Essay: We can prevent child abuse
Spending money up-front is better for families—and for taxpayers By Sheila Boxley and Michelle Callejas Child abuse costs Sacramento County more than $700 million a…
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Editor’s note: Have a green holiday
Putting up a traditional live tree is better for the planet than buying an artificial one When I was growing up, artificial Christmas trees were…
Cold shoulder
A co-worker and a girlfriend don’t return affection.
Essay: Not backing down
Planned Parenthood vows to protect reproductive freedom By Jodi Hicks It is hard to believe that as I begin my tenure leading Planned Parenthood Affiliates…
Communication breakdown
A husband and a friend can’t say how they really feel.
A letter from a battleground state
Which Democratic presidential candidate will appeal to swing voters?
Editor’s note: Do-over on transit tax
Transportation sales tax could be back before Sacramento County voters It looks like there will be a second try on a transportation sales tax for…
Welcome to DMV purgatory
Forget REAL ID delays and ‘motor voter’ boondoggle—California’s most dysfunctional agency can’t get a simple license renewal right The line stretched to the door. The ragtag…
Editor’s note: Slow roll to failure?
Sacramento City Council still hasn’t put cash for kids measure on ballot More than 39,000 Sacramento voters signed petitions to put a cash for kids…
Essay: Stop honoring genocide
Roseville must remove a statue of Christopher Columbus By Jose Gonzalez For nearly three years I have reached out multiple times to the Roseville City…
Editor’s note: Never forget
A solemn ceremony serves as reminder of Veterans Day When I started work in Sacramento, America’s war in Afghanistan was surging; the 498 U.S. deaths…
Busy bees
Binging on busyness can become a compulsion.
Tents and tiny houses for the homeless
Sacramento City Councilman Allen Warren’s Renewal Village proposal.
Editor’s note: The campaign sprint
California’s March 3 presidential primary accelerates local races A year from now—Nov. 3, 2020—America will be electing the next president. But first things first. Democrats…
‘One job should be enough’
A new generation of labor leaders advocates for all Americans.
Divorce court
Two experiences with divorce.
Essay: Surviving the blackout
The safety power shutoff is like a reality TV show By Domino Soleil I am a reality TV junkie, mostly the shows like Naked and…