The critical hour
How small distilleries solved a big breakdown in rural communities’ supply chain when it mattered most By Scott Thomas Anderson Towns across the Sierra foothills…
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Stat of the week: Memorial Day edition
The 326 other people who owe you their lives Because no one crashed or died, the California Highway Patrol was able to throw some shade…
Snapshots from a pandemic
How does he drink that smoothie through a mask? (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson, @runningclocks) Mask up. Get veggies. (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson) Families…
Fresh from Oak Park
Celebrating its 11th year, the Oak Park Farmers Market returns with health and safety measures in place When Food Source permanently closed in March, a…
Emergency Response
Clad in a T-shirt that in Spanish reads “No Human Being Is Illegal,” Sac ACT’s Tere Flores Onofre stands in front of the 2324 L…
Planet V: Restless for restaurants
It’s possible that in the next few days, you may be able to visit your favorite Sacramento restaurant again. Then again, maybe not. While Sacramento…
Some local health officials are choosing retirement over the coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis sure has been hell on local public health officials. Following in the footsteps of top health officials in Orange County and Butte…
Sounding the alarm
Virtual town halls educate and empower the black community during the pandemic By Faye Wilson Kennedy and Kevin Carter In March, we began distributing food,…
Stat of the week: 3,000 coronavirus deaths
How quickly did California reach grim milestone and why should that give reopen boosters pause? It took more than five weeks—38 days, to be precise—for…
Better safe than sorry
Editor’s note: New city programs during the pandemic need to take every precaution City Hall and its partners are brainstorming lots of innovative ways to…
Third World villages
Essay: Why are people in Sacramento homeless encampments having to drink water from hand-washing stations? By Joe Smith The American River Parkway is home to…
Honoring veterans, from a distance
Editor’s note: Memorial Day won’t be the same during the COVID-19 pandemic In some respects, Memorial Day 2020 will be commemorated with the same, time-honored…
A brush with history
How will people look back on art during the coronavirus?
June wedding
A famous Sacramento rose garden is a popular setting, but it’s off limits for gatherings during the pandemic Here’s another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic:…
Data collection
California isn’t asking about the sexual orientation of COVID-19 patients. Legislators and LGBTQ advocates want that to change. In a deadly pandemic, complete data is…
Let the voters decide
Essay: The pandemic doesn’t end the need for better transportation By Glenda Marsh As we deal with the setbacks from COVID-19 and search the horizon…
Delta tunnel advisory committee compelled to work through the pandemic
Were COVID-19-related concerns intentionally downplayed to the Delta Protection Committee? By Scott Thomas Anderson Members of a committee designed to ensure Delta communities and tribal…