A reluctant victim
Case involves a Ukrainian woman who requested a restraining order against prosecutor and only testified under the threat of arrest By Scott Thomas Anderson and…
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Gripping ghost guns: The death trail of weapons that are untraceable, unrestrictable and so far unstoppable
The house is torn down now. Some papers stapled to a hacked-up stump are the only evidence it ever existed. Before getting ripped to pieces,…
Loaded lyrics: Trial of rapper Lizk centers on soundtrack to area gang war
South city performer faces gun charges—again By Scott Thomas Anderson Deandre Rogers doesn’t deny he’s a gang member. But the idea that he was cruising through Sacramento…
Missed warnings: How Sacramento’s domestic violence victims are failed by the system, some losing their lives
As murder-suicides flared, officials searched for more effective way to gauge lethality On May 18, Jarrod Hill was supposed to walk into a Sacramento County…
Terminal father believed county attorneys delayed trial so he would die before he could testify against deputies
Two mentally ill young men, two officer shootings, two different outcomes By Scott Thomas Anderson and Raheem F. Hosseini The night before the civil trial…
Blood on the Tracks: how detectives solved the dark riddle of a train-hopper murder
Josh Alpert once wrote a letter about the death of his twin brother. “I can’t glance in the mirror without seeing him,” Josh confessed. “And…
Shadow of the gun: A vigil, a debate and a new approach drive response to community violence
Ernie Cadena’s little daughter stood in the afternoon heat, wearing a long shirt adorned with a photograph of him smiling at her side. The child…
The good cop: Daniel Hahn’s hard road home
On a March night in 1992, two Sacramento police officers stood in front of an apartment at 19th and G, guarding the body of a…
The watch: Life and death in one of Sacramento’s most forgotten neighborhoods
Sunlight glares on azaleas circled by a thin, white crown of wire. It marks the spot where Phillip Porraz was shot in the face after…
Pie of the Century: Judge questions Sacramento DA’s handling of Thompson charges
Thirty-two ounces of whipped cream, coconut shavings and sugar crumble were enough to launch a full jury trial last week, as one of Sacramento’s most veteran…
Out of the dark
John Nores hunched over his partner, who had just been shot through both legs with an assault rifle. A few feet away, a marijuana grower…
Sacramento judge says Bank of America stalked and bullied family into losing home
‘Blockbuster’ ruling hits lending giant with $46 million for Kafkaesque tactics The young boy playing piano inside his house suddenly looked up. A man he’d never…
Prisoner of policy: For-profit corrections company hits the skids
Geo Group Inc. seeks ‘office space’ designation for desired reentry facility One of the nation’s most controversial private prison companies is finding it hard to…
Pie-guy pretrial ends with claims of K.J. whiplash, judge’s Abbott and Costello musings (yeah, it was weird)
By Scott Thomas Anderson A Sacramento Superior Court judge today upheld a felony assault charge against Sean Thompson–a military veteran and homeless activist who creamed…
Ace of Spades pressured to cancel hip-hop shows in aftermath of Friday's post-Nipsey shooting
A shooting after a concert in downtown Sacramento late Friday night didn’t result in any human deaths. But it may have dealt a critical blow to…
Return of the messenger: How Jeremy Renner’s new film Kill The Messenger will vindicate Sacramento investigative journalist Gary Webb
Nearly two decades after the reporter exposed a connection between the CIA and crack cocaine in America, Hollywood chimes in with a major movie By…
Philthy Rich cancels Sacramento performances following alleged gang threats
A controversial Oakland rapper abruptly canceled two gigs in Sacramento this week after online threats of violence reached the clubs’ owners. Philip Beasley took to…