The secret show you’ve likely heard of
At the Halloween Show, cover bands perform in Sacramento’s underground, but some fear that success may spell its death By Karlos Rene Ayala “People want…
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A Death in Syria: What drove a Sacramento activist to enlist in the Kurdish revolution?
By Scott Thomas Anderson The mourners carry banners of his face — long, glossy posters that accentuate his laughing blue eyes and big, mischievous grin….
Unstable foundation: Union leader says he was fired for starting investigation into Sacramento public housing agency
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency faces new retaliation claims, tenant safety concerns By Scott Thomas Anderson Weeks after a Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency employee…
Are Sacramento prosecutors cracking down on political dissenters through costly misdemeanor trials?
By Scott Thomas Anderson Five days from now, activist Maile Hampton is scheduled to stand trial for the crime of touching a fellow protester’s arm for…
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….
Charismatic candidate or embattled lawman—who is the real Sheriff Scott Jones? Questions around Jonathan Rose killing cast a cloud
By Scott Thomas Anderson Tyler Gunn watches a bleak light fade in the business park on a mid-October evening. There’s no sign of Sacramento County Sheriff…
Folsom 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 Folsom City Council has quietly led an aggressive annexation campaign that…
Sacramento’s affordable housing trust fund is a bust
SN&R analysis shows revised ordinances have accomplished little, just as critics predicted By Scott Thomas Anderson Rob Kerth remembers the surreal feeling that followed the…
Lawsuit filed against police in July shooting death of man on Del Paso Boulevard
By Scott Thomas Anderson Family members of Joseph Mann, who was shot to death July 11 by Sacramento police, broke their silence at an emotionally…
What’s up with MAVMIT, the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s mysterious anti-marijuana task force?
Our writer encounters MAVMIT, the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s mysterious anti-marijuana task force By Cosmo Garvin The next time you’re running errands around town, beware:…
How Mayor Kevin Johnson continues using public resources for his private gain
By Cosmo Garvin Bites has been banging pots and pans for a while now about Mayor Kevin Johnson’s use of public resources to advance his…
Profile: Scott Thomas Anderson, journalist
Author Scott Thomas Anderson’s new book explores America’s appetite for incarceration By Raheem F. Hosseini Journalist Scott Thomas Anderson has stuck his trickiest deadline yet. The author, hard-news…
ESSAY: Rev. Rick Cole and his homeless publicity stunt
By Kel Munger It’s not surprising that Capital Christian Center pastor Rick Cole decided a publicity stunt was the best way to help Sacramento’s homeless…
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…
ESSAY: A Grimm tale of inconsistent justice
By Scott Thomas Anderson Michael Grimm is lucky he’s a politician. The Republican congressman from New York became an instant YouTube star and late-night punch…
ESSAY: Getting coffee in Sacramento is like entering Hypnos' cave
By Scott Thomas Anderson “Hypnosis” is a Greek word inspired by a god who dwelled in a dark cave the sun could never penetrate. This…