Essay: Toss out the old rules
A congressional candidate says he’s running on new principles By Jeff Burdick In May, I began campaigning as a progressive for Congress in California’s 7th…
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Editor’s note: Revolving door
Sacramento’s former cannabis chief goes to work for a cannabis company In April, Joe Devlin, the city of Sacramento’s cannabis czar, wrote an essay for…
Essay: The changing Delta’s challenges
More collaboration is crucial to meet worsening problems By Jay Lund The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is essential for the Central Valley’s economy, well-being and ecosystems….
Editor’s note: All in on EVs
Sacramento wants to be America’s electric vehicle capital, but will residents cooperate? Sacramento is betting big on electric cars for lots of good reasons: to…
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….
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…