A Last Word
All good things must come to an end. And, sadly, this is the Sacramento News & Review’s final California Endowment column—one that has delivered essential…
Read MoreAll good things must come to an end. And, sadly, this is the Sacramento News & Review’s final California Endowment column—one that has delivered essential…
Read MoreWhy are LGBTQ+ people so afraid of the Sacramento Police Department? To find out, SPD is holding virtual “town hall listening sessions” so LGBTQ+ residents…
The joyful parties at The Imaginarium are over for now—and Ian Hadley, the gracious host, misses them. The Imaginarium is not a dance hall but…
The news spread like wildfire in April 2018: A site near Sacramento’s Oak Park district had been chosen for Aggie Square, a megaproject that promised…
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…
Thongxy Phansopha feels lucky to be alive this Christmas. “I am so grateful” not to be dead, the 32-year-old queer nonbinary Laotian American said in…
Delphine Brody, a queer transgender woman who lives in Sacramento, is terrified of the city’s police force. “During emergencies, I avoid calling 911,” Brody told…
In March 2016, Alfred Melbourne walked out of Wasco State Prison in Kern County—free at last. He had served 18 years for assault with a…
Rubie Simonsen has worn many hats. The 30-year-old Sacramentan has been a yoga instructor, a community volunteer, a poet, a website designer and a youth…
As wildfires and a merciless pandemic convulsed California, a Sacramento conference explored 2020’s perils and how minorities are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. The Oct….