A colossal waste of money
Essay: The $1 billion Capitol Annex Project is not a good deal for taxpayers when the state has more pressing needs By W. Bruce Lee…
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Snapshots from the state Capitol
A National Guard soldier stands outside the State Library across from the Capitol on Jan. 16. Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed the California National Guard to…
June wedding
A famous Sacramento rose garden is a popular setting, but it’s off limits for gatherings during the pandemic Here’s another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic:…
Pox populi
Opinion: More than 1,000 COVID-19 doubters protested California’s stay-home order. (It’s unclear how many brain cells attended.) Like too many of us, the main figure of…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Some parents brought children to the April 20 protest at the state Capitol. “Fear God not Corona.” Children have been out of school since the…
Pruning time
You can’t smell the roses if they’re way over your head It’s time to tell your roses: Knock it off! November’s mostly dry and relatively…
Editor’s note: A capital idea
How much is a Capitol Mall makeover worth? The stretch of Capitol Mall between Tower Bridge and the state Capitol is the closest thing Sacramento…