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A quick draw to a kill

A solo deputy at the end of an overtime shift. A man with a realistic-looking BB gun. And a calm encounter that turned deadly. A…





Essay: A fair share

People of color should benefit from California cannabis boom By Julian Canete For decades, people of color have been arrested, convicted and incarcerated for cannabis…


Editor’s note: My generation

How can struggling millennials do better? Vote You don’t control the life you’re born into—your family, your country and also your generation. I feel lucky…


The twilight zones

This is what it’s like to live through a PG&E blackout By Scott Thomas Anderson Nearly 80 people crowded into a makeshift outpost in a quiet…




The court of public opinion

Kings say case closed, but will sexual assault accusation shadow new Coach Luke Walton? When the Sacramento Kings open season No. 35 this weekend with…


No justice, no surprise

City Hall tries to turn page on the Stephon Clark case without acknowledging that every review of his death relied on the police investigation of…





Essay: An advance for peace

City should renew program that is reducing gun violence By Bill Knowlton In Sacramento we have seen first-hand the challenges and pain caused by gun…