Creating an alternative to 911
A new Sacramento office is supposed to handle emergency calls instead of police. Bridgette Dean’s job is to make sure it works. Daniel Hahn spoke…
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The speech Joe Biden should give
‘I promise to serve only one term and to prepare my running mate, Kamala Harris, to become president. She will be the most powerful vice…
‘Strong mayor’ version 2.0
Editor’s note: Steinberg offers term limits and sunset date to get ‘strong mayor’ on the November ballot Will term limits and a sunset date be…
A close and complicated call
Editor’s note: Steinberg has work to do to get his “strong mayor” plan on the November ballot After the Sacramento City Council discussed the latest…
‘Strong mayor,’ plus
Editor’s note: The latest version of “strong mayor” in Sacramento includes other progressive reforms, but is there enough time to rush it on to November…
Infecting while impaired
A new program to keep Sacramentans safe from COVID-19 while sobering up is the first big test for a new office that will handle 911…
Real reform
Essay: Sacramento must lead on police changes. The community commission’s recommendations are a good start. By Mario Guerrero For the past several weeks, our city…
The wrong questions
Essay: For real public safety, we need to invest in preventing violence By Flojaune G. Cofer Our city’s current approach to public safety lacks imagination….
Deescalation and disparities
Attorney General Xavier Becerra issues more guidelines for Sacramento police Attorney General Xavier Becerra called Wednesday for the Sacramento Police Department to require its officers…
‘Strong mayor’ is back
Mayor Steinberg is exploring a potential ballot measure to gain more authority under the city charter Like a zombie, it seems the idea of “strong…
Letters: Defund the police, masks, clubs
Fuzzy thinking Re: “The other victims” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, June 29): Sorry, but that is some fuzzy thinking. Since the Sac police are…
The loudest voice
Editor’s note: Sacramento council members are told the police can’t be fixed, so must be defunded If Sacramento City Council members listen only to the…
What belongs in Sacramento’s 2020 time capsule?
2020 has been such an eventful (read: traumatizing) year already that we’re predicting it’ll be pretty difficult to explain to future generations. So we asked…
Bucking the trend
Editor’s note: Twin Rivers Unified’s school police force isn’t going anywhere In the nationwide wave of police reform, a growing number of school districts are…
State task force on homelessness hopes to use pandemic lessons as a catalyst
Mayor Steinberg co-sponsors bill in Legislature to force municipalities to take action Will the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic make California’s homeless crisis even…
A mission 400 years in the making
Essay: The goals of The Liberation Collective for Black Sacramento go far beyond police reform By Sonia Lewis When people ask if our mission has…
The other victims
Editor’s note: “Defund the Police” has momentum. But what if cutting the Sacramento police budget means more crimes go unsolved? When the Sacramento City Council…