Editor’s note: Revolving door
Sacramento’s former cannabis chief goes to work for a cannabis company In April, Joe Devlin, the city of Sacramento’s cannabis czar, wrote an essay for…
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A little frog shall lead them
Regional Water Authority hopes free moisture meters get customers to conserve How do you persuade people to save water when there isn’t a drought? That’s…
Editor’s note: All in on EVs
Sacramento wants to be America’s electric vehicle capital, but will residents cooperate? Sacramento is betting big on electric cars for lots of good reasons: to…
Living with climate change: Get trained, volunteer
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Essay: Make your mark
Young professionals are helping drive Sacramento’s renaissance By Megan Blackwell Sacramento is in the middle of a once-in-a-generation renaissance, and at the heart of it…
Editor’s note: Name calling
Controversial developer fights for family honor at Crocker Village park Nothing is ever easy with developer Paul Petrovich’s project in Curtis Park. So why should…
Field to vase
American Flowers Week promotes locally grown For Amanda Kitaura, it started with a bag of dahlia tubers from Costco. “I’ve always loved flowers,” she said….
Hot tomato
Sacramento has the sun and heat tomato plants crave. But how much is too much? Sacramento loves tomatoes. The feeling is mutual. Any Sacramentan with…
An unpredictable call. A heavily armed suspect. An ambush that leaves police searching after the death of Officer Tara O’Sullivan.
Issues of domestic violence, access to guns and officer safety collided during rookie officer’s last call in Sacramento By Raheem F. Hosseini and Mozes Zarate…
Editor’s note: A roadblock for Sac pedicabs?
City Hall drafts rules to stop pedicabs from hitting pedestrians When Jeff Rembulat saw pedicabs in the Gaslamp Quarter while visiting downtown San Diego, he…
Living with climate change: Evacuate!
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Essay: Rising from the ashes
A rabbi reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Sacramento synagogue arsons By Reuven H. Taff I will never forget Friday, June 18, 1999, when…
Editor’s note: Does our strong mayor want more power?
Mayor Darrell Steinberg just pulled off a huge triumph on the city budget and Measure U money. It’s only the most recent time he has…
These plants feed themselves
Sacramento’s popular carnivorous plant show moves to Father’s Day weekend Who doesn’t love a flower that gobbles up bugs? That’s part of the allure of…
Editor’s note: Outside money? Not really
A long list of Sacramento groups are pushing a March 2020 ballot measure to lock in more funding for children and youth services. So why…
Essay: Police have no place in gay liberation
By J. Ama Mantey On May 31, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center took a small, yet courageous step towards justice. Given police violence towards marginalized…
Editor’s note: Sutter Health’s big tax break
Sutter Health has a lot at stake in a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit that appears headed to a showdown trial: Its market dominance in Northern California,…