Issue: June 30, 2011
Dear SN&R reader!
California leaves billions-not millions, billions-of unused federal food-stamp dollars on the table each year. Meanwhile, the state's red-tape labyrinth lets millions to go hungry. Hugh Biggar reports on the ins-and-outs, the finger-printing and paperwork, of applying for CalFresh in the Golden State.
Also this week in news: A new report from by UC Davis' Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas concludes that there were more children detained at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Center in the "war on terror" than the U.S.
government admitted. Kel Munger reports.
And in Arts&Culture: The thunderstorms have passed. So, why not have a drink? Lindol French leveled up to more than a few local bars and clubs in his search for the best summer cocktails in Sacramento.
SN&R Staff
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Sacramento food stamps: Lost supper
California leaves billions of unused federal food-stamp dollars on the table each year. Meanwhile, the state’s red-tape labyrinth forces millions to go hungry.
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Food eligibility gap
SN&R talks to the feds about California’s service gap for food stamps.
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Guantánamo’s children
Local human rights center says WikiLeaks shows U.S. government lied (again) about underage detainees.
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So, they think they can dance?
City puts brakes on K Street Mall, teens-only dance club The Cave.
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Slow food safety
Legislature to delay food-handler-certification law implementation until 2012.
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Supreme violence
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on video-game violence doesn’t impact Sacramento GameStop shoppers. Plus, log in to Facebook, help out the Sacramento Tree Foundation.
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A conservation cooperative
California Landscape Conservation Cooperative finds a new home at Sacramento State.
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Living in the future
Is Folsom EcoHousing a blueprint for sustainable living in the 21st century?
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Letters for June 30, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Periodic concerns
His girlfriend’s overly frequent periods are putting the breaks on their sex life.
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New path, new home
A recovering North Sacramentan works with Habitat for Humanity to build a new house for his family.
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Twin visions
Check out Melissa and Melinda Arendt’s group show, Clusterfucks and Countryfolk, at Bows and Arrows gallery.
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PETA blows it big time
PETA couldn’t get any less ethical. And they’re ticking off their friends.
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Micro redevelopment and community gardens for a new Sacramento
Large-scale redevelopment is fine, but why can’t we try something smaller, too?
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Summer buzzin’
Sacramento’s summers are best enjoyed on a patio, armed with a light, fizzy cocktail.
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In a Dark, Dark House
SN&R reviews a new production by Resurrection Theatre.
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Party like a patriot
Find out what your options are with SN&R’s guide to the Fourth of July.
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Wild fun under the stars
Good fun and slamming doors at Main Street Theatre Works.
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Queen for arthritis
The Reserve’s Queen boasts more than 20 percent THC and good CBDs, too.
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Taiga tiger
Stalking—and being stalked by—the endangered Siberian tiger.
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Subtle and real
Julian Barnes’ new collection of short stories examines long-term relationships.
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Extreme endurance
Hell on Two Wheels is a feat, not just for the Race Across America racers, but also for the author.
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Gettin’ nutty in North Sac
The Stoney Inn hosts Tristan Johnson’s Nutty Mondays live comedy show on—you guessed it—Mondays.
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Dog (park) days
Hiking access, cooler temperatures and more dogs make the Bay Area’s dog parks more pleasant than Sacramento’s.
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Clash in the county
Sacramento finally introduced an urgency medical-pot ordinance last week. But patients and activists say the new rules will shut down most dispensaries in the county.
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Mining for ‘or’
Capital Stage says goodbye to the Delta King with a theatrical farce: Liz Duffy Adam’s Or,.
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Jaliscos y mariscos
Taqueria Ay Jalisco delivers with its marsicos, or seafood.
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Pop goes the sicle
Summer’s here and the time is right for licking frozen treats.
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On the down-loquat
The loquat shouldn’t be a secret any longer.
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Forking over choices
The film Forks Over Knives proposes to eliminate animal-based and processed foods to save America.
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Free as a Ghoulie
Kepi Ghoulie headlines Sacramento’s Concerts in the Park this Friday, July 1.
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Fri, July 1, A Thousand Years at Sea
A Thousand Years at Sea plays in Grass Valley.
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Fri, July 1, Favors
Favors plays Friday Night Concerts in the Park with Kepi Ghoulie, Pets and Dog Party.
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Fri, July 1, Step Jayne
Step Jayne brings a blend of goth-, punk- and psych-rock to the Blue Lamp Friday night.
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Sat, July 2, The Temptations
The Temptations bring that ol’ Motown soul and R&B to Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks.
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Sat, July 2, Alela Diane
Alela Diane will bring ’70s-style folk to the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley.
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Mon, July 4, Religious Girls
Happy Fourth of July with Religious Girls at Townhouse Lounge.
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Tues, July 5, Pink Martini
Pink Martini, featuring guest vocalist Storm Large, will perform at UC Davis’ Mondavi Center.
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Wed, July 6, Quintron and Miss Pussycat
Quintron and Miss Pussycat bring music and puppets to Sacramento’s Sol Collective.
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Animal magnetism
Buck Brannaman doesn’t “break” horses, he helps them become partners with humans.
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Kill the Irishman
Jonathan Hensleigh transforms Detroit into 1960s and 1970s Cleveland.
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Sucker Punch
Zack Snyder makes a loud and ludicrously overstylized action film for once.
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Bad Teacher
The worst thing about this movie is its bad attitude about teachers.
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Megan Fox is better off without this fustercluck.
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The Tree of Life
The cosmos expands, life contracts into selfishness and depression.
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