Essay: ‘I was sickened by what I saw’
Border detention centers are un-American By Doris Matsui “Well run” and “clean.” That’s how President Trump recently described children’s detention centers at the U.S. border….
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Death on the track
Thoroughbred racing returns to California State Fair after a spate of fatalities California horse racing has a lot riding on what happens this summer in…
Living with climate change: Get trained, volunteer
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Out and alone
Three-day eviction notice puts disabled man into homelessness as city’s rental crisis intensifies By Scott Thomas Anderson Anthony Orcini says a 30% rent hike put…
Editor’s note: Name calling
Controversial developer fights for family honor at Crocker Village park Nothing is ever easy with developer Paul Petrovich’s project in Curtis Park. So why should…
Essay: The case for reparations
Impact of slavery lingers 150 years later By Derrell Roberts The issue of reparations has taken on a new life recently as it has become…
Slap and go
Sacramento County hits pro-tunnel state agency with restraining order By Scott Thomas Anderson The standoff between Sacramento County and the California Department of Water Resources over…
The thick blue line
Who should investigate peace officers who take a life? California isn’t the only state to grapple with this question. As a stricter use-of-force standard navigates…
Editor’s note: Coming to America
When I first arrived in America in 1972, I was in fourth grade at Frances Lacy Elementary in Raleigh, N.C. My classmates were somewhat confused…
Living with climate change: Fireworks
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Armed and unknown
What did Sacramento police know before they went to the home of a heavily armed cop-killer? Responding to unspecified criticism against the Police Department that employed…
Hunting poachers
On the trail of the outlaw shooters threatening the Pacific Deer Herd A black tail deer ducks under some fallen pine branches as a pickup…
Living with climate change: Doctor’s orders
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
An unpredictable call. A heavily armed suspect. An ambush that leaves police searching after the death of Officer Tara O’Sullivan.
Issues of domestic violence, access to guns and officer safety collided during rookie officer’s last call in Sacramento By Raheem F. Hosseini and Mozes Zarate…
Stone cold sober: Mayor reacts to latest increase in Sacramento homeless
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento Mayor Darrel Steinberg wasted no time calling a gaggle of reporters together to defend his administration’s handling of homelessness in…
Essay: We protect public schools
New CTA leader, who taught in Elk Grove Unified, outlines to-do list for California teachers By Toby Boyd Public education is the cornerstone of our…
Editor’s note: A roadblock for Sac pedicabs?
City Hall drafts rules to stop pedicabs from hitting pedestrians When Jeff Rembulat saw pedicabs in the Gaslamp Quarter while visiting downtown San Diego, he…