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Editor’s note: Capitol success
Mayor says Sacramento must get more from state When someone who used to be California’s most powerful legislator makes a point, you have to take…
Essay: Reminders of injustice
Being black and female in Sacramento’s social scene By Kula Koenig Here’s what I—a cisgender, able-bodied black woman—was reminded of while partying the Friday after…
The sound of silence
Advice for communicating with a very quiet nephew.
2020 political resolutions
Our CEO shares his thoughts about what our priorities should be this coming year.
Editor’s note: Driving while high
How will California spot stoned motorists? Two years into legal recreational cannabis in California, the headlines keep coming about this problem or that: vaping deaths,…
Look in the mirror
Everything we struggle with in another person is related to something within ourselves.
2019: These books changed my thinking
Publisher Jeff vonKaenel’s five favorite books of 2019.
Editor’s note: Out of step on housing?
A ‘transformational’ Sacramento affordable housing project isn’t quick or cheap When it opens, Mirasol Village in Sacramento’s River District will not be your grandfather’s public…
Essay: Supervising the sheriff
New Sacramento County inspector general is only a first step By Patrick Kennedy There is no secret in Sacramento County about the controversy surrounding the…
Editor’s note: Feeding the meter
Sacramento’s parking tech is a work in progress It’s free parking for the holidays in parts of downtown, Midtown and Old Sacramento, so enjoy it…
Tinder shame
A 28-year-old hooks up with a high school senior on Tinder.
Mayors’ commission links climate change, social justice
Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change public hearing takes on two big issues.
Essay: Moment of truth on climate
Will local officials listen on 2020 sales tax plan? By David Mogavero In the next several weeks, our elected officials are writing a measure for…
Essay: Childhood trauma lasts a lifetime
California doctors need to know more about the effects By Bob Erlenbusch and Drew Factor “Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health…
Too hot to handle?
A girlfriend flirts, a lot.
Lina Fat left Sacramento a better place
She will be missed.