A grim milestone
Editor’s note: 100,000 dead from COVID-19, so why isn’t America a nation in mourning? In the next day or two, America will pass an unimaginable…
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The critical hour
How small distilleries solved a big breakdown in rural communities’ supply chain when it mattered most Towns across the Sierra foothills may never think of…
Not too old to learn
Essay: Governor’s proposal to limit age of charter school students closes a door to those in need By Jerry Yamashita Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently released…
Waste not, want not
Editor’s note: Sacramento can’t afford to blow the $89.6 million windfall from the feds It’s a godsend that the city of Sacramento received $89.6 million…
Stat of the week: Memorial Day edition
The 326 other people who owe you their lives Because no one crashed or died, the California Highway Patrol was able to throw some shade…
Some local health officials are choosing retirement over the coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis sure has been hell on local public health officials. Following in the footsteps of top health officials in Orange County and Butte…
A tale of two cities
Editor’s note: Did richer, white voters refuse to help Sacramento’s poor, black and brown kids? The proponents of the March children’s funding ballot measure have…
Sounding the alarm
Virtual town halls educate and empower the black community during the pandemic By Faye Wilson Kennedy and Kevin Carter In March, we began distributing food,…
Slow streets
Sacramento may close some residential roads to prioritize pedestrian safety during the COVID-19 pandemic If you want Sacramento to join the “slow streets” movement and…
Stat of the week: 3,000 coronavirus deaths
How quickly did California reach grim milestone and why should that give reopen boosters pause? It took more than five weeks—38 days, to be precise—for…