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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…

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Where do we go from here?

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,…


Tales of the pandemic

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…



Spend like Black Lives Matter

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…


No More Broken Promises

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…


The recipe for police reform

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…


‘Normal’ is not safe

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…



The right response to George Floyd

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…


Racism infects America

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…





Not too old to learn

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…