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By Kel Munger It’s not surprising that Capital Christian Center pastor Rick Cole decided a publicity stunt was the best way to help Sacramento’s homeless…

By Jacob Waters Fellow Sacramento cyclists, we need to have a talk. We all want to live in a city where biking is a safe,…

By Charis Hill Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the opportunity to enroll in Covered California came at a critical moment in my life….

Nice lapels, Dexter. Dexter Holland addressed the sea of sweaty bodies: “It’s fucking a million degrees here, with fucking a million dust pits, and you’re…

By Rudy Raya California’s thirst is real. It might be difficult to notice the effects of the water shortage when you live downtown or in…

Photo: Mike Miller The verdict’s in: Outside Lands 2014 stepped up its game in food, drink and general festival festivities. The music fell short, though…

By Ken Paglia I’m thinking about giving up on the meet cute. The meet cute, if you don’t know, is the plot device that romantic…

By Jacob Waters Clever apps can soothe life’s minor annoyances, but there’s always someone paying for our convenience. And that’s a problem. Some of these…

Last weekend saw the 24th annual High Sierra Music Festival up in Quincy, and all the stompin’ bluegrass, guitar legends, dreadlocks and oxytocin that came…

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…

By Julie Mumma If you are poor and conspire to rob a fake stash house, go directly to jail. If you are Goldman Sachs and…

Oh, really? [Courtesy of sarachicad.]   On Tuesday, I voted in the same classroom I’ve cast ballots in since 2008. On the white board, someone had…

Trombone Shorty played an electrifying Friday-night set. by Paul Piazza The Sacramento Music Festival transformed Old Sacramento into the musical and party center of the…

By Jacob Waters Pity the intermodal container. Freight containers that could be moved easily from boat to train to truck—“intermodal,” in industry jargon—only became standard…