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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…
Read MoreEssay: 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…
Read MoreEssay: When the protests started in Sacramento, it made sense to take another look at the project. By Debra Banks It was early March when…
Essay: Racial healing will take real work, and the first step is saying that racism is real. By Addie Ellis “Racism is not the shark,…
Editor’s note: Have something to say about COVID-19? The State Archives and State Library want you to share. How will history record something so deadly…
Reinvest police budget Re: “The right response to George Floyd” by Katie Valenzuela (Essay, June 4): I fully support the councilmember-elect’s call to reduce the…
Essay: The change we need in Sacramento goes far beyond policing. The city must devote more to housing and social services. By Logan Dreher Mayor…
Federal stimulus funds must be used to immediately address the suffering among the city’s most vulnerable communities Note: The following does not reflect the opinion…
Essay: Sacramento’s new director of public safety accountability says she learned the hard way By LaTesha Watson There is a sense of urgency in the…
Essay: There is no justice for black communities, with the pandemic and police violence By Kindra Montgomery-Block As a black woman from South Sacramento, I…
Protect businesses Re: “The right response to George Floyd” by Katie Valenzuela (Essay, June 4): As a business owner in Sacramento who had to hold…
Essay: Instead of a curfew and the National Guard, Sacramento should be defunding police and limiting use-of-force By Katie Valenzuela When I watched the video…
Essay: Words are not enough to heal what’s wrong with our communities and law enforcement By Reuven H. Taff A young black Jewish couple in…
Editor’s note: After George Floyd’s killing, there are lots of ideas to change policing. But is there the political will? If all the protests, marches…
The power of adult ed Re: “Not too old to learn” by Jerry Yamashita (Essay, May 26): I also have witnessed the power of adult…
Essay: Other UC medical residents are winning labor contracts, so why not at UC Davis? By Arunima Kohli More than a year ago, UC Davis…
Essay: Governor’s proposal to limit age of charter school students closes a door to those in need By Jerry Yamashita Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently released…
Editor’s note: Sacramento’s Big Day of Giving sets a record during the pandemic, and residents donate time as well as money The Sacramento region’s annual…