Build back better
Editor’s note: Sacramento refocuses on creating a more inclusive economy, post COVID, but the plan has a curious gap Sacramento’s effort to build a fairer…
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Letters: Biden, Trump, inauguration, insurrection, COVID
No justice, no healing Re: “‘We will not heal and unify with words alone’” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, Jan. 19): Where’s the part where…
The color of COVID
Editor’s note: Studies show that racial disparities in the pandemic go far beyond health The COVID-19 pandemic has hit particularly hard at communities of color…
Snapshots from the state Capitol
A National Guard soldier stands outside the State Library across from the Capitol on Jan. 16. Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed the California National Guard to…
‘We will not heal and unify with words alone’
Editor’s note: The high points of the inaugural address Joe Biden should deliver I tried my hand at writing a suggested version of Joe Biden’s…
Making an impact
Editor’s note: New Sacramento City Council members try to make a difference on housing, COVID and more Katie Valenzuela and Mai Vang aren’t wasting any…
Chaos closer to home
Essay: Incendiary rhetoric by politicians is in Sacramento as well as D.C., and it’s not good for our democracy By Jeff Burdick As those of…
The roundup: Gun violence, vanity superspreaders and uncaring CARES Act contractor make for rough start to 2021
New year, same social diseases If self-destructive behavior wasn’t contagious before, it sure felt like it during the first, way-too-tragically-eventful week of 2021. A violent…
Never forget the #SeditiousGOP caucus
Editor’s note: Republican leaders call for unity and healing after the insurrection they helped encourage There’s lots of talk and commentary about what should happen…
Letters: Trump, Capitol insurrection
Trump is responsible Re: “Donald J. Trump, tinhorn dictator” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, Jan. 4): Damn right. Trump is directly responsible for what’s happening…
Happy Nude Year!
Dear Readers, Happy Nude Year! 2020 stripped us of our comfort zones and carried us naked into what really matters. As the calendar turns, let’s…
Letters: Biden, Republicans, law enforcement, etc.
No time for compromise Re: “How to make progress in the next four years” by Jeff vonKaenel (Greenlight, Dec. 15): Jeff vonKaenel is calling for…
Letters: Delta tunnel, Sacramento Zoo, Biden, coronavirus, homeless
Unheard voices Re: “State’s largest water district ignores tribes, conservationists, ratepayers on Delta tunnel” by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, Dec. 9): Shame on MWD and…
How to make progress in the next four years
To move the country forward, we’ll need to find common ground The election is over. The results are in. And the outcome is painfully clear….
We met the enemy—and it isn’t 2020
While it’s true our 2020 losses have been brutal, the “worst year ever” label is drama and distraction Kick split-thinking to the curb: 2020 isn’t…
Dr. Kasirye is the leader we need
Essay: Sacramento County should promote its public health officer to get through COVID-19 pandemic By Phillip Summers Sacramento County is experiencing multiple severe crises. First…
Making police reform work in Sacramento
Editor’s note: Citizens commission recommends millions more for community groups to respond to mentally ill After all the debate and protests for police reform this…