Proposed Sac budget guts police oversight, reduces youth services
The City of Sacramento proposes a fiscal year $1.7 billion budget for 2026-27 that affects more than 400 full-time-equivalent positions. The City of Sacramento has…
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One of Sacramento’s few Black firefighters quits, citing hostile work environment
Past and present city fire department members say that there’s no accountability for bullying, harassment or racist behavior Desmond Lewis wanted to be a firefighter…
Letters: Trump cartoons, Golden 1 Center, DA Schubert
Trump’s golf game Re: “Censure culture” by Clay Jones (Editorial cartoon, Feb. 16): If we take one aspect from Trump’s era we will not see…
Jarring new data shows impact of COVID-19 school closings on students
By Scott Thomas Anderson A question haunting Sacramento leaders and educators for nearly a year has become more pressing as the COVID-19 lockdowns drag on:…
Shop local—it’s more important than ever
Essay: Sacramento can roar back from the COVID-19 recession if we support small businesses By Sean Loloee In the mid-19th century, Sacramento was founded on a…
Making Sacramento streets safer
Editor’s note: City Council considers next steps in plan to end traffic deaths by 2027 On Friday, the city of Sacramento launched its “slow and…
Developer influence, fears of community disintegration woven into new Sacramento thriller
Local author June Gillam tackles a divisive time for the city in her novel ‘House of Hoops’ By Scott Thomas Anderson In 2014, a prolonged…
Developer seeking $30 million in tax subsidies evicts single mother during pandemic
St. Anton Capital is on track to get subsidies for its Natomas apartments, but advocates say it’s using an eviction moratorium loophole to put a…
What is Steinberg’s future?
Editor’s note: A quick primer on the speculation surrounding Sacramento’s mayor Darrell Steinberg was easily elected to four more years as Sacramento’s mayor last March….
Sacramento budget battle
Editor’s note: In first major disagreement, new City Council progressives get outvoted on spending priorities It came as little surprise that the first big fight…
Hurdles for hemp
Editor’s note: Sacramento is relatively friendly to cannabis, but not so much to hemp The city of Sacramento is adding dispensaries for cannabis, but it’s…
Blame game on homeless deaths
Editor’s note: City and county leaders are pointing fingers after winter storm devastates Sacramento’s unhoused In one of his first big moves as mayor, Darrell…
Sign of the times
Editor’s note: Will Sacramento give its blessing to a “Black Lives Matter” sign in a city park? “Black Lives Matter”—the phrase as well as the…
Build back better
Editor’s note: Sacramento refocuses on creating a more inclusive economy, post COVID, but the plan has a curious gap Sacramento’s effort to build a fairer…
Making an impact
Editor’s note: New Sacramento City Council members try to make a difference on housing, COVID and more Katie Valenzuela and Mai Vang aren’t wasting any…
Sacramento’s latest death of man living outdoors echoes in City Hall
Mayor acknowledges homelessness in the city is reaching unimaginable levels during the pandemic By Scott Thomas Anderson It was the type of message George Raya…
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…