Essay: A powerful agenda
SMUD’s new president outlines 2020 to-do list By Rob Kerth My six colleagues on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District board have afforded me quite an…
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Editor’s note: The big count
Success of 2020 Census depends on thousands of temps If you have some free time and want to make sure that California keeps its political…
Taking back the power
Small governments make their stand against PG&E By Scott Thomas Anderson The last light of the year is rising as trucks exit the gates of Nevada…
Essay: A transportation plan for all
Transit coalition says it has a better strategy for Sacramento By Glenda Marsh The Sacramento Transportation Authority is considering a 2020 half-cent sales tax ballot…
Editor’s note: Public comment
For transit sales tax to pass, residents must be heard The Sacramento Transportation Authority needs to work on this whole public input thing, especially when…
Essay: Ready to launch?
Starting a weed business isn’t easy, especially for equity applicants By Eric Luchini Sacramento is one of several California municipalities promoting social equity in the…
Editor’s note: Capitol success
Mayor says Sacramento must get more from state When someone who used to be California’s most powerful legislator makes a point, you have to take…
The future reloaded: 3D-printed guns and the tech that could stop them
Amid growing concern over 3D-printed firearms, one start-up sets out to help authorities detect them The shooting happened so fast that three off-duty officers rushing…
Editor’s note: Driving while high
How will California spot stoned motorists? Two years into legal recreational cannabis in California, the headlines keep coming about this problem or that: vaping deaths,…
The marriage guru
Justin Sterling became a millionaire preaching sexist ideology. Here’s why his kind is doing better than ever. And then out came the penises. There had…
Editor’s note: Out of step on housing?
A ‘transformational’ Sacramento affordable housing project isn’t quick or cheap When it opens, Mirasol Village in Sacramento’s River District will not be your grandfather’s public…
Essay: Supervising the sheriff
New Sacramento County inspector general is only a first step By Patrick Kennedy There is no secret in Sacramento County about the controversy surrounding the…
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…
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…