Does program help American Muslims—or spy on them?
When it comes to ‘preventing violent extremism,’ critics worry Muslims are the focus—even in California. A Sacramento nonprofit that serves refugees and immigrants has been…
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No shelter from the critics
Sacramento mayor defends $40 million shelter plan as the first step toward permanent housing, but faces critics on both sides With critics forming on two…
Secondary smoke
Is Sacramento ready for the next big wildfire? Sacramento wasn’t ready for the smoke that billowed south from November’s Camp Fire, the deadliest and most…
California organizers are trying to complete Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of uniting the poor
King’s dream of ending poverty fizzled after his 1968 assassination. So why is it resonating a half-century later in Sacramento? For six Mondays last summer,…
Black Lives Matter interrupts DA’s speech with silence
Sacramento chapter founder one of two arrested for trespassing after buying tickets to female bar association luncheon White tablecloths, mostly white faces. Cue the woman…
Evicted for organizing tenants?
By Scott Thomas Anderson Eliza Deed is known for showcasing her singing voice at improv events and on social media. Now she’s worried that using…
Before Stephon Clark, Joseph Mann’s death ignited calls for police reform
Federal judge reverses course, decides Mann’s siblings lack standing to sue city and cops who killed him Local civil rights attorney Mark Merin stood in…
Undercover deputies solicit and arrest 10 women in ‘Stockton stroll’ prostitution sting that uses condoms as evidence
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department subverts the messaging of anti-human trafficking coalition to which it belongs The largest prostitution-related sting in Sacramento County this year swept…
Sacramento progressives, shocked by Mueller report, point to 2020
By Sasha Abramsky As news of Attorney General William Barr’s summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report hit on Sunday afternoon, stunned progressives around Sacramento…
Midnight Burning: Three murders, three detectives and the remnants of a savage summer
Doyle Hemling was in his bedroom when a car door slammed in the darkness. Hemling lived on Annabelle Avenue, a one-way country road dipping through…
Fox News reacts to Sacramento putting separation on ICE
By Scott Thomas Anderson A broad coalition of nonprofits and labor groups recently unveiled a new tool for shielding local immigrant families from being separated…
Stephon Clark: A Year in Photos
Why did Sacramento city leaders sign a deal that kept them spending money on hazardous land around a community center for two-and-a-half decades?
By Scott Thomas Anderson Cleaning up contaminated soil and ground water is unpredictable. Sacramento officials have been grappling with that reality for 27 straight years in…
Stephon Clark: One year later
The black father’s legacy is still being written a year after two Sacramento police officers killed him in his grandparents’ backyard The streets teem with…
The hidden thread
The Iu-Mien, Sacramento’s spirited but little-known refugee community, is starting to find its voice A rolling echo rumbles under the call of what sounds like…
The ‘second’ killing of Stephon Clark
In clearing officers, Sacramento County district attorney built a case against an unarmed homicide victim Gray walls, gray carpet, gray faces. Sleep- and stress-puffed eyes….
California wins on Census
By Foon Rhee In its ongoing legal war with the Trump administration, California can chalk up another win. This week, a federal judge blocked plans…