Working for Sacramento's Utilities Department is increasingly a family affair
To some, the city of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities is starting to feel like a family business. And that isn’t necessarily a good thing….
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UPDATE: Color Run poses limited fire hazard, retains some respiratory risk, says expert
When you don’t know the answer, experiment. California Air Resources Board engineer Earl Withycombe practiced that tenet on a mostly wind-free Thursday night, as…
Folsom man escapes prison in plea deal for stealing classified military information
Call him mini-Snowden. A 50-year-old Folsom man will be spared prison time after pleading guilty today in federal district court, part of a plea agreement…
Sacramento hospitals struggle to contain spread of infections, report says
By Brooke Purves Sacramento-area hospitals were ranked by Consumer Reports as some of the best—and worst—at preventing the spread of deadly hospital-acquired infections in a report…
Does the city of Sacramento's parking revenue strategy open the door to yet another arena lawsuit?
Curtis Park resident Natalie Rios works in south Sacramento now, but she remembers what it was like to have to feed the meter every…
Major changes to parking in Sacramento could mean higher prices, stiffer restrictions
Parking in the central city is going to get more expensive and restrictive, if a number of proposed changes make it past the Sacramento City…
Sacramento City Council to cast final vote on affordable housing fee
By Brooke Purves An updated mixed-use housing ordinance may give the city of Sacramento the revenue needed to actually build some of the affordable housing…
UNDER THE COVER: From bordellos to Backpage, vice strategies push sex work into the dangerous open
Szene aus einem Braunschweiger Bordell, 1537 Well before the internet, there was the “bawdy house.” In 1913, former California Gov. Hiram Johnson signed the…
UNDER THE COVER: Video tour of Sacramento's unofficial red light district
Kristen DiAngelo and Pearl Callahan are experts at finding prostitutes. And it’s no wonder why. Onetime sex workers themselves, the close friends struggled…
Sacramento cop's encounter with an armed, black youth forever changed how she sees the job
If Sabrina Briggs ever gets tired of being a cop, she might consider a second career as a public speaker. Testifying Wednesday before the Assembly…
Sheriff Scott Jones disses President Obama–again
In response to President Barack Obama’s decision to regulate the military freebies that once flowed freely to constabulary forces, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones released…
Sacramento officials remove aid disparity for foster families
An equitable family is a happy family. When Sacramento County’s Child Protective Services removed Cynthia Baldwin’s two grandchildren from their parents’ home last year,…
Hiring more officers is common goal for Sacramento County law enforcement agencies
Sacramento County law enforcement agencies spent the week lobbying elected officials for increased budgets to implement expansive strategic plans. Sacramento police Chief Samuel Somers Jr….
Pro-lifers & anti-vaxxers: A marriage made in…somewhere
Is there a connection between the pro-life lobby and anti-vaxxers? When it comes to California’s controversial Senate Bill 277, at least, the answer is yes….
Sacramento's light-rail security conundrum
Riding light-rail with police Lt. Norm Leong can be a lonely experience. Outfitted in his dress blues and greeting every passenger who boards an afternoon…
Sacramento County still looking for a new sheriff's department watchdog
Francine Tournour directs the city of Sacramento’s Office of Public Safety & Accountability. Good watchdogs are hard to find, apparently. As it seeks to…
Stranger siblings make first contact aboard Sacramento's light-rail
An unlikely family reunion is transpiring on the Sacramento Valley Station light-rail train. It’s Friday, May 1, and I’m looping up and down the Gold…