Getting personal in pivotal county race
The candidates are accusing each other of unfair attacks in the final days of the Sacramento County supervisors runoff The charges and countercharges are flying…
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California rent control battle finishes under shadow of billionaires’ wealth jumping 45% during the pandemic
Grassroots volunteers fight for Prop. 21 in the face of $80 million opposition campaign By Scott Thomas Anderson For the third time in three years,…
Fright night
Editor’s note: Share the thrills, chills and candy, but Halloween can’t be a super-spreader event for Sacramento County Sacramento County didn’t succeed in turning orange…
Drive stalls in the red zone
Editor’s note: Sacramento County misses the COVID-19 mark, again, so must wait to reopen more businesses Sacramento County wanted to move to orange by Halloween,…
COVID fatigue and division
Editor’s note: A new poll and public comments indicate growing distrust of local officials and opposition to the lockdown Many of us have COVID-19 fatigue…
Sacramento’s restaurants look for ways to keep outdoor dining going through the winter
City says heating outdoor tables safely is the key By Scott Thomas Anderson On Sacramento’s R Street, warm October evenings have been filled with people…
The campaign cash battle in Sacramento contests
‘Strong mayor’ supporters, rent control opponents and Les Simmons are winning the money battle The latest campaign finance reports are in for city of Sacramento…
Last-minute wrinkle in “strong mayor”
Editor’s note: A new legal opinion says if Measure A passes, the two-term limit wouldn’t apply to Mayor Steinberg. Opponents say he misled voters. A…
Spurred by COVID-19, Sacramento green-lights its first Operation Homekey hotel conversion for the most at-risk living on the streets
The 100-room La Mancha Project will not be a shelter, but a long-term place to call home By Scott Thomas Anderson Four months after Gov….
A Trump referendum in 7th Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Ami Bera tries to stave off Republican challenger Buzz Patterson In many ways, the presidential election is a referendum for America, pitting Joe…
The last straw?
Editor’s note: After a meeting that led to a COVID-19 quarantine, two Sacramento County supervisors call for CEO’s resignation Sacramento County CEO Nav Gill is…
Turning Sacramento orange
Editor’s note: County isn’t going to make its goal of reopening more businesses by Halloween, and top officials may have violated COVID-19 safety rules Sacramento…
More people are trying to kill themselves inside Sacramento jail
Already stark conditions have worsened under COVID-19 At least 18 people tried to kill themselves in the downtown Sacramento jail this year—breaking last year’s record…
October surprise
Editor’s note: Voting early makes sense this election, but it can backfire when there’s a big campaign development It’s a dilemma for voters, especially this…
Department of Water Resources files lawsuit against every Californian to finance embattled Delta tunnel
State agency, water contractors look to issue new tunnel bonds during deepening recession By Scott Thomas Anderson “Defendants are all persons interested in the validity…
Letters: Election, endorsements, rent control
Protect tenants Re: “Measure C will keep city affordable” by Anthony Lew, Terry Schanz and Katie Valenzuela (Essay, Oct. 13): 100% agree. It will keep…
Realtors bankrolling Les Simmons against Mai Vang in District 8 City Council race
Simmons campaign now says he opposes rent control measure on Nov. 3 ballot Mai Vang had been leading the campaign money battle over Les Simmons…