Letters: Homeless, renters, coronavirus, etc.
No help for homeless Re: “Help the homeless, help stem the pandemic” by Bob Erlenbusch and Faye Wilson Kennedy (Essay, April 1): Myself and my…
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Sacramento tries to stop a COVID-19 disaster in its homeless camps
By Scott Thomas Anderson Last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg stood by Gov. Gavin Newsom in front of a motel that had recently been converted…
Letters: Coronavirus, Trump, taxes, etc.
Trump propaganda We received a postcard from President Trump in our mailbox. It states in bold letters: “PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA.” Reading through…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of April 2, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If all the world’s a stage, where the hell is the…
Letters: Coronavirus, jobs, levee, election, etc.
When government is life and death Re: “Stepping up the fight” by Ana B. Ibarra (News, March 12): With each passing day, the world faces…
Bad timing?
Sacramento City Council endorses sales tax hike for transit and roads The middle of a pandemic when businesses are failing and families are struggling may…
A balanced plan for roads and transit?
A half-cent sales tax measure took a big step toward November ballot A far-reaching spending blueprint for roads and transit in Sacramento County took a…
Playa to plaza
Nonprofit wants to display artwork from Burning Man in Rancho Cordova By Ed Fletcher Imagine you and your best buds touring a vast field of…
Vote local: SN&R’s recommendations in key Sacramento races on March 3 ballot
While attention will focus on California’s presidential primary on March 3, the results in local races will have more immediate impact on Sacramento’s future. And…
Editor’s note: Public comment
For transit sales tax to pass, residents must be heard The Sacramento Transportation Authority needs to work on this whole public input thing, especially when…
Editor’s note: The 99 percent
Sacramento citizens panel pushes for economic justice After watching the first three meetings of the citizens committee that will suggest how best to spend Sacramento’s…
Editor’s note: Revolving door
Sacramento’s former cannabis chief goes to work for a cannabis company In April, Joe Devlin, the city of Sacramento’s cannabis czar, wrote an essay for…
Editor’s note: Does our strong mayor want more power?
Mayor Darrell Steinberg just pulled off a huge triumph on the city budget and Measure U money. It’s only the most recent time he has…
Editor’s note: Calling all writers
SN&R is having a fiction and poetry contest, and the winners will be published on July 18. See the rules for entries below. Lots of…
Editor’s note: Reimagining Sacramento’s waterfront
By Foon Rhee Many of my favorite cities share at least one thing—an exciting waterfront: Barcelona, Paris, Vancouver, Venice and, of course, San Francisco. We’ll…
Dear high school seniors,
Enter your college essays in the SN&R’s tenth annual College Essay Contest… for prizes and fame!
The Man Who Saved Reading
Dana Gioia’s battle for the future of the Arts, literature and critical thinking in America Dana Gioia stepped through a Romanesque archway, looked at the…