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….
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Cartoon: Blue-hoo
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A little perspective
Editor’s note: In Sacramento’s police reform debate, look at the bigger picture. The city’s rate of police killings is lower than the national average. Sacramento…
What police reform could look like
Editor’s note: After George Floyd’s killing, there are lots of ideas to change policing. But is there the political will? If all the protests, marches…
Under the microscope
Editor’s note: LaTesha Watson is Sacramento’s new public safety watchdog. She’s been under scrutiny, herself. The person may not be a household name, but the…
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….
The thick blue line
Who should investigate peace officers who take a life? California isn’t the only state to grapple with this question. As a stricter use-of-force standard navigates…
California’s revised use-of-force bill may not put more officers on trial, but supporters say it will ‘save lives’
Law enforcement reform groups debate whether, after changes to California Act to Save Lives, it will do what it promises Don’t misunderstand the consensus forming…
The fight for Black Lives Matter Sacramento
With its founder rejecting calls to resign, where does the local chapter go from here? Public accusations of abusive behavior against a leader who won’t…
Black Lives Matter interrupts DA’s speech with silence
Sacramento chapter founder one of two arrested for trespassing after buying tickets to female bar association luncheon White tablecloths, mostly white faces. Cue the woman…