No reason to expand human cages
Essay: Instead of adding a mental health facility to Main Jail, Sacramento County should expand community treatment By Tifanei Ressl-Moyer Inside the building, it smells…
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First Vote
Angelica Vera-Franco will be in South Sacramento Jan. 20th, watching live history on TV: the inauguration of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United…
Chaos closer to home
Essay: Incendiary rhetoric by politicians is in Sacramento as well as D.C., and it’s not good for our democracy By Jeff Burdick As those of…
Heart to Art with Janine Mapurunga
A Sacramento photographer’s lifelong project documents her grandmother’s house in Brazil The Warehouse Artist Lofts in Sacramento were still under construction when developer Ali Youssefi…
Dr. Kasirye is the leader we need
Essay: Sacramento County should promote its public health officer to get through COVID-19 pandemic By Phillip Summers Sacramento County is experiencing multiple severe crises. First…
Making police reform work in Sacramento
Editor’s note: Citizens commission recommends millions more for community groups to respond to mentally ill After all the debate and protests for police reform this…
Out with the old, in with the new
Essay: After all the travails of 2020, we must keep hope alive for a better 2021 By Reuven H. Taff If ever the saying “Out…
A psychic aunt called me heartless at Thanksgiving. Things got weird at the funeral.
Sixteen years ago, Uncle Bill—which is to say my cousin’s Uncle Bill, an infrequent presence in my life whose reputation as a Southern-bred raconteur cast…
The ‘Stephon Clark law’
Essay: City of Sacramento still hasn’t fully complied with state law on use-of-force by police By Norma Nelson In some ways, the city of Sacramento…
What’s the sound of the other band clapping?
Essay: The COVID-19 pandemic ended live concerts. Live streams just aren’t the same, especially when no one is watching. “I miss live shows” is the…
Closing time?
Editor’s note: California’s struggling restaurants appeal to diners for support, while suing governments over fees California’s struggling restaurants have two major efforts on their menu…
It’s time to redefine public safety
Essay: Youth and violence prevention must be central to any public safety plan By DeAngelo Mack and D’Angelo Smalley The COVID-19 pandemic, plus the racial…
Letters: Election, endorsements, rent control
Protect tenants Re: “Measure C will keep city affordable” by Anthony Lew, Terry Schanz and Katie Valenzuela (Essay, Oct. 13): 100% agree. It will keep…
Don’t be fooled on Measure A
Essay: “Strong mayor” plan makes false promises on accountability and equity and will reduce people power By Jeff Harris and Katie Valenzuela We have a…
Measure A will make equity a core value
Essay: A strong mayor can make sure youths in left-behind neighborhoods get a fair shot By Michael Lynch Most life outcomes can be predicted by…
Measure C will worsen housing crisis
Essay: Sacramento’s rent control initiative is flawed, costly and illegal By Cassandra Jennings, Bob Ward and Mallori Spilker Low- and middle-income families, students, seniors, veterans—struggling…
Measure C will keep city affordable
Essay: Sacramento’s rent control initiative is proven, effective and essential By Anthony Lew, Terry Schanz and Katie Valenzuela On Nov. 3, Sacramento has a decision…