The mind’s independence day
With Independent Bookstore Day approaching, follow the region’s most successful authors through the stores they call second homes By Scott Thomas Anderson It’s a quiet…
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Evicted for organizing tenants?
By Scott Thomas Anderson Eliza Deed is known for showcasing her singing voice at improv events and on social media. Now she’s worried that using…
Fox News reacts to Sacramento putting separation on ICE
By Scott Thomas Anderson A broad coalition of nonprofits and labor groups recently unveiled a new tool for shielding local immigrant families from being separated…
Why did Sacramento city leaders sign a deal that kept them spending money on hazardous land around a community center for two-and-a-half decades?
By Scott Thomas Anderson Cleaning up contaminated soil and ground water is unpredictable. Sacramento officials have been grappling with that reality for 27 straight years in…
The hidden thread
The Iu-Mien, Sacramento’s spirited but little-known refugee community, is starting to find its voice By Scott Thomas Anderson A rolling echo rumbles under the call…
A Sacramento crime reporter compares notes with Scotland’s top crime novelist
Ian Rankin’s research and hardened realism has universal appeal By Scott Thomas Anderson I first learned of Scotland’s literary shadow weaver while strolling down Edinburgh’s Young…
Checkpoint Walmart: Folsom Walmart won’t let customers leave store without passing through security
By Scott Thomas Anderson In its nearly 70-year history, Walmart has added groceries, prescriptions and even on-site oil changes to its discount portfolio. Now, at…
Under the Delta’s domain: One-tunnel pivot doesn’t change likelihood of widespread eminent domain seizures
By Scott Thomas Anderson Donis Whaley woke up one recent night and realized it was all happening again. Whaley was born and raised in Port…
Pod save West Sacramento
From urban development to safety and public health, suburban mayor sees big possibilities in tech By Scott Thomas Anderson West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon recently…
Crazy train
Lack of land acquisitions, billions in cost overruns make some lawmakers trouble one of Jerry Brown’s largest infrastructure projects By Scott Thomas Anderson Just days…
State scientists, retired EPA official say city of Sacramento allowed dirt dumping in sensitive area of Del Paso park
By Scott Thomas Anderson A war of words between scientific experts is being waged over a North Sacramento park. On May 23, Rich Muhl, an…
The man who saved reading
Dana Gioia’s battle for the future of the Arts, literature and critical thinking in America By Scott Thomas Anderson Dana Gioia stepped through a Romanesque…
Is a Carmichael apartment complex trying to wrongfully evict and displace its tenants?
By Scott Thomas Anderson Eliza Deed says it’s a cold winter for those caught up in Sacramento County’s housing crisis. In October, Deed paid the rent…
Threat below the surface: Intake-related drowning in the Delta coincides with revelation about tunnels’ safety planning
By Scott Thomas Anderson A question has haunted towns and marinas along the Delta for five months:What happened on June 23 in the waters near…
Corporate cartel logic
Sacramento and Amador among 31 California counties claiming that Big Pharma companies perpetrated an organized criminal conspiracy By Scott Thomas Anderson For Chris, it started…
The stories we share
For Hmong Americans, patchwork and embroidery are keys to preserving history and documenting the future By Pachia Vang “What’s Hmong?” It’s a question I hated…
Finding ourselves through our elders
It was Laos, and the elders, that taught me that we create community and community creates us By Vlai Ly My grandmother never talks about…