Will proposed hospital really generate $4 billion for Elk Grove?
Questions raised about financial forecast for suburban hospital project By Scott Thomas Anderson As Elk Grove leaders prepare to vote on a controversial hospital in…
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Heroin sales in Sacramento fueled the Aryan Brotherhood’s deadly conspiracy at Folsom State Prison
Conviction in RICO case involves five killings, three attempted assassinations If federal prosecutors have their way, Samuel Keeton will be the first of many dominoes…
CARES Act funding, the sequel
Editor’s note: Sacramento County officials say it’s only bookkeeping, but advocates oppose any federal COVID-19 relief money going to the sheriff or probation After the…
The police eyes in the skies
Police face few limits on operating unmanned aircraft For two years of his life, Sacramento County public defender Joseph Cress had the unenviable task of…
Dr. Kasirye is the leader we need
Essay: Sacramento County should promote its public health officer to get through COVID-19 pandemic By Phillip Summers Sacramento County is experiencing multiple severe crises. First…
Making police reform work in Sacramento
Editor’s note: Citizens commission recommends millions more for community groups to respond to mentally ill After all the debate and protests for police reform this…
Cannabis connoisseurs
California to recognize marijuana growing locations, just like for fine wines If you’ve ever argued that specific locations provide unique characteristics for growing cannabis, so…
SLAPPing back
Judge tosses Sacramento City Councilman-elect Sean Loloee’s slander lawsuit against labor organizer who alleged worker abuse at his grocery Days before taking office as a…
New surveillance tools allow cops to spy on everyone—including you
Amazon’s Ring may have helped catch a killer. What else does it catch? Homicide detectives Christopher Britton and Courtney Bartilson arrived at the short, gabled…
On the fast track
The Atrium, a new arts nonprofit, pulls in city money and builds political clout The sunlight is fading on the Old Sacramento waterfront as a…
Weed keeps winning
Hey! Happy Holidays and all that stuff. Got any predictions for the new year? I’m glad you asked. Cannabis is still winning. In the November…
State’s largest water district ignores tribes, conservationists, ratepayers on Delta tunnel
Metropolitan Water District will spend millions more planning an embattled conveyance system despite an outcry from its constituents By Scott Thomas Anderson The Metropolitan Water…
Will city finally fix a big broken promise to Natomas?
Years of resentment in District 1 over loss of Kings arena could be rectified with a world-class zoo By Scott Thomas Anderson For families and…
Piling on during the pandemic?
Editor’s note: Sacramento County puts off a hike in garbage rates for now, listening to COVID-19 fatigued residents. The city of Sacramento is also looking…
Desperate measures
Editor’s note: Facing an unrelenting COVID-19 surge, Sacramento County supervisors consider fining businesses that endanger public health With no end in sight to the latest…
A glutton for political office
Sheriff Scott Jones is raising campaign cash like he might run for a fourth term Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones made it sound like he…
Newsom launches rescue efforts for small businesses as new lockdown announced
More local governments are asserting independence from state’s edicts in the wake of court rulings, PR nightmares By Scott Thomas Anderson Small businesses across the…