Editor’s note: Feeding the meter
Sacramento’s parking tech is a work in progress It’s free parking for the holidays in parts of downtown, Midtown and Old Sacramento, so enjoy it…
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Essay: Moment of truth on climate
Will local officials listen on 2020 sales tax plan? By David Mogavero In the next several weeks, our elected officials are writing a measure for…
After the storm
Local scientist recalls harrowing moment in voyage to chart how plastics destroy the oceans By Scott Thomas Anderson Kimberly Wooten was in the hull of…
Editor’s note: We draw the lines
New Sacramento panel will try to take politics out of election districts The 2020 Census is a big deal. One reason why is that Sacramento…
Morality play
Broadway Sac’s ill-fated naming rights deal shows power of LGBTQ activists Broadway Sacramento and Dignity Health declared last month that a five-year naming rights deal…
Editor’s note: Under the wire
Sacramento City Council beats deadline on cash-for-kids measure, barely More than 39,000 Sacramento voters signed petitions to put a cash-for-kids measure on the ballot, and…
All decked out
Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour shows off decorators Turkey Day may be a week away, but it’s already looking a lot like Christmas in East…
Essay: We can prevent child abuse
Spending money up-front is better for families—and for taxpayers By Sheila Boxley and Michelle Callejas Child abuse costs Sacramento County more than $700 million a…
Editor’s note: Have a green holiday
Putting up a traditional live tree is better for the planet than buying an artificial one When I was growing up, artificial Christmas trees were…
The last minute gouge
Disabled vet in Rancho Cordova among many hit with no-cause evictions on the eve of new law By Scott Thomas Anderson On Halloween, a disabled veteran…
The problem with K.J.’s comeback
Sacramento didn’t author Kevin Johnson’s political downfall. Will the city support the accused molester’s makeover as a celebrity restaurant owner? By Raheem F. Hosseini and…
Essay: Not backing down
Planned Parenthood vows to protect reproductive freedom By Jodi Hicks It is hard to believe that as I begin my tenure leading Planned Parenthood Affiliates…
To pimp a fire chief
15 years after Fire Department overcame a series of crippling sex scandals, where does chief’s questionable Halloween attire rate? In the grand scheme of firefighter…
Symposium of sin
Sacramento Public Library hosts True Crime Mini-Conference Sacramento isn’t just the capital of California: For decades it has been known to crime aficionados as the…
Editor’s note: Do-over on transit tax
Transportation sales tax could be back before Sacramento County voters It looks like there will be a second try on a transportation sales tax for…
Editor’s note: Slow roll to failure?
Sacramento City Council still hasn’t put cash for kids measure on ballot More than 39,000 Sacramento voters signed petitions to put a cash for kids…
A Russian ‘nesting doll?’
Hillary Clinton camp accuses Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of being too cozy with Kremlin Why in the world are some big-name Democrats going after Rep. Tulsi…