Twin Rivers teacher claims retaliation for going public
After he alleged mistreatment of students, district investigation accused him of hostile campus environment By Scott Thomas Anderson Seven days after Twin Rivers Unified School…
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State task force on homelessness hopes to use pandemic lessons as a catalyst
Mayor Steinberg co-sponsors bill in Legislature to force municipalities to take action By Scott Thomas Anderson Will the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic make…
As state slashes budget, director for proposed Delta tunnel earns twice as much as the governor
Some water contractors, expected to reimburse the state for tunnel project, now object in light of the recession By Scott Thomas Anderson While the COVID-19…
Folsom’s political maverick steps down
Residents say they’ll miss Roger Gaylord’s independent streak and commitment to transparency By Scott Thomas Anderson One-term City Councilman Roger Gaylord, who many viewed as…
Can PG&E limit safety power shutoffs enough to save businesses battered by the lockdown?
By Scott Thomas Anderson While economists are trying to determine just how stark the new COVID-19 reality is for mom-and-pop businesses, a recent survey by…
During pandemic, suburban city finds its inner force
In Roseville, a tale of spontaneous generosity unfolded for the vulnerable during COVID-19 By Scott Thomas Anderson Last December, Debra Pughsley and her mother Pamela…
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Managing Editor Steph Rodriguez talks about her favorite issue from this past year: The Comfort Food Issue The Comfort Food Issue [Transcript] Hi, my name…
The critical hour
How small distilleries solved a big breakdown in rural communities’ supply chain when it mattered most By Scott Thomas Anderson Towns across the Sierra foothills…
Taming the inner storm
A Vietnam refugee turned psychologist offers her own painful journey in new memoir By Scott Thomas Anderson Several years ago, a psychologist at UC Davis…
Delta tunnel advisory committee compelled to work through the pandemic
Were COVID-19-related concerns intentionally downplayed to the Delta Protection Committee? By Scott Thomas Anderson Members of a committee designed to ensure Delta communities and tribal…
COVID-19 cover?
Critics cry foul as Sacramento passes embattled telecommunication plan with public’s voice lowered by lockdown By Scott Thomas Anderson Last year, Sacramento City Hall was…
Sac’s independent bookstores try to soldier on, survive the lockdown
By Scott Thomas Anderson In exploring the life of author C.S. Lewis, who saw the imaginative possibilities in books even during his moments of suffering,…
Concerns grow in City Hall over the mental health toll of COVID-19 and the lockdown
By Scott Thomas Anderson For Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby, the jarring news flooded in from different directions: Police, school officials, parents, neighbors. It…
Sacramento tries to stop a COVID-19 disaster in its homeless camps
By Scott Thomas Anderson Last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg stood by Gov. Gavin Newsom in front of a motel that had recently been converted…
State’s independent engineers raise alarm about new Delta tunnel plan
By Scott Thomas Anderson With the coronavirus pandemic upending life in California, state officials are extending their deadline for public input on the latest plan…
A ‘som’ behind the barrels
How a veteran sommelier became one of Amador’s most exciting winemakers By Scott Thomas Anderson A decade ago, Thomas Allan began evolving from one kind…
Sacramento-area faith leaders are in the trenches of the coronavirus battle
By Scott Thomas Anderson Four days before the statewide stay-at-home order, Pastor Mike Ernst of Auburn’s Cornerstone Community Church bumped into Father Brian Rebholtz of…