Weekly check
Editor’s note: The $600 federal unemployment bonus is about to end, but it has highlighted inequality in America Unless Republican leaders in Congress come to…
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Letters: Defund the police, masks, clubs
Fuzzy thinking Re: “The other victims” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, June 29): Sorry, but that is some fuzzy thinking. Since the Sac police are…
The loudest voice
Editor’s note: Sacramento council members are told the police can’t be fixed, so must be defunded If Sacramento City Council members listen only to the…
What belongs in Sacramento’s 2020 time capsule?
2020 has been such an eventful (read: traumatizing) year already that we’re predicting it’ll be pretty difficult to explain to future generations. So we asked…
Bucking the trend
Editor’s note: Twin Rivers Unified’s school police force isn’t going anywhere In the nationwide wave of police reform, a growing number of school districts are…
This is your moment
2020 is showing us that progress doesn’t trickle down from the top—it’s carried upward by the many at the bottom The deepest civil unrest in…
2020 and beyond
Jeff vonKaenel consults his crystal ball about the future of the News & Review It is said that journalism is the first rough draft of…
A mission 400 years in the making
Essay: The goals of The Liberation Collective for Black Sacramento go far beyond police reform By Sonia Lewis When people ask if our mission has…
15 Minutes: Carrie Hennessey, soprano and voice instructor
When not performing in operas worldwide, Carrie Hennessey helps students find their voice. As an in-demand opera and theater performer, Carrie Hennessey has taken her…
The other victims
Editor’s note: “Defund the Police” has momentum. But what if cutting the Sacramento police budget means more crimes go unsolved? When the Sacramento City Council…
Acceptance letters
Editor’s note: West Sac’s offer of community college to every high school graduate is getting attention It may have gone somewhat unnoticed, what with the…
Letters: Masks, statues, police reform
Mandatory masks Re: “Wear a mask” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, June 22): I’ve spoken to management at Safeway, Raley’s, Bel Air and Save Mart,…
The hardest hit
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 recession is hammering women and people of color Working people are bearing the brunt of the recession caused by the COVID-19…
Present tense. Future still unwritten.
COVID-19 attacked our physical, mental and financial health through the loss of loved ones, favored routines and employment. But staying at home also meant we…
Wear a mask
Editor’s note: With little enforcement, will peer pressure be enough for Californians to do the right thing? Gov. Gavin Newsom hoped that public pressure would…
Teaching moment
Essay: The statues of John Sutter and Christopher Columbus glorified white supremacy and needed to be removed. There are other places that should be recognized…
Under pressure
Editor’s note: Sacramento’s mayor offered police reforms. Many Black leaders are demanding more. With no meeting this week, the City Council won’t debate police reform…