Third World villages
Essay: Why are people in Sacramento homeless encampments having to drink water from hand-washing stations? By Joe Smith The American River Parkway is home to…
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Honoring veterans, from a distance
Editor’s note: Memorial Day won’t be the same during the COVID-19 pandemic In some respects, Memorial Day 2020 will be commemorated with the same, time-honored…
A brush with history
How will people look back on art during the coronavirus?
Cannabis practices in coronavirus era
Delivery services take note of changing consumer habits It has been a busy spring for Sacramento’s cannabis delivery services. They are considered essential businesses under…
June wedding
A famous Sacramento rose garden is a popular setting, but it’s off limits for gatherings during the pandemic Here’s another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic:…
Data collection
California isn’t asking about the sexual orientation of COVID-19 patients. Legislators and LGBTQ advocates want that to change. In a deadly pandemic, complete data is…
Snapshots from a pandemic
“Spread kindness, not germs.” (Photo by Lindsay Oxford) Elliot, age 5, sees what his daycare/preschool class has been up to since the stay-at-home order. (Photo…
Profiteering in a pandemic
Essay: Struggling restaurants are being gouged by greedy delivery services. Sacramento should cap their fees. By Dylan Hubka and Joshua Wood Due to COVID-19, the…
Let the voters decide
Essay: The pandemic doesn’t end the need for better transportation By Glenda Marsh As we deal with the setbacks from COVID-19 and search the horizon…
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…
Pandemic politics
Will voters approve higher taxes for transit and roads during a COVID-19 depression? On Thursday, May 14, the Sacramento Transportation Authority board voted to give…
Snapshots from a pandemic
(Photo courtesy of Cassandra Foster) “My neighbors down the street are elderly and can’t get out. They have a beautiful garden with thousands of poppies….
We got this. A letter to moms.
This Mother’s Day will be unlike any other. For many moms during this nightmare pandemic, it’s really, really hard. And that’s OK. It’s difficult to…
Letters: Convention Center, Pancake Circus
Bad idea before pandemic Re: “Is Sacramento’s big bet badly timed?” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, May 4): Don’t believe for a second that the…
COVID-19 confirmed at Sacramento jail
Accused human trafficker denied emergency bail despite news that a fellow inmate contracted COVID-19 An inmate who was being held in isolation inside the Sacramento…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of May 7, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to Aries author and mythologist Joseph Campbell, “The quest for…
Stimulus check
Mayor Steinberg has a plan for spending $89 million from the feds The city of Sacramento was fortunate to get $89 million from the $2…