A grisly murder. An illegal confession. A 20-year fight to be free.
Two Sacramento detectives denied Tio Sessoms his right to an attorney. So he became his own advocate—in prison. Somewhere in Oklahoma: The walls of the…
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Privacy hacks
Democratic lawmakers in California are quietly attacking their own landmark privacy law The California Consumer Privacy Act was hailed as a milestone for reining in…
Climate change consensus
Even with the suffocating smoke from last season’s deadly wildfires fresh in everyone’s minds, perhaps it’s still surprising just how strongly residents of the Sacramento…
Students insist: Not Goodenough
Elk Grove drama teacher resigns the same week SN&R reports student claims of repeated mistreatment An Elk Grove teacher accused of tormenting her drama students…
Editor’s note: Pension politics
This month comes a yearly ritual: the Sacramento City Council holds budget hearings and a parade of interest groups seek more money—the arts, fire, parks,…
White supremacists are trying to recruit college kids, but it’s not the guy you think
A drone pilot with a confused message masks Sacramento State’s real white supremacy threat A man who admitted drone-dropping propaganda over Sacramento last week told…
Rolling job killer
Sacramento boosts automated cars, but what happens to professional drivers? By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg leaned out from the window of a…
They say their teacher abused them. They say their school let it happen.
After backstage drama, Elk Grove teens force a reckoning with the theater teacher they say mistreated them and the school that didn’t stop her Elijah…
Uncorked potential: Delta wineries are flourishing, though tunnel project could change that
By Scott Thomas Anderson There’s a painting on the wall of Scribner Bend Vineyard, an image of the gentle river bow shimmering in the sun just…
One big unforced turnover
The Kings miss the playoffs and the coach gets fired By Ailene Voisin For much of the season, the Kings exceeded expectations, played an uptempo,…
Sheriff in the shadows
Sacramento County has lacked an inspector general for eight months—and that won’t change any time soon Before he was banished for criticizing the fatal Sheriff’s…
Red alert on arts
Sacramento arts advocates sounded the alarm even before City Manager Howard Chan released his 2019-20 budget proposal on Wednesday. It includes $580,000 for the Creative…
The road to peace: New initiative sees signs of progress in combating gang killings in Sacramento
In 2018, the city of Sacramento managed to escape a grim statistic: It made it 12 months without a child being murdered. Now, an initiative…
The Chinese connection: Federal investigators map an international scheme to produce black market marijuana
A dozen arrests and 100 home seizures result from operations When federal agents finally looked inside the Cadillac, they saw multiple house keys, four garage door…
Getting away with an almost murder
A vindictive pimp shot two men 40 years ago. Two retired sex workers say they covered it up—and it’s why California needs to pass legislation…
Does program help American Muslims—or spy on them?
When it comes to ‘preventing violent extremism,’ critics worry Muslims are the focus—even in California. A Sacramento nonprofit that serves refugees and immigrants has been…
No shelter from the critics
Sacramento mayor defends $40 million shelter plan as the first step toward permanent housing, but faces critics on both sides With critics forming on two…