Letters: Masks, murals, Joe Biden, rent control
Individual choice Re: “What to say to a naked face” by Joey Garcia (Ask Joey, Sept. 3): Why talk to naked faces? My mask is…
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A selection of other Pandemic Heroes
Our readers nominated educators, business owners and community groups Julie Szukalski, teacher, Visions In Education charter school, Carmichael: My son’s teacher at his alma mater,…
Pandemic Heroes
Cover by Serene Lusano SN&R highlights arts groups, businesses, nonprofits and people who have gone above and beyond for the community during the COVID-19 crisis…
What to say to a naked face
What are constructive ways to interact to people refusing to wear masks during the pandemic? Have you been in a public place, dutifully wearing a…
COVID-19 fitness
Urijah Faber keeps his Sacramento gym open despite public health restrictions Since mid-July, gyms in Sacramento County have only been allowed to operate outdoors. But…
Stuck in COVID shutdown
Editor’s note: Hoping to go to the movies or a concert or hang out inside a bar in 2020? Don’t count on it California’s new…
Summer garden woes
Extreme heat and wildfire smoke kill tomatoes and zucchini Record heat and falling ash—what’s a pandemic gardener to do? Many Sacramentans got seriously into food…
A fair share
Editor’s note: Latino business and community leaders demand more to heal COVID-19 devastation Sacramento’s Latino community, among the most devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, could…
Protect essential businesses
Essay: Unless governor and lawmakers pass protections, abusive COVID-19 lawsuits could wipe out small firms By Travis Hausauer If the economic consequences of the COVID-19…
Looking for work
Editor’s note: Post pandemic, will Sacramento workers be ready for available jobs? We’re in the middle of the deadliest pandemic in a century, which has…
Distance learning stinks
Essay: School isn’t as educational not being in the classroom with teachers By Akshaj Mehta I like school. I’ve always been a good student and…
SacRT Steps Up for the Community
Sacramento Regional Transit District has been a national model when it comes to implementing conscientious protocols that keep its customers and employees safe during the…
A costly failure to communicate
Editor’s note: Did dissension damage Sacramento public health’s response to COVID-19? The middle of a deadly pandemic is not a good time for infighting among…
Bad timing on bonds
Sacramento City Council seeks least painful and risky path to make payments on arena, convention center as pandemic cuts into parking, hotel revenues Local businesses…
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…
COVID and crime
Editor’s note: Violence is up during the pandemic and police reform protests America’s cities have been hammered by twin crises—first the COVID-19 pandemic and then…
The people’s budget
Editor’s note: Sacramento activists aren’t waiting for a city charter change to have more say on how tax dollars are spent It’s one of the…