Essay: More treatment, but also more shelter
We need to help the mentally ill living on our streets By Darrell Steinberg I have waited 20 years to hear a governor deliver a…
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Drought worries
February has been bone dry, but it’s too early to turn on the sprinklers How about this weather? Unusually warm and dry temperatures may make…
Essay: Cannabis, crime and corruption
Retail bans and license limits are bad for marijuana legalization By Diane Goldstein Recently, Sacramento’s cannabis market was embroiled in an international scheme involving Andrey…
Essay: Empowering women
Women of color and transgender Californians are underrepresented in government By Surina Khan The importance of the 2020 presidential election cannot be overstated. The decisions…
Editor’s note: The big count
Success of 2020 Census depends on thousands of temps If you have some free time and want to make sure that California keeps its political…
Editor’s note: Driving while high
How will California spot stoned motorists? Two years into legal recreational cannabis in California, the headlines keep coming about this problem or that: vaping deaths,…
Essay: Childhood trauma lasts a lifetime
California doctors need to know more about the effects By Bob Erlenbusch and Drew Factor “Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health…
Essay: When I’m 64
Older adults have much to offer if they’re not stigmatized By Patty Wait The number of older adults is increasing, and it can be great!…
Essay: Not backing down
Planned Parenthood vows to protect reproductive freedom By Jodi Hicks It is hard to believe that as I begin my tenure leading Planned Parenthood Affiliates…
Fire season
Suburban residents need to be ready for wildfires, too My trees are touching and it’s making me nervous. The more I learn about wildfires—how they…
Editor’s note: The campaign sprint
California’s March 3 presidential primary accelerates local races A year from now—Nov. 3, 2020—America will be electing the next president. But first things first. Democrats…
Essay: Surviving the blackout
The safety power shutoff is like a reality TV show By Domino Soleil I am a reality TV junkie, mostly the shows like Naked and…
Essay: Unite behind the science
Disinformation on vaccines is a threat to public health By Richard Pan “I want you to listen to the scientists. I want you to unite…
Essay: A fair share
People of color should benefit from California cannabis boom By Julian Canete For decades, people of color have been arrested, convicted and incarcerated for cannabis…
Editor’s note: My generation
How can struggling millennials do better? Vote You don’t control the life you’re born into—your family, your country and also your generation. I feel lucky…
Go native
Native plants are good for animals and save water Do something for local wildlife. Plant a native. If you want to help Sacramento birds, bees…
All about begonias
Sacramento hosts national convention for popular plant For the first time in 41 years, Sacramento is the Begonia Capital. Begonia lovers from throughout the country…