Q&A with Mermaid Rachel, co-founder of the California Mermaid Convention
From start to fin, Dive Bar’s head mermaid and her mythical sea friends stretch their gills putting on the Golden State’s first mermaid con Merpeople…
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Hunting poachers
On the trail of the outlaw shooters threatening the Pacific Deer Herd By Scott Thomas Anderson A black tail deer ducks under some fallen pine…
Essay: We protect public schools
New CTA leader, who taught in Elk Grove Unified, outlines to-do list for California teachers By Toby Boyd Public education is the cornerstone of our…
His cheating heart
Getting past betrayal and finding a job.
Sacramento clubs are watching you
City requires popular entertainment venues to collect customers’ personal information, but doesn’t require disclosure Privacy advocates are worried the city of Sacramento is making its…
The Girl Inspired Conference Gives Young Women in Sacramento Advice on Success
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Days before she graduated from Pacific Elementary School in South Sacramento, 11-year-old Amyah Davis had a chance to hear successful women speak…
Essay: Rising from the ashes
A rabbi reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Sacramento synagogue arsons By Reuven H. Taff I will never forget Friday, June 18, 1999, when…
Vacationing green
Can individual choices help save the planet? Or is the system too rigged? Fishing isn’t supposed to be as easy as dipping a hook into…
Going green for purple gold: Top wineries with an eco-friendly touch
By Scott Thomas Anderson Books, French wine, fruit and fine weather. That was John Keats’ recipe for happiness and there are spots in our nearby…
Editor’s note: Outside money? Not really
A long list of Sacramento groups are pushing a March 2020 ballot measure to lock in more funding for children and youth services. So why…
Breaking up is hard to do
Unexpected gifts from an ex, and breakup sex.
A crystalized crisis: As meth trafficking surges, doctors and CPS workers struggle with the fall-out
Ten minutes before sunrise, the team hit the house. The FBI SWAT members approached a darkened stretch of 18th Avenue. The street was narrow, crowded…
Essay: Police have no place in gay liberation
By J. Ama Mantey On May 31, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center took a small, yet courageous step towards justice. Given police violence towards marginalized…
Living with climate change: What to worry about and when
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
The fight for Black Lives Matter Sacramento
With its founder rejecting calls to resign, where does the local chapter go from here? Public accusations of abusive behavior against a leader who won’t…
Gag order
Sacramento garden volunteers are being forced to sign a no-comment agreement A prickly situation has sprung up in Sacramento’s most famous rose garden. Volunteers at…
A grisly murder. An illegal confession. A 20-year fight to be free.
Two Sacramento detectives denied Tio Sessoms his right to an attorney. So he became his own advocate—in prison. Somewhere in Oklahoma: The walls of the…