The Golden State Killer is about to vanish again—behind bars
Joseph DeAngelo sentenced to die in prison following days of withering victim statements In his final public moment, Joseph DeAngelo couldn’t muster the courage to…
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Heart to Art with Franceska Gamez
Franceska Gamez is co-founder of 1810 Gallery, a member of Trust Your Struggle Collective and co-organizer of Art Hotel and Art Street “1810 really started…
Protecting the mail and the election
Essay: During a pandemic and presidential campaign is no time to be messing with the Postal Service By Doris Matsui On Tuesday, I was at…
California’s most aggressive debt collector sued thousands of customers. Now it says it’s stopping.
The most litigious debt collector in Sacramento County—and possibly California—is retreating from courthouses following an investigation by The Guardian into the company’s aggressive business practices…
Sacramento arts roundup
Abstract, photo-realistic and ceramic art exhibitions opened this month. Plus, new grants for artists. Even with COVID-19 forcing businesses to close again, some local art…
African Americans and cannabis
In the new legal cannabis world, arrests are still higher and opportunities fewer for Blacks Anyone wanting to argue that systematic racism exists in the…
Shape-shifting Secret Center
In an hour talking to Jason Dezember and Scott Miller, two of the three founders of Sacramento’s Secret Center Records, the words “funny” and “fun”…
Heart to Art with Aida Lizalde
Multimedia artist Aida Lizalde explores identity, politics, decolonization and her experience as an immigrant. “It was difficult to feel like I understood what was going…
An environmental leader, again
Essay: SMUD is back on track by committing to carbon neutrality by 2030 By Chris Brown The SMUD board of directors set a new hallmark…
The Bus of the Future
It may not fly through the air like George Jetson’s car, but the new bus service on the Yolo Causeway is all electric—and a sign…
More buses, more trains: SacRT service ramps back up as people get back to work
As businesses and offices reopen after COVID-19 restrictions, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is welcoming back customers and helping them get where they want to…
SacRT trains to get low-profile upgrade: Sacramento-built light rail vehicles part of system-wide modernization
Light rail service in the Sacramento region will soon get a major upgrade, making riding the train easier and more accessible than ever. At the…
Heart to Art with Cloudy
Cloudy writes poetry about love, sexuality, Black bodies, romance, police brutality and self harm. And she’s only 17 years old. It was Chianne Rhodes Carrier’s…
Culture shock
Axis Gallery is among the arts institutions across Sacramento finding ways to face financial difficulties from COVID-19 closures When Richard Gilles first stumbled across Axis…
A prayer for janky Sacramento
Will downtown’s beloved hangouts come back? As the coronavirus pandemic swept the country and shut down California’s capital city, small watering holes that withstood Prohibition,…
Keeping Passengers Safe and Healthy: SacRT outlines precautions to combat COVID-19
Clean, safe and convenient; that’s the experience customers will find as they’re welcomed back to light rail and bus service by the Sacramento Regional Transit…
Look for the helpers
A medic, a teacher and a grocer step up during Sacramento’s time of unrest The term “essential worker” has carried new meaning during the coronavirus…