Editor’s note: My generation
How can struggling millennials do better? Vote You don’t control the life you’re born into—your family, your country and also your generation. I feel lucky…
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The twilight zones
This is what it’s like to live through a PG&E blackout Nearly 80 people crowded into a makeshift outpost in a quiet corner of Grass Valley,…
Essay: Running to help the homeless
Candidate for Sacramento County supervisor vows action on housing crisis By Charles Crowder Homelessness in Sacramento has tipped the scales into a full-blown crisis. As…
Editor’s note: Will residents raise a stink on garbage?
If you oppose Sacramento’s trash rate hike, it’s time to make some noise If Sacramento taxpayers aren’t happy with the proposed garbage rate hike, time…
The court of public opinion
Kings say case closed, but will sexual assault accusation shadow new Coach Luke Walton? When the Sacramento Kings open season No. 35 this weekend with…
No justice, no surprise
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…
Editor’s note: Facing the forever drought
One of California’s largest water recycling projects is coming to Sacramento County California isn’t in an official drought and under mandatory water conservation, but climate…
Essay: A note from the resistance
House must act quickly on impeachment of President Trump By Ellen Chapman In the aftermath of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the U.S. House of…
Essay: An advance for peace
City should renew program that is reducing gun violence By Bill Knowlton In Sacramento we have seen first-hand the challenges and pain caused by gun…
Editor’s note: How to stay in business
Some of the oldest firms in Sacramento share some secrets to success When a longtime local business closes its doors, there’s a lot of attention…