Sacramento police arrested nearly 50 people during a tense three-night period of civil unrest sparked by the Memorial Day murder of George Floyd, an African-American…
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Editor’s note: The cause is righteous. The looting is self-defeating. Anyone with common sense and an ounce of humanity knows what happened to George Floyd—a…
Editor’s note: Did richer, white voters refuse to help Sacramento’s poor, black and brown kids? The proponents of the March children’s funding ballot measure have…
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…
One month before viral video ignited calls to fire child-beating cop, another disgraced officer sued to get his job back As civil rights groups clamor…
Wanted: Great ideas for economic justice Proposals are rolling into a committee of experts advising the city of Sacramento on which ideas will best improve…
City Hall tries to turn page on the Stephon Clark case without acknowledging that every review of his death relied on the police investigation of…
Family of police shooting victim—whose initials are ‘SAC’—points to changes in Sacramento since his death, including a new use-of-force law On Aug. 10, family and…
Sacramento citizens panel pushes for economic justice After watching the first three meetings of the citizens committee that will suggest how best to spend Sacramento’s…
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…