Just getting started
Essay: During this year’s Pride month, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center is in full support of “Black Lives Matter.” By David Heitstuman Each June, the…
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Letters: Folsom politics, police reform
A manipulator Re: “Folsom political maverick steps down” by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, June 17): Roger Gaylord wasn’t a maverick. He was a manipulator who…
Snapshots from the protests
A demonstration sponsored by the American Bus Association aimed to raise awareness about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the private bus industry. (Photo…
A little perspective
Editor’s note: In Sacramento’s police reform debate, look at the bigger picture. The city’s rate of police killings is lower than the national average. Sacramento…
Slow start for ‘slow streets’
Essay: When the protests started in Sacramento, it made sense to take another look at the project. By Debra Banks It was early March when…
Take the pledge
Editor’s note: The “Sacramento squad” is urging elected officials and candidates to “just say no” to police money. It doesn’t quite carry the significance of…
Where do we go from here?
Essay: Racial healing will take real work, and the first step is saying that racism is real. By Addie Ellis “Racism is not the shark,…
Stopping gun violence
Editor’s note: ShotSpotter contract creates another flashpoint in the “Defund the Police” debate In normal times, a contract extension like this would be routine. But…
Tales of the pandemic
Editor’s note: Have something to say about COVID-19? The State Archives and State Library want you to share. How will history record something so deadly…
Snapshots from the protests
Sacramento trans activist Ebony Harper presented “The Certificate of Divadom” to a high school graduate who attended every recent Black Lives Matter protest in Sacramento….
Dividing the pie
Editor’s note: How should Sacramento spend $89 million from Uncle Sam? Residents have ideas, but will officials listen? Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council members…
A lament
By Brittany Gomez I’ve read. I’ve shared. I’ve felt. I’ve feared. A moment of silence. For you, George. For you, Ahmaud. For you, Eric. For…
Letters: Defund the police, George Floyd protests
Reinvest police budget Re: “The right response to George Floyd” by Katie Valenzuela (Essay, June 4): I fully support the councilmember-elect’s call to reduce the…
Spend like Black Lives Matter
Essay: The change we need in Sacramento goes far beyond policing. The city must devote more to housing and social services. By Logan Dreher Mayor…
Snapshots from the protests
The Black and Brown: Shut It Down protest on Sunday started in Southside Park and ended at Cesar Chavez Plaza. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Gomez…
Early warning
Editor’s note: Will reopening lead to local COVID-19 outbreaks? California public health has a new way to check. The protests demanding justice for George Floyd…
The recipe for police reform
Essay: Sacramento’s new director of public safety accountability says she learned the hard way By LaTesha Watson There is a sense of urgency in the…