Legal marijuana results in illegal search
Sacramento officers needed more than defendant’s admission he possessed cannabis to search car for gun, judge rules A Sacramento County judge ruled Friday that two…
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The fruits of their labor
Midtown Association splits with Unseen Heroes, a Black-owned events company that operated Midtown Farmers Market for more than 5 years On any given Saturday morning,…
Wear a mask
Editor’s note: With little enforcement, will peer pressure be enough for Californians to do the right thing? Gov. Gavin Newsom hoped that public pressure would…
Snapshots from the protests
A demonstration sponsored by the American Bus Association aimed to raise awareness about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the private bus industry. (Photo…
Slow start for ‘slow streets’
Essay: When the protests started in Sacramento, it made sense to take another look at the project. By Debra Banks It was early March when…
Folsom’s political maverick steps down
Residents say they’ll miss Roger Gaylord’s independent streak and commitment to transparency By Scott Thomas Anderson One-term City Councilman Roger Gaylord, who many viewed as…
Where do we go from here?
Essay: Racial healing will take real work, and the first step is saying that racism is real. By Addie Ellis “Racism is not the shark,…
Inside an officer’s secret police file
City of Sacramento tries to block DUI defendant from accessing disciplinary record of cop who broke Latino man’s arm The city of Sacramento failed on…
Tales of the pandemic
Editor’s note: Have something to say about COVID-19? The State Archives and State Library want you to share. How will history record something so deadly…
Dividing the pie
Editor’s note: How should Sacramento spend $89 million from Uncle Sam? Residents have ideas, but will officials listen? Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council members…
Fundamental change?
Mayor Steinberg puts forward his police reform plan for Sacramento, including an independent inspector general Declaring that “our community is crying out for zero tolerance…
Stat of the week: Nobody got divorced in April
But that doesn’t mean couples are quarantining happily ever after A funny thing happened after Sacramento County issued its first stay-at-home order on March 19:…
Justice doesn’t have to be fiction
Oblivion Comics & Coffee stands with protestors despite damage “How can we sell comics with words like ‘Justice’ or ‘Freedom’ on the covers if we…
Economic justice on hold?
The chairperson of a citizens committee on Measure U will no longer be sidelined A citizens committee created to help follow through on economic justice…
Going dark
Harris Center announces it is closing temporarily due to COVID-19 uncertainty. Could other arts venues follow? Performing arts venues across the Sacramento region are trying…
COVID Victory Gardens
There’s surge of interest in growing vegetables during the pandemic. Sacramento’s community gardens are trying to keep up. A garden is like a new puppy….
First there was civil unrest. Now there are bail hearings.
51 people were arrested for burglarizing Sacramento stores in aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Here’s how one judge is setting bail. The judge and the…