Assisted living—or sitting ducks?
News that the first coronavirus-related death in Sacramento County occurred in an Elk Grove home for the elderly raised the specter that the disease, which…
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Where will hungry students eat?
It feels almost silly to mention now that we’re living in a contagious hellscape, but there was an election on March 3 and at some…
Love in the time of COVID-19
The coronavirus outbreak is changing our lives.
Folsom city miscues
What if Folsom announced an emergency City Council meeting one hour before it started, chose not to livestream it despite having the capability to do…
From SN&R’s president: It could be the end
Over the last 30 years, we have financed SN&R with advertising, mainly from local businesses promoting social gatherings at concerts, theaters, galleries and in bars…
Coronavirus cancellation
Big spring Flower and Garden Show put off by pandemic worries It’s not only vacation travel, sporting events and music festivals that have felt the…
Essay: Fear and hate also spread
Coronavirus outbreak is causing hysteria aimed at Asian Americans By Janice O’Malley Galizio It was 1982, and Vincent Chin was celebrating his upcoming wedding with…
Sensitivity draining
Pandemic fever has reached the Sacramento area, even if the dreaded coronavirus hasn’t. The city of Elk Grove canceled a Chinese New Year celebration, set…