Creating an alternative to 911
A new Sacramento office is supposed to handle emergency calls instead of police. Bridgette Dean’s job is to make sure it works. Daniel Hahn spoke…
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Rent control resurrected
Editor’s note: An initiative to cap rent hikes in Sacramento will be on the November ballot after all. And that could be bad news for…
Environmental groups say Newsom’s water plan will worsen toxic threat in the Delta
Documents continue to reveal big and uncertain spending around Delta tunnel, Sites Reservoir By Scott Thomas Anderson At the end of July, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
A matter of life and death
Essay: A call for racial equity and money as more homeless people are dying on Sacramento’s streets By Bob Erlenbusch The Sacramento Regional Coalition to…
Sacramento arts roundup
Abstract, photo-realistic and ceramic art exhibitions opened this month. Plus, new grants for artists. Even with COVID-19 forcing businesses to close again, some local art…
Power of the poor
Essay: A new study says that if the poor vote, they can change the election By Kenia Alococer The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call…
Streetscapes change as restaurants try to survive the latest lockdown
After Folsom and Roseville saw cornerstone dining hubs permanently closed by COVID-19, they are now adapting on the fl By Scott Thomas Anderson Some of…
The silver bullet against COVID-19?
Editor’s note: Pharma firms are racing to find a vaccine, but what if people won’t take it? Almost every week, there are encouraging early test…
Different directions on COVID relief
Editor’s note: While the city is using its federal CARES Act money to help those in need, the county is paying its employees so it…
The lonesome death of ‘the Can Lady’
After more than three decades, detectives reopen an unsolved Roseville murder There was darkness over the tracks. In the pre-dawn hours of Sept. 26, 1984,…
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…
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…