A long, hot, violent summer
Editor’s note: Will Sacramento council spend more money on community programs to prevent gang violence? When Mayor Darrell Steinberg started the big police reform meeting…
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Voting safely
Kings and Sacramento County team up to make Golden 1 Center a polling place for November election Sacramento County voters who want to cast their…
Surprise U-turn
Editor’s note: The political reality of COVID-19 kills Sacramento County sales tax for transit and roads Yes, persuading Sacramento County voters to increase their sales…
Backsliding on COVID-19
Editor’s note: With case numbers rising and businesses closing again, Sacramento County Public Health finds a new partner to ramp up testing The timing was…
Surviving it all while in mourning
When a rural café lost its co-owner, the community wouldn’t let it lose everything By Scott Thomas Anderson Jon and Sina Hanning spent the last…
Fifteen Minutes: Patrick Hardy, disaster preparedness expert
The creator of Disaster Hawk, a disaster preparation app, gives his tips on the next round of COVID-19 concerns Fifteen years into his career, disaster…
Lifeline for small business
Editor’s note: The deadline is fast approaching to seek city loans to survive the pandemic City Hall is trying to make sure Sacramento’s small businesses…
15 Minutes: Amanda Nachman, Author, #Qualified
Sacramento transplant Amanda Nachman’s new book, #Qualified: You are More Impressive Than You Realize is scheduled for release on Aug. 18, and includes tips for landing virtual jobs and internships.
Weekly check
Editor’s note: The $600 federal unemployment bonus is about to end, but it has highlighted inequality in America Unless Republican leaders in Congress come to…
Culture shock
Axis Gallery is among the arts institutions across Sacramento finding ways to face financial difficulties from COVID-19 closures When Richard Gilles first stumbled across Axis…
Medical workers walk out over Sacramento jailers’ refusal to wear masks
UC Davis Med pulls mental health residents over COVID-19 concerns UC Davis Medical Center pulled its psychiatry residents from the Sacramento County Main Jail on…
Sounding the alarm
Community leaders and public officials warn of a rapid spread of COVID-19 among Latinos in Sacramento Heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Latino…
Remember when…
Like everything else in the world, SN&R was shaken by the COVID-19 shutdown. But just because we hit pause on printing papers doesn’t mean we…
This is your moment
2020 is showing us that progress doesn’t trickle down from the top—it’s carried upward by the many at the bottom The deepest civil unrest in…
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…
15 Minutes: Carrie Hennessey, soprano and voice instructor
When not performing in operas worldwide, Carrie Hennessey helps students find their voice. As an in-demand opera and theater performer, Carrie Hennessey has taken her…
From chef to table
When he and his wife both lost their restaurant jobs as the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses, JD Snead says he started cooking for his…