Issue: June 02, 2011
Hello SN&R reader!
As a nation we're broke--mired in debt, overwhelmed with foreclosures and looking for jobs. But we're spending more than ever on our pets. Don't miss Rachel Leibrock's cover report on Sacramento's pet economy. Elsewhere in this week's issue, find the usual news, opinion, music, arts, food coverage you know will be there in each week's News & Review.
SN&R staff
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Sacramento pet$
As a nation, we’re broke. So why are we spending more than ever on our dogs and cats?
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High-school shuffle
Is it time for a new high school in East Sac? And what about Sac High?
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Canning the grease
Fats, oils and grease, are clogging Sacramento-area sewer systems.
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Not-so Critical Mass
Sacramento’s Critical Mass is down but not out.
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A village, green
The UC Davis West Village, a zero net-energy community, is set to open in the fall.
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If you haven’t killed your lawn yet
Water-conservation tips for those who’ve yet to xeriscape.
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Letters for June 2, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Busting emotional blackmail
Advice on how to recognize emotional blackmail.
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Hey, billionaires
California’s ultrarich and the future of public education.
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We need to make decisions now so our great-great-grandchildren will have food to eat
Sacramento’s Rural-Urban Connections Strategy balances urban growth with farmland preservation.
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Replica of truth
Commemorating the release of Spare Parts and Dismemberment with a reading at Sol Collective.
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Balls are for fetching
The Mexican on spaying and neutering tus perros, and why everybody’s abuelo was Pancho Villa’s best friend.
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The Taylor show
Arena “feasibility” report raises more questions than it answers.
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Outrageous insurance rate hikes
SN&R urges passage of Assembly Bill 52.
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Stop the fearmongering
Lawmakers should cut the demagoguery and work with the governor to fund prisoner realignment.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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All the fest
A roundup of Sacramento and Northern California music festivals during the 2011 season.
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Equivocation
SN&R reviews a new production at the B Street Theatre.
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Hurlyburly
SN&R reviews a new production at the Big Idea Theatre.
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Burst with pride
Sacramento Pride is a local commemoration of the Stonewall riots.
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Don’t bring your club
It’s all about the caveman, when it comes right down to it.
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Think you’re funny? Prove it.
The Sacramento Comedy Spot and The Green Door team up for a sketch-comedy contest.
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Kiss your face
Our writer gets an earful—and then some— of rock legends Kiss at Raley Field this past Sunday.
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Prescription highs
Pharmaceutical companies growing pot is no longer a hippie conspiracy.
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See me, feel me
Hair and Tommy may be oldies, but the youth still love ’em.
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Off the Hook
Sushi Hook’s a fresh catch of American-style sushi and other assorted Japanese fare.
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On the blossom hunt
Ed George of The Peach Farm in Winters grows squash blossoms that are a hot ticket.
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‘The heat of Sataaan!’
The Vegan Black Metal Chef makes (ridiculous and hilarious) vegan pad thai.
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A more perfect union
Sacramento’s Early States have growing pains, but get wiser.
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Thurs, June 2, Foster the People
Pump up the jam with Foster the People at Harlow’s.
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Fri, June 3, Breathe Owl Breathe
Breathe Owl Breathe will bring its brand of folk rock to share the stage with Sea of Bees and David Williams at Sophia’s in Davis.
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Sat, June 4, Tape Deck Mountain
Check out the band’s newfound richness and attention to detail at Luigi’s this weekend.
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Sat, June 4, Old 97’s
Old 97’s blend pop and country and are touring to Sacramento’s Harlow’s on the strength of a new release.
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Sat, June 4, In the No
At Swabbies for Shannapalooza Festival (sounds like a crazy good time)!
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Wed, June 8, Pete Escovedo
Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra will light up the Sacramento library to highlight a touring exhibition on display.
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Thurs, June 9, Cali Swag District
You ain’t messin’ with my Dougie!
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Thurs, June 9, Detroit Cobras
You should hope and pray that these guys play your party—or just go see ’em at Blue Lamp.
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Get used to it, cabrones
Diciembre Gris is no stranger to tragedy.
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Bring on the franchise
The latest X-Men installment, mutated.
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The Other Woman
Don Roos’ mercifully shelved 2009 feature The Other Woman, which has finally been released to DVD.
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Kung Fu Panda 2
Kids will love it, and it won’t rot their teeth.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Better than the last two installments, in the way that a broken leg is better than a punctured lung.
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