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…
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Editor’s note: How to stay in business
Some of the oldest firms in Sacramento share some secrets to success When a longtime local business closes its doors, there’s a lot of attention…
Epstein, Trump and … SN&R?
An unbelievable news tip. A dead-of-night phone call. And a journey to the edge of an unknowable political scandal. It didn’t start with a phone…
Essay: A second chance
Sacramento should use Measure U money to clear criminal records By Nia MooreWeathers During the Measure U campaign to increase the sales tax and in…
Editor’s note: A capital idea
How much is a Capitol Mall makeover worth? The stretch of Capitol Mall between Tower Bridge and the state Capitol is the closest thing Sacramento…
Counterfeit vapes
SN&R tested 10 counterfeit cartridges—and the results were disturbing/scary/everything but authentic It has been a bad summer for vaping.Across the country, young adults have been…
Essay: How to stop disabled parking cheats
Take away free parking and abuse will end By Peter Rodman Let me preface this by saying my wife uses a walker and wheelchair and…
5G for fighting: City forced to conduct new safety review of 5G tower plan
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s mission to make the city a technological innovator faced its largest pushback yet last week, when a bevy…
In juror discrimination case, the prosecution resists
Richard Williams could have been a candidate for DA’s conviction review unit, but instead he had to overturn his own guilty verdict Richard Alex Williams…
Essay: Today’s pot is not safe
Surgeon general warns of health effects on teens, pregnant women By Lynn Silver On Aug. 29, the U.S. surgeon general released an advisory warning about…
Editor’s note: The surrogate
West Sacramento mayor is stumping for Pete Buttigieg These days, Christopher Cabaldon has two jobs plus a side gig. He’s mayor of West Sacramento and…
Tenants demand statewide rent cap
More than 100 renters marched the halls of the state Capitol, promising to vote out any legislator who opposes AB 1482’s statewide rent cap By…
Unbreakable bond
Former state boxing champion Richard ‘Trino’ Savala emerged from a criminal past to become the region’s most unique youth advocate and bail bondsman Richard “Trino”…
Editor’s note: Blank check
Sacramento sheriff’s department racks up legal bills while fighting oversight Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones wants to have it both ways: He resists having anyone…
High class entertainment
YouTube Channels such as That High Couple and Getting Doug with High are the gateway to fun and informative sides of the cannabis world Last…
Essay: Change agent
Sac council candidate vows police, environmental and economic reform By James “Faygo” Clark You may have seen me around town with Kozmo, my furry companion….
A fortuitous click
Gun malfunction during struggle with a shoplifting suspect may have been the difference between life and death for Folsom police Folsom police survived a close…