It’s time to redefine public safety
Essay: Youth and violence prevention must be central to any public safety plan By DeAngelo Mack and D’Angelo Smalley The COVID-19 pandemic, plus the racial…
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COVID fatigue and division
Editor’s note: A new poll and public comments indicate growing distrust of local officials and opposition to the lockdown Many of us have COVID-19 fatigue…
Turning Sacramento orange
Editor’s note: County isn’t going to make its goal of reopening more businesses by Halloween, and top officials may have violated COVID-19 safety rules Sacramento…
October surprise
Editor’s note: Voting early makes sense this election, but it can backfire when there’s a big campaign development It’s a dilemma for voters, especially this…
Letters: Election, endorsements, rent control
Protect tenants Re: “Measure C will keep city affordable” by Anthony Lew, Terry Schanz and Katie Valenzuela (Essay, Oct. 13): 100% agree. It will keep…
Don’t be fooled on Measure A
Essay: “Strong mayor” plan makes false promises on accountability and equity and will reduce people power By Jeff Harris and Katie Valenzuela We have a…
Measure A will make equity a core value
Essay: A strong mayor can make sure youths in left-behind neighborhoods get a fair shot By Michael Lynch Most life outcomes can be predicted by…
Is honor system enough?
Editor’s note: Sacramento County Public Health is counting on businesses to follow COVID-19 safety rules with little enforcement Sacramento County public health officials are trying…
Measure C will worsen housing crisis
Essay: Sacramento’s rent control initiative is flawed, costly and illegal By Cassandra Jennings, Bob Ward and Mallori Spilker Low- and middle-income families, students, seniors, veterans—struggling…
Measure C will keep city affordable
Essay: Sacramento’s rent control initiative is proven, effective and essential By Anthony Lew, Terry Schanz and Katie Valenzuela On Nov. 3, Sacramento has a decision…
Nowhere near done on police reform
Editor’s note: Sacramento’s citizens commission is working on more proposals to weed out bad cops and hold officers accountable The Sacramento City Council and Police…
Letters: Election, Trump, COVID, protests
Political talk Re: “We might lose the election (This is why)” by Joey Garcia (Ask Joey, Oct. 6); Trump supports the Klu Klux Klan—this is…
Vote, as if your life depends on it
Election 2020: My personal endorsements Please vote, as if your world, your family’s world and your great grandchildren’s world depends upon it. While every election…
We might lose the election (This is why)
Sorry to be the bearer of common sense, but if we “just vote” we may lose our democracy. The “Just Vote” campaign doesn’t acknowledge the…
Campaign cash and fuzzy math
Editor’s note: Sheriff Scott Jones and D.A. Anne Marie Schubert are losing their fight against strict donation limits for 2022 election Sacramento County Sheriff Scott…
Lining up on local measures
Editor’s note: Most groups are on same side on strong mayor and rent control, but Sacramento voters who split their ballot may decide outcome Policy-wise,…
It takes a village
Essay: A new countywide collaboration will help Black and Brown residents get through the COVID-19 pandemic By Kindra Montgomery-Block I have deep roots in the…