A tale of two cities
Editor’s note: Did richer, white voters refuse to help Sacramento’s poor, black and brown kids? The proponents of the March children’s funding ballot measure have…
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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…
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…
Complications of COVID-19
Likely delay in 2020 Census will push back new election districts and perhaps 2022 primary
Danger zone for voters
Editor’s note: During COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats push to ensure safe election in November You probably saw the scenes on April 7 of Wisconsin voters having…
Letters: Coronavirus, jobs, levee, election, etc.
When government is life and death Re: “Stepping up the fight” by Ana B. Ibarra (News, March 12): With each passing day, the world faces…
Editor’s note: The campaign slog
After March 3 primary, a long campaign before a long ballot on Nov. 3 With the dust finally settling from the March 3 primary, it’s…
Vote local: SN&R’s recommendations in key Sacramento races on March 3 ballot
While attention will focus on California’s presidential primary on March 3, the results in local races will have more immediate impact on Sacramento’s future. And…
Editor’s note: Political bedfellows
Sacramento council members split on endorsements For voters—and especially for political junkies—it’s always intriguing to see how elected officials line up in local elections, particularly…
Editor’s note: We draw the lines
New Sacramento panel will try to take politics out of election districts The 2020 Census is a big deal. One reason why is that Sacramento…
Editor’s note: Under the wire
Sacramento City Council beats deadline on cash-for-kids measure, barely More than 39,000 Sacramento voters signed petitions to put a cash-for-kids measure on the ballot, and…
Editor’s note: The campaign sprint
California’s March 3 presidential primary accelerates local races A year from now—Nov. 3, 2020—America will be electing the next president. But first things first. Democrats…
Essay: Running to help the homeless
Candidate for Sacramento County supervisor vows action on housing crisis By Charles Crowder Homelessness in Sacramento has tipped the scales into a full-blown crisis. As…
Essay: A note from the resistance
House must act quickly on impeachment of President Trump By Ellen Chapman In the aftermath of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the U.S. House of…
Editor’s note: The surrogate
West Sacramento mayor is stumping for Pete Buttigieg These days, Christopher Cabaldon has two jobs plus a side gig. He’s mayor of West Sacramento and…
Essay: Change agent
Sac council candidate vows police, environmental and economic reform By James “Faygo” Clark You may have seen me around town with Kozmo, my furry companion….
To impeach or not to impeach
For Democrats and progressives, that is the question The long-simmering debate among Democrats and progressives is about to boil over: To impeach President Donald Trump…