Sammy’s keeps diners happy
Celebrating 75 years, restaurant reflects jovial owner BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Khalid “Kal” Farhoud was telling a joke. “When you get old, three things happen to…
Read MoreCelebrating 75 years, restaurant reflects jovial owner BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Khalid “Kal” Farhoud was telling a joke. “When you get old, three things happen to…
Read MoreBY EDGAR SANCHEZ Criminal justice reform activists won a huge victory this month, when Sacramento County Supervisors walked away from an $89 million plan to…
Beloved skating rink rebounds from arson fire BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Terrie Kerth walked a visitor out the back door of Iceland Ice Skating Rink and…
For 85 years, this fabled street has been important to the region North Sacramento was originally part of a 44,000-acre land grant made by the…
Family legacy continues at Del Paso business BY ALLEN PIERLEONI One of Sacramento’s oldest thoroughfares is also one of its most dynamic. Each week, join…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is getting cold feet about proceeding with an $89 million expansion of Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center…
A well-known local chef is back with a new destination restaurant in a vibrant part of town BY ALLEN PIERLEONI One of Sacramento’s oldest thoroughfares…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Three months ago, Molly Seely began a new chapter in her life by attending Amplify — a week-long summer camp for girls…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ As recently as 2017, some Sacramento City Council members ducked the volatile issue of rent control, according to pro-tenant community activists. Amid…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ With 2020 fast approaching, community organizer Cha Vang is preoccupied with the golden opportunities the new year will bring for Sacramento communities…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Jovana Fajardo, a pro-tenant community organizer, agree: Crafting citywide rent control is not easy. “If it were…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Just this month, in a stunning move, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to scrap a $1.7 billion jail…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sherie Drawn’s life derailed after she got pulled over by Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies in 2006. According to Drawn, officers searched her…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance (DHA) strives to help people transition from public assistance to financial independence. More than 420,000…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Gina Massey’s South Sacramento apartment has rats and electrical issues —problems, through no fault of her own recently landed her in the…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ In 2017, the Avondale Glen Elder Neighborhood Association (AGENA) wanted to apply for a hefty state grant to help restore Morrison Creek,…
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sarah Kerber attends almost every Sacramento Regional Transit Board meeting. When the Board discusses proposals that might negatively impact public transportation in…