Profiteering in a pandemic
Essay: Struggling restaurants are being gouged by greedy delivery services. Sacramento should cap their fees. By Dylan Hubka and Joshua Wood Due to COVID-19, the…
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Let the voters decide
Essay: The pandemic doesn’t end the need for better transportation By Glenda Marsh As we deal with the setbacks from COVID-19 and search the horizon…
Theater of the absurd (lawsuit)
Elk Grove drama teacher who quit amid abuse allegations returns with a discrimination claim A discredited drama teacher is flipping the script on why she…
Delta tunnel advisory committee compelled to work through the pandemic
Were COVID-19-related concerns intentionally downplayed to the Delta Protection Committee? By Scott Thomas Anderson Members of a committee designed to ensure Delta communities and tribal…
Under the microscope
Editor’s note: LaTesha Watson is Sacramento’s new public safety watchdog. She’s been under scrutiny, herself. The person may not be a household name, but the…
Pandemic politics
Will voters approve higher taxes for transit and roads during a COVID-19 depression? On Thursday, May 14, the Sacramento Transportation Authority board voted to give…
Snapshots from a pandemic
(Photo courtesy of Cassandra Foster) “My neighbors down the street are elderly and can’t get out. They have a beautiful garden with thousands of poppies….
We got this. A letter to moms.
This Mother’s Day will be unlike any other. For many moms during this nightmare pandemic, it’s really, really hard. And that’s OK. It’s difficult to…
Letters: Convention Center, Pancake Circus
Bad idea before pandemic Re: “Is Sacramento’s big bet badly timed?” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, May 4): Don’t believe for a second that the…
COVID-19 confirmed at Sacramento jail
Accused human trafficker denied emergency bail despite news that a fellow inmate contracted COVID-19 An inmate who was being held in isolation inside the Sacramento…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of May 7, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to Aries author and mythologist Joseph Campbell, “The quest for…
Stimulus check
Mayor Steinberg has a plan for spending $89 million from the feds The city of Sacramento was fortunate to get $89 million from the $2…
15 Minutes: Shalin Butterworth, doula
A doula talks about what it’s like providing pregnancy support during a pandemic
When fired cops sue
One month before viral video ignited calls to fire child-beating cop, another disgraced officer sued to get his job back As civil rights groups clamor…
Will cop be held accountable?
Essay: The videotaped beating of a boy is a moment of truth for Rancho Cordova police As a pastor serving in Rancho Cordova, it is…
Non-essential and unlucky
These Sacramento city employees are getting squeezed the most during COVID-19 pandemic
Snapshots from a pandemic
A teriyaki bowl drive-thru readjusts during COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson) Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates and other businesses on L Street allow in only a…