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…
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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…
What’s up with MAVMIT, the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s mysterious anti-marijuana task force?
Our writer encounters MAVMIT, the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s mysterious anti-marijuana task force By Cosmo Garvin The next time you’re running errands around town, beware:…
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…
How Mayor Kevin Johnson continues using public resources for his private gain
By Cosmo Garvin Bites has been banging pots and pans for a while now about Mayor Kevin Johnson’s use of public resources to advance his…
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….
Ground Chuck meets Anaal Nathrakh. Insanity ensues
Metal heavyweights Anaal Nathrakh launched their North American tour in Sacramento Monday night, and they displayed their excellent taste by exalting our city’s own heavyweight,…
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…
Profile: Scott Thomas Anderson, journalist
Author Scott Thomas Anderson’s new book explores America’s appetite for incarceration By Raheem F. Hosseini Journalist Scott Thomas Anderson has stuck his trickiest deadline yet. The author, hard-news…
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…
FBI pursues cases against ex-cops from Yuba City, Fresno
Two area cops came down with a case of the Mondays, following separate FBI announcements on May 4. According to a news release summarizing a…
Mira Loma students ace national science bowl
Kids love science … or holograms. Students from Sacramento’s Mira Loma High School edged out 67 other high schools from around the country during…