Rafting Gone Wild forced to kick its alcohol addiction–will it comply?
Sorry kids, Old Man Government is here to rain on your drunk parade. The same day that a massive Sacramento river party’s “secret” July 13…
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School closures lawsuit kicks off July 11
F is for federal? A federal lawsuit seeking to halt the closure of seven Sacramento grade schools will get its first day in court Thursday,…
Third inmate death is most since 2008 for Sacramento
With this morning’s suspected overdose of a 39-year-old woman arrested hours earlier on multiple drug charges, the Sacramento County jail system has tallied the most inmate…
Sacto DA announces plan to keep ignoring officer-involved shootings
Righteous shooting, bro. Pay no attention to that smoking gun behind the yellow tape. Chastened last month by the Sacramento County Grand Jury, District Attorney…
Documentary follows hardships and triumphs of Grant High School football program (and heads up: you might want to grab a tissue)
The trailer for Give Us This Day, a documentary about the triumphs and struggles of Grant High School’s dominant football team and the diverse, at-risk…
Rancho Cordova turns 10, but looks 48
Does this hat make me look AWESOME? Having your birthday fall on the same date as a national holiday is sometimes a recipe for tantrums…
Sacramento record store The Beat closing this month after 31 years
Record store The Beat’s marquee had a sad message this week: After 31 years and 19 in Midtown, it will close its doors for good…
Snowden in hiding, but Obama promised protection to whistleblowers
History will absolve Ed Snowden. It will not be so kind to an Obama administration that does not welcome him home. The former NSA contractor…
Sacramento's 2013 homeless count: a rise in homelessness?
SN&R has acquired the numbers from last January’s homeless count run by Sacramento Steps Forward. In total, volunteers in the city snapshot-count found 2,538 total…
South Sacto kidnapping case makes it hard to be rational about crime stats
Curse of the monkey’s tail. Cedric Lain Holland might be a parent’s worst nightmare. On May 11, Holland allegedly drove up beside a mother and…
No longer funky, Mather base is all Sacramento's
“We get to keep the planes, right?” Twenty years after Mather Air Force Base officially closed, the United States Air Force handed over the…
Don't bring your spear gun to Sactown
Sacramento County’s regional parks department put out a reminder this week that spear guns are verboeten at county parks, to which even Ahab might say, “No…
Youth in revolting behavior
“Yo Ese, you got a problem?” Oh those unruly teenagers. Sacramento police had their hands full with them in the northern part of the city…
Documentary on mental health in California debuts on PBS tonight
An interesting documentary on PBS tonight, called A New State of Mind, will focus on Californians struggling with mental-health issues. (The film debuts at 9…
Sacramento very close to passing plastic bag ban
Yeah, I thought that plastic-bag scene from American Beauty was ridiculous, too. When the kid said “It’s so beautiful,” I couldn’t stop laughing. Anyway, I’m…
Apparently not having a Walmart puts Sacramento at 'competitive disadvantage'
Walmart may be anti-woman, but it’s pro-coming-to-Sacramento. Philip Harvey was saying how much he hated Walmart when the earth began to shake. For a…
The long leg of the law: Sac sheriff plays soccer for a good cause
I’m dying, here. There’s just too much hype and not enough actual soccer taking place in this town, and I can barely contain myself. Thankfully,…