Letters: Defund, Trump, City Hall, cold case, wildfires, sheriff
Fear-mongering on fire department Re: “Decision time on ‘Defund the Police‘” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, Sept. 9): Who conflated the firefighters in with the…
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Homeless in a heat wave
Essay: Sacramento’s unhoused are in even more danger from triple-digit temperatures By Faye Lessler and Crystal Sanchez The current heat wave is a reminder that…
Letters: Election, SMUD, the Bee, COVID-19
Won’t beat McClintock Re: “Achilles heel?” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, July 21): As much as I would love for her to win, you should…
An environmental leader, again
Essay: SMUD is back on track by committing to carbon neutrality by 2030 By Chris Brown The SMUD board of directors set a new hallmark…
Pandemic politics
Will voters approve higher taxes for transit and roads during a COVID-19 depression? On Thursday, May 14, the Sacramento Transportation Authority board voted to give…
Planetary do-over?
The coronavirus shutdown is removing 6 billion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere—but it won’t be enough to save Earth The new coronavirus causes a…
Editor’s note: Climate change and coronavirus
Sac and West Sac mayors join the call for a green post-pandemic recovery plan Today is the 50th annual Earth Day, but a very different…
Essay: The right solar power
SMUD is on the wrong track on clean energy By Lee Miller I am surprised at the misinformation SMUD pumped out about its SolarShares program…
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…
Essay: A powerful sisterhood
Women in the Legislature are leading the way to help California families By Toni G. Atkins Former President Barack Obama said something in December that…
Essay: Moment of truth on climate
Will local officials listen on 2020 sales tax plan? By David Mogavero In the next several weeks, our elected officials are writing a measure for…
Editor’s note: Have a green holiday
Putting up a traditional live tree is better for the planet than buying an artificial one When I was growing up, artificial Christmas trees were…
A little frog shall lead them
Regional Water Authority hopes free moisture meters get customers to conserve How do you persuade people to save water when there isn’t a drought? That’s…
Editor’s note: All in on EVs
Sacramento wants to be America’s electric vehicle capital, but will residents cooperate? Sacramento is betting big on electric cars for lots of good reasons: to…
Living with climate change: Get trained, volunteer
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Living with climate change: Fireworks
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Living with climate change: Doctor’s orders
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…