COVID for the holidays
Editor’s note: Yolo County narrowly avoided a stricter lockdown. Now, public health officials there and elsewhere are trying to prevent a spike during the holidays….
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5* ways to save America from America
The 2020 election revealed just how broken we are. Will we reassemble the pieces? If you’re reading this, America somehow survived its president’s coup attempts….
The Trump stain
The damage done to America by Donald Trump will take decades to repair By Sasha Abramsky Four years ago, in those horrific days surrounding Donald…
Sentimental journey
Jason Burt honors his grandfather by releasing a jazz album recorded during World War II First, you hear the sound of a needle roughly dragging…
Checking out
Sacramento City Hall continues to lose Black managers despite diversity efforts On paper at least, this city of Sacramento employee seems to have a great…
With the Holbrooke Hotel’s restoration, a piece of California history gets second life
After months of work, one of the most historic hotels in the West can take visitors back in time By Scott Thomas Anderson For 169…
Progress lost
Editor’s note: Sacramento County goes backwards on COVID-19 and must limit indoor businesses again Sacramento County took a significant step backwards Nov. 10 in its…
Steady as a Valley oak
Ray Tretheway retires after 30 years as executive director of the Sacramento Tree Foundation For nearly four decades, Ray Tretheway has been as strong and…
Biden’s big challenge
Editor’s note: The president-elect faces very difficult work to fix the mess Trump is leaving behind Our long national nightmare looks like it’s nearly over….
Newcomers headed to Sacramento council
Loloee holds big lead in District 2, while Vang and Simmons neck and neck in District 8 When Sistah Pat Roundtreerivers, co-pastor of For His…
Sacramento rent control collides with green wall of cash
By Scott Thomas Anderson A three-year effort to bring strong rent control to the city of Sacramento failed on election night after local and national…
Steinberg’s big gamble
Editor’s note: The mayor wanted more power, but his resounding defeat at the polls will weaken him Mayor Darrell Steinberg easily won re-election in March,…
Forced labor trial reveals a disturbing side of human trafficking
Ads placed overseas for housekeepers and nannies were a gateway to abuse A Sacramento couple was sentenced to 15 years each in federal prison for…
A landmark for cannabis equity
Sacramento City Council approves 10 new dispensaries for minority owners In a landmark decision, the Sacramento City Council unanimously voted to add 10 new storefront…
Letters: Election, megadonor, COVID19, jail suicides
Subtle racism Re: “Last-minute wrinkle in ‘strong mayor’” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, Oct. 22): Measure A is nothing more than a racist misogynistic power…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of Oct. 29, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Reed Galen is an American political consultant who has worked long…
One of Sacramento’s biggest philanthropists is secretly a Republican megadonor
Building mogul David Lucchetti quietly bankrolls a national conservative agenda Four years ago, before the world tilted, David John Lucchetti stood on a stage waiting…