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15 Minutes: There’s a new cannabis chief in town
“Sacramento has really done a lot to make cannabis business opportunities available,” said Davina Smith, the city’s new cannabis program manager. As the new head…
Fearing a pandemic behind bars
Sacramento County’s aging jail system ordered to release more than 400 inmates over coronavirus concerns Gloria Abernathy was panicking that something bad had happened to…
Letters: Coronavirus, jobs, levee, election, etc.
When government is life and death Re: “Stepping up the fight” by Ana B. Ibarra (News, March 12): With each passing day, the world faces…
Elevation during self-isolation
So … How was Barcelona? It was cool for the four days I was there. I have never washed my hands so often in my…
California—state of the unions?
Child-care providers stand on the brink of forming one of the largest unions in state history During last decade’s Great Recession, Rasiene Reece became one…
Essay: The deadbeat state
Rather than just begging for state crumbs, the city of Sacramento should seek compensation for the city resources and services that the state of California…
Sacramento-area faith leaders are in the trenches of the coronavirus battle
By Scott Thomas Anderson Four days before the statewide stay-at-home order, Pastor Mike Ernst of Auburn’s Cornerstone Community Church bumped into Father Brian Rebholtz of…
Ballet in your living room
Sacramento Ballet is putting performances and classes online during coronavirus stay at home order By Patrick Hyun Wilson Sacramento Ballet is making a pledge. The…
Bad timing?
Sacramento City Council endorses sales tax hike for transit and roads The middle of a pandemic when businesses are failing and families are struggling may…
Hungry for takeout?
How does some takeout sound right now? Restaurants throughout Sacramento and across the nation hope that idea spurs home-bound diners to order in tonight during…
Hard lessons
Two-time teacher of the year in legal battle with Twin Rivers over retaliation claims By Scott Thomas Anderson When Mohamed Bashamak immigrated from Ethiopia in…
Editor’s note: Being neighborly
Gov. Newsom enlists Nextdoor to help Californians check on each other during coronavirus crisis Something like Nextdoor seems tailor-made for our new reality of staying…
And they’re off
Cal Expo harness racing is happening during coronavirus crisis, for gamblers, not live fans UPDATE: On April 1, less than two hours before the first…
How to use cannabis safely during a pandemic
COVID-19 sounds like it should be a new cannabis strain. Unfortunately, it’s the official name of the virulent coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe….
Essay: Online yoga
There was no question that we needed to close our doors, but we also know that mindfulness and active healing are more critical now than…
Local music’s (near) future is digital
If you want to support Sac bands during stay at home order, you can go to Bandcamp, an online music platform waiving its fees today…