Editor’s note: Public health and privacy
Sacramento County and state public health departments start releasing COVID-19 numbers for nursing homes Nursing homes are hot spots for COVID-19, but until now, good…
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Vegan comfort food when we need it most
A new restaurant opens in East Sac during the pandemic. And it’s succeeding. This is a strange time to be opening a restaurant, let alone…
A thorny situation
City chops down climbing roses at Sacramento’s historic cemetery Sacramento’s historic City Cemetery and its world-famous rose garden continue to be a prickly subject. This…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of April 16, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries artist Vincent van Gogh got started on his life’s work…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Joel, a barista at Old Soul at the Weatherstone, is continuously cleaning and disinfecting the store on the first official day of the quarantine, March 20….
A pandemic budget
Businesses are closed. Sales taxes are plummeting. But Sacramento officials don’t plan service cuts. It’s budget season at Sacramento City Hall, and in normal times…
Fair-weather fair targets homeless
Portraying unsheltered residents as disease-carrying drug addicts, El Dorado County Fair shows unfriendly side in shelter debate Organizers of the El Dorado County Fair are…
Editor’s note: Terrible timing
Many millennials haven’t recovered from the Great Recession. The coronavirus pandemic is a second devastating blow. Some experts warned that the next economic downturn could…
Concerns grow in City Hall over the mental health toll of COVID-19 and the lockdown
By Scott Thomas Anderson For Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby, the jarring news flooded in from different directions: Police, school officials, parents, neighbors. It…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Buying in excess leaves little for the next person. (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson) Social distancing in line for wine, beer and spirits. (Photo courtesy…
Why restaurants are worth saving
The industry was struggling before coronavirus shutdowns. Restaurants can’t make it on take-out alone. By Jot Condie One of my staff members came to me…
Snapshots from a pandemic
What’s in your backyard? (Photo courtesy of Cassandra Foster) “Since we can’t really go anywhere, I did a macro photo shoot of dandelions in my…
Dining in
Dining out isn’t allowed. Families are cutting expenses. So dinner is often whatever is in the pantry. Weekends used to be a time to hit…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Social distancing. (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson) Deserted downtown streets. (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson)
Letters: Homeless, renters, coronavirus, etc.
No help for homeless Re: “Help the homeless, help stem the pandemic” by Bob Erlenbusch and Faye Wilson Kennedy (Essay, April 1): Myself and my…
Spring flowers
Easter is the first flower-filled event of spring pruned by coronavirus. Florists are in challenging times. Traditionally, this is a big week for florists. In…
A GoFundMe is fast relief for some Sac restaurants
On St. Patrick’s Day, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg shared a “virtual beer” with a group of friends, including journalist Sasha Abramsky. As stay-at-home orders limited…