The speech Joe Biden should give
‘I promise to serve only one term and to prepare my running mate, Kamala Harris, to become president. She will be the most powerful vice…
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Going to seed
The nation’s largest organic garden supply company tries to keep with pandemic-fueled demand Patricia Boudier realized early on that 2020 would be a year like…
‘Strong mayor’ gets on the ballot
Editor’s note: Battle lines are drawn as Steinberg takes a political gamble Sacramento’s latest “strong mayor” plan is headed for the Nov. 3 ballot, but…
Dispensary disparity
Ask 420: Are there any Black-owned dispensaries in Sacramento? I’m trying to support the cause. Excellent question. The short answer is: No there aren’t, and…
Study finds California’s embattled justice reform measure reduced racial disparities
Prop. 47 has been a political lightning rod, but independent research suggests it’s had a positive effect on at least one ugly legacy of the…
House arrest or home retreat?
How would you describe the past 200 days of the pandemic? Some of us have been swinging between feeling caged and being secretly delighted to…
African Americans and cannabis
In the new legal cannabis world, arrests are still higher and opportunities fewer for Blacks Anyone wanting to argue that systematic racism exists in the…
‘Strong mayor’ version 2.0
Editor’s note: Steinberg offers term limits and sunset date to get ‘strong mayor’ on the November ballot Will term limits and a sunset date be…
Letters: ‘Strong mayor,’ drug treatment, SMUD
Another KJ? Re: “‘Strong mayor,’ plus” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, July 23): While I am one of the people who think [Darrell] Steinberg has…
Sacramento County cops are No. 1 in seizing personal assets
Sacramento County cops have developed a voracious appetite for taking people’s stuff. According to newly released statistics from the California Department of Justice, law enforcement…
A close and complicated call
Editor’s note: Steinberg has work to do to get his “strong mayor” plan on the November ballot After the Sacramento City Council discussed the latest…
Crunch time on Census
Officials want Californians to respond before the count ends Oct. 15 State Census officials and their partners said July 27 they are ramping up for…
A $1.2 million sobriety pit stop
Essay: A new city-funded program for meth abusers doesn’t go far enough I will be the first person to support the need for people to…
The 100-day countdown
Editor’s note: For Nov. 3 election to go smoothly, mail balloting must succeed It’s now less than 100 days to the Nov. 3 election, and…
Memories swirl around family-owned movie theater company threatened by COVID-19 lockdown
By Scott Thomas Anderson One of the few family-owned movie theater companies in California is fighting to hold onto everything it’s built over 40 years…
Surviving the pandemic
Essay: A new poll shows that Blacks and Latinos are experiencing COVID-19 differently By Evan Schmidt At Valley Vision, we regularly do public opinion polls…
Letters: Election, SMUD, the Bee, COVID-19
Won’t beat McClintock Re: “Achilles heel?” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, July 21): As much as I would love for her to win, you should…