County's jail maverick retires
One of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department’s leading voices for rehabilitation retired Thursday following a 33-year career. Milo Fitch, 55, chief deputy of the department’s…
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Inside look at Fox 40 anchor Sabrina Rodriguez and fiancé Nicholas Gray's alleged shoplifting conspiracy and drug-manufacturing charges
Life was better than good earlier this summer for Fox40 morning-show reporter and anchor Sabrina Rodriguez—before she was facing shoplifting and conspiracy charges. Or before…
2014 Elly nominees announced
Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance announced its 2014 Elly nominees at a party last night at the West Sacramento Community Center. The annual Elly Award…
Intimacy’s bush league
Joey advises a reader to keep it honest down there.
State Fair ATM launches probe into credit card fraud
A multi-agency operation resulted in the apprehension of an accused financial fraudster Wednesday morning in Sacramento, 12 days after a victim learned a credit card had…
Sandwiches vs. burritos
Jason Segel dissed burritos on Twitter back in 2011. “Sandwiches are better than burritos,” he tweeted. He got a bunch of backlash—deservedly so, in my…
Step out of the triangle
Joey advises a reader to be a friend—not a therapist—when it comes to her friends' drama.
ESSAY: A suburbanite on Sproul
By Haley “Graph” Massara As a left-leaning teenager, I fantasized about moving far away from Granite Bay—that bourgeoisie zit of a town on the nose…
Grow up, man
Joey advises a reader to handle her husband's sarcasm with kid gloves.
Still not satisfied
Joey on whether your man is lazy or tired. Plus: How to tell your girlfriends no and what to do on awkward summer vacations.
One Brown deserves another
Former Gov. Pat Brown's 1959 budget plan provides an outline for California's future.
Domestic-violence fund shrinks
By Lovelle Harris A limited funding source has pitted three local domestic-violence shelters into a debate over who gets what. Sacramento County supervisors recently followed…
Death: A love story
Joey advises a reader to transform grief into personal growth.
'Mad Men' 7.7: Bye bye Bertie
One of the fun recurring bits in a show like Mad Men is watching history get refracted through the creators’ well-positioned lens. In the May…
BottleRock Napa review and photo essay
Outkast’s André 3000 made a fashion statement of sorts. —by Paul Piazza Nineties nostalgia and $20 wine: Last year’s inaugural BottleRock Napa festival was an…
Alleged fugitive engages in quick change, eventual arrest
A quick haircut and change of clothes didn’t keep an alleged fugitive from arrest Monday afternoon in a north Sacramento neighborhood. Officers with the Sacramento…
'Mad Men' 7.5: Nipple for your thoughts
On the male anatomy, the nipple is both sort of pointless and unmistakably human. If you prick it, does it not bleed? And if you…