From SN&R’s president: It could be the end
Over the last 30 years, we have financed SN&R with advertising, mainly from local businesses promoting social gatherings at concerts, theaters, galleries and in bars…
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Editor’s note: Will City Hall bite the bullet?
A consultant says Sacramento can save millions, but some ideas target workers and unions A consultant just handed Sacramento City Hall a list of 26…
Essay: Love on the levee
If the city bans camps along the river, where are the homeless supposed to go? By Lacey DeVivo “Peace like charity, begins at home.” Franklin…
Lies and rage
A boyfriend lies about lies, and a girlfriend flips out after sex.
Editor’s note: The campaign slog
After March 3 primary, a long campaign before a long ballot on Nov. 3 With the dust finally settling from the March 3 primary, it’s…
Essay: Fear and hate also spread
Coronavirus outbreak is causing hysteria aimed at Asian Americans By Janice O’Malley Galizio It was 1982, and Vincent Chin was celebrating his upcoming wedding with…
Essay: Making movies
City’s first film commissioner wants to make Sacramento a production destination By Jennifer West One of my favorite childhood memories is going to see a…
Essay: More treatment, but also more shelter
We need to help the mentally ill living on our streets By Darrell Steinberg I have waited 20 years to hear a governor deliver a…
Reality TV is not real life
Reality TV shows are designed to trigger chaos.
Inconvenient truths
Can politicians say them out loud?
Editor’s note: Seeding success
City Hall counts on small Sacramento companies to grow When the media release popped into my email, it looked promising: The city of Sacramento picked…
Playa to plaza
Nonprofit wants to display artwork from Burning Man in Rancho Cordova By Ed Fletcher Imagine you and your best buds touring a vast field of…
Essay: A candidate worth fighting for
Elizabeth Warren has the plans and passion to become the first female president By Janice Rocco I still remember the first time I saw Elizabeth…
Trust issues
A woman abused as a child is having trust issues with her boyfriend.
Cleaning up plastic pollution
The California Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act of 2020 gives us a chance to do just that.
Editor’s note: Shake it up
Should the Democratic nominee pick a Republican running mate? Do you want to be up until the wee hours of Nov. 3 waiting for our…
Essay: Demolishing history
Sacramento is changing and preservationists are outnumbered By James Peyton The Wong Family Benevolent Association on Broadway at 17th Street has looked about the same…