Voices

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…

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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…




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…



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…



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…


Just getting started

Essay: During this year’s Pride month, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center is in full support of “Black Lives Matter.” By David Heitstuman Each June, the…



Snapshots from the protests

A demonstration sponsored by the American Bus Association aimed to raise awareness about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the private bus industry. (Photo…


A little perspective

Editor’s note: In Sacramento’s police reform debate, look at the bigger picture. The city’s rate of police killings is lower than the national average. Sacramento…