Free Will Astrology
For the week of Jan. 21, 2021 ARIES (March 21-April 19): On May 4, 2019, my Aries friend Leah woke up in a state of…
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Snapshots from the state Capitol
A National Guard soldier stands outside the State Library across from the Capitol on Jan. 16. Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed the California National Guard to…
Will Sacramento see a confederacy of traitors?
State capital tenses for violent extremism heading into inauguration week With President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration just days away, state and federal authorities are chasing rumors…
Never forget the #SeditiousGOP caucus
Editor’s note: Republican leaders call for unity and healing after the insurrection they helped encourage There’s lots of talk and commentary about what should happen…
American idiots staged an insurrection. The reviews were terrible.
Jan. 6, 2021—yet another day of the the Trump presidency that will live in infamy A belligerent Trump mob invaded the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to…
Donald J. Trump, tinhorn dictator
Editor’s note: Cowardly Republicans kowtow to an attempted coup I had no illusions that Donald Trump—a wannabe dictator—would do everything possible to stay in power,…
SLAPPing back
Judge tosses Sacramento City Councilman-elect Sean Loloee’s slander lawsuit against labor organizer who alleged worker abuse at his grocery Days before taking office as a…
Unsuccessful Sacramento candidate offers president a lesson in concession etiquette
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 3 election has been close As Gregg Fishman watched his election night lead shrink with each successive update in…
What Mai Vang’s win means
Editor’s note: The first Asian-American woman on the Sacramento City Council will be a strong progressive voice In an election when Americans elected the first…
5* ways to save America from America
The 2020 election revealed just how broken we are. Will we reassemble the pieces? If you’re reading this, America somehow survived its president’s coup attempts….
The Trump stain
The damage done to America by Donald Trump will take decades to repair By Sasha Abramsky Four years ago, in those horrific days surrounding Donald…
Big challenges for Sacramento County
The newly elected supervisor will have a big say on county priorities As I write this column on Nov. 6, I do not know who…
Rocky year in Elk Grove leads to the rise of a new mayor
Once viewed as a trailblazer, Steve Ly’s political fortunes turned in 2020 By Scott Thomas Anderson Steve Ly made national headlines in 2016 by becoming…
Biden’s big challenge
Editor’s note: The president-elect faces very difficult work to fix the mess Trump is leaving behind Our long national nightmare looks like it’s nearly over….
Newcomers headed to Sacramento council
Loloee holds big lead in District 2, while Vang and Simmons neck and neck in District 8 When Sistah Pat Roundtreerivers, co-pastor of For His…
Post-election despair
Here are ways to cope, no matter who is the next president Prepare yourself for grief. Tidal waves of despair are headed our way no…
Sacramento rent control collides with green wall of cash
A three-year effort to bring strong rent control to the city of Sacramento failed on election night after local and national landlord groups spent at…