimal requirement will worsen Sacramento’s rental crisis, housing segregation By Scott Thomas Anderson For Darryl Rutherford, November 10 took a turn for…
BREAKING: Sacramento-area activist believed dead after volunteering to fight ISIS in Syria
By Scott Thomas Anderson Mike Israel, right, volunteered to serve with a Kurdish militia in northern Syria while fighting ISIS. He was killed on Monday….
Folsom annexation blues
Suburban council incumbents exhibit the influence of dark money campaign contributions By Scott Thomas Anderson Showered by developer cash camouflaged through a political action committee, the…
Return of the messenger: How Jeremy Renner’s new film Kill The Messenger will vindicate Sacramento investigative journalist Gary Webb
Nearly two decades after the reporter exposed a connection between the CIA and crack cocaine in America, Hollywood chimes in with a major movie By…
Prisons, realignment and the California rehab racket
California realigned its prison system more than two years ago, but rehabilitation is still out of whack By Raheem F. Hosseini Tim Gene Sanders is…
A mother’s prayer
It’s not easy raising kids in Valley Hi, one of Sacramento’s most violent neighborhoods. Just ask Rhonda Erwin. By R.V. Scheide Yea, though I walk…
The Zodiac is back: Who was Northern California’s most notorious serial killer?
Despite what a new major motion picture suggests, no one really knows. By R.V. Scheide The mystery begins on a lonely stretch of road a few…