Fire down below: Records reveal nearly 30 gas wells in the path of Delta tunnel project
By Scott Thomas Anderson Seventeen bodies were hauled out of the tunnel, some charred by fire, others choked in soot. The men killed that day…
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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…
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…