Issue: February 12, 2015
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The cover story this week: Love, sex and Rancho Cordova. This
Valentine's Day, it's all about strippers and cheap spaghetti in
suburbia. Nick Miller explores alternative ways to celebrate February 14.
Elsewhere in the issue: Cosmo Garvin reports on citizen efforts to
improve ethics in city government, Jordan Venema investigates the recent
Insight Coffeehouse protests, Aaron Carnes goes backstage for Lasher
Keen's otherworldly musical production, Joey Garcia writes a love letter
to the mayor and more.
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Sex, love and Rancho Cordova
Flush your traditional Valentine's Day and join this writer as he spags out with strippers.
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The shame game
Are the Local 46 carpenters union's tactics fair, or a lame shame game?
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Equal Internet for all
The FCC's February 26 vote on net neutrality isn't just about guaranteeing faster binge-watching streams, it's about improved Internet access for all.
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Letters for February 12, 2015
Readers express thoughts on the under-reported issues of climate change, poverty and Mayor Johnson's “Sacramento 3.0.”
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K.J.: A love letter
Joey pens an open love letter to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson.
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Sacramento Urban Debate League students score a win
What the Sacramento Urban Debate League does for students is not debatable. The kids win.
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Kick, push
Bentley Shine and his crew make long-distance skating trips for those in need, and for themselves.
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Speaking in tongues
If they get mad at you for starting a conversation in Spanish the same way they get mad about you starting in English, the Mexican has a solution.
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Ethically deficient
Activist groups launch series of meetings in hopes of making Sacramento government more open and honest.
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Get with the herd
We cannot continue to allow the everyone's health to be endangered by those who would deny reality.
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Homegrown: Roadside treat
Florence fennel is so common in NorCal you can probably just pick some during your daily commute.
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Lasher Keen crafts a kingdom for its songs
The Nevada City band takes the stage with a new musical that takes them back to the 12th century while moving their sound across the globe.
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Free sex and cussing
SN&R reviews Capital Stage's Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
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In the Red and Brown Water
SN&R reviews Celebration Arts' production of In the Red and Brown Water
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Passion for fashion
Sacramento Fashion Week showcases local talent in the fashion industry.
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Aggie legends
Locally grown UC Davis art department faculty and alumni legends Arneson, De Forest and Natsoulas show their work at Elliott Fouts Gallery.
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Emotional electricity
Kara Maria's paintings at B. Sakata Garo are complicated and electric.
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Skyline view
A New York-based printmaker recreates the Sacramento skyline on the cheap.
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Local emcee Salvin Chahal lets you choose your word adventure
It's up to you to finish writing Salvin Chahal's new poetry collection.
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The pain of living
Greg Baxter's novel tells the emotional and geographical story about a father and son's search for answers following the suicide of a loved one.
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Make out on the bleachers
Spend Valentine's Day watching Andy Warhol's 1963 film Kiss atop artist Nate Page's couchbleachers exhibit at the Verge Center for the Arts.
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Awesome sauce
Asian N Cajun serves a combination of (surprise!) Asian food and Cajun food.
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Off menu: Bring it on down to burger town
Burger Town, located where Headhunters used to be, boasts 14 burgers and seven fry options, the Brunch Boys want to serve you all day, every day.
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Drink Me: Whatever the weather
The salty lemonade at Pho Bac Hoa Viet is good year-round.
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Eat me: Calm that craving
Aura's Galbi Combination makes for yummy winter comfort food.
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Semisweet and starchy
SN&R previews a festival dedicated to sweet potatoes.
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The V Word: Fulfill mint
Add this mint-chocolate-flavored vegan beverage and macaroon to your shopping list.
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William Fitzsimmons breaks out the quiet
After an extended hiatus, the folk singer-songwriter returns with a new album, family and outlook.
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Eight Gigs: Shanna Sordahl
Bay Area cellist brings her innovative classical and avant-garde, modern music to Sacramento.
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Eight Gigs: Terry Hanck
Sax player to honk out some mean, soulful blues at the Torch Club.
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Eight Gigs: Tom Petty Tribute
A bunch of local bands will cover Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers songs.
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Eight Gigs: Jonny Craig
Jonny Craig performs in a hip-hop setting at the Boardwalk.
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Eight Gigs: Fred Eaglesmith
Canadian singer-songwriter visits the Palms Playhouse in Winters.
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Eight Gigs: My Funky Valentine's Dance Party
Dance to some funky music at a Valentine's Day party in Davis.
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Eight Gigs: Broncho
Oklahoma garage-rock group visits a Sacramento nightclub for a free show.
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Eight Gigs: Wild Child
Austin indie-pop group brings a folk-inspired sound with boy-girl harmonies.
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Stand up for royalty
Irma Thomas rightfully demands some respect from a Mondavi crowd; Billy Childs delivered an excellent four-night residency; and Erica Ambrin may have been cut during American Idol's Hollywood week but Sac still loves her.
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Hold off on that acceptance speech
Julianne Moore may be fearing the “Norbit effect” thanks to her role in this hammy flick.
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Still Alice
Julianne Moore is Oscar-ready in this film about a linguistics professor who develops early-onset Alzheimer's.
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Two Days, One Night
Marion Cotillard gives her best performance yet as a working mother who faces bleak sexism at the office.
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The ABCs of THC
Ngaio breaks down marijuana to its smallest bits to explain the chemicals behind the buzz.
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