Lifeline for small business
Editor’s note: The deadline is fast approaching to seek city loans to survive the pandemic City Hall is trying to make sure Sacramento’s small businesses…
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15 Minutes: Amanda Nachman, Author, #Qualified
Sacramento transplant Amanda Nachman’s new book, #Qualified: You are More Impressive Than You Realize is scheduled for release on Aug. 18, and includes tips for landing virtual jobs and internships.
Weekly check
Editor’s note: The $600 federal unemployment bonus is about to end, but it has highlighted inequality in America Unless Republican leaders in Congress come to…
The hardest hit
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 recession is hammering women and people of color Working people are bearing the brunt of the recession caused by the COVID-19…
Dividing the pie
Editor’s note: How should Sacramento spend $89 million from Uncle Sam? Residents have ideas, but will officials listen? Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council members…
A terrible toll
Editor’s note: 200,000 dead from COVID-19, so why isn’t America a nation in mourning? On May 27, America passed an unimaginable milestone—100,000 dead in the…
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,…
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…
A slice of Americana
The desire to save Pancake Circus goes beyond city limits
Editor’s note: Workers unite!
On this May Day, we should think about what the economy will look like after the coronavirus pandemic.
Editor’s note: Climate change and coronavirus
Sac and West Sac mayors join the call for a green post-pandemic recovery plan Today is the 50th annual Earth Day, but a very different…
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…
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…
Editor’s note: The future of work
Study shows Sacramento workforce before coronavirus—and challenges ahead What were people doing for work in the Sacramento region before the coronavirus pandemic changed everything? While…
Letters: Coronavirus, Trump, taxes, etc.
Trump propaganda We received a postcard from President Trump in our mailbox. It states in bold letters: “PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA.” Reading through…
Will coronavirus also kill Sacramento businesses?
Local owners grab temporary lifelines, but many businesses may not survive When we get to the other side of this horrific pandemic, our lives and…
Editor’s note: A big dust-up?
Some Sacramento City Council members want to crack down on leaf blowers It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon, and after a rough week at work, you’re…