Issue: August 23, 2012
Sacramento's booming river-party culture is more than just bros and girls gone wild. It's a brand, an industry--and a nightmare for law enforcement. Whether it's "Rafting Gone Wild" or "Lose Your Liver on the River," these social-media and alcohol-fueled events are under scrutiny. In this week's feature, SN&R staff writer Raheem F. Hosseini gets the scoop about partying hard - and hardly organized - on the American River.
As more elements of the Affordable Care Act - known in some circles as "Obamacare" - become accessible, there are more questions about how it will work. SN&R CEO Jeff vonKaenel interviews Diana S. Dooley, Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, for Frontlines to get some of those questions answered.
SN&R contributor Elizabeth Limbach takes a look at how Burning Man has grown - and what it will mean for the festival over time. Will they even be able to get a permit for 2013? And will Burning Man regulars get sick of the hassle for tickets? Read more in this week's Arts&Culture feature. Also: Aaron Carnes on ElectroPoetic Coffee, Kel Munger on the Christopher Durang Festival, and Becky Grunewald on the new Firestone Public House.
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Rage over troubled water
Sacramento’s booming river-party culture is more than just bros and girls gone wild. It’s a brand, an industry—and a nightmare for law enforcement.
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California Health and Human Services Agency head talks President Barack Obama’s health-care rollout
SN&R speaks with the California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Diana S. Dooley about the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.
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Immigration won’t deport Sacramento’s ‘tamale lady’
Judge closes Juana Reyes’ case after facing deportation for selling tamales outside south Sacramento Walmart.
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UC Davis releases Tahoe state-of-the-lake report
Temperature of water shows uptick, clarity fluctuates.Davis does Tahoe.
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Sacramento considers charging for false fire alarms
City council hears ordinance, considers fees and fines.
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Nu fast food
Auntie Ruth visits the anti-McDonald’s LYFE Kitchen in Palo Alto, California.
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America’s greenest school
UC Davis is the greenest school in the nation, according to Sierra magazine.
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Yes on 37 activists decry pro-GMO booklet targeting schoolchildren
Campaign against propaganda science book going into November election.
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Gun violence, Midtown's worst nightmare and what's next after Joseph A. Long's killing
SN&R co-editor asks, “Where do we go from here, Midtown?”
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Ask Joey: Fireballs of exhilaration
Joey advises a reader to show some backbone.
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Verboten subject
Mitt Romney's secrecy about tax returns speaks volumes.
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Do the worm?
Joel York talks about his favorite tequila recipes, tequila snobs and 12 years on the job as a Centro bartender.
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Intellectual caca smearing
The Mexican encourages the accomplishments of DREAMers and sets a toilet-based reader straight.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson should be more transparent with his private groups and nonprofits
SN&R's editorial board urges the mayor's office to keep things out in the open.
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Downtown Plaza's future should involve housing, housing, housing
Malls are dying all over America. Sacramento's leaders and JMA Ventures should work together to get people living downtown, not shopping.
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Restrict pumping, save salmon
To keep salmon, we need to keep water in the Sacramento Delta.
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Burning Man’s desert storm
Now in its 26th year, Burning Man organizers struggle with ticketing headaches and other growing pains.
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Absurdity unchained
A new Sacramento theater company, Ovation Stage, brings on the crazy with the Christopher Durang Festival.
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In here, it’s so hot
The Green Valley Theatre Company is kicking up its heels in Weimar Germany with Cabaret.
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Hippies and puppies in the park
Woofstock celebrates everything canine related, and features a little bit of music, too.
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Eat a cricket, save the world
Chapul Bars are high in protein, low on carbon impact.
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The year of living awkwardly
Kara Comegys’ Clumsy Year zine is awkward but insightful.
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Shop, find frozen nirvana
The monthly Vox Open Art Market showcases hand-crafted goods—including Popcycle Creamery’s artisanal push pops.
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Radical speculation
Stephen L. Carter’s new book imagines an alternate Abraham Lincoln reality.
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Tea party rules
Our writer’s hard-hitting investigative expose on coffee-shop tea.
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Firestone Public House: Close enough for jazz
The new Firestone Public House delivers solid, unpretentious grub.
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Mikkeller time
All sorts of Danish-brewer action at Pangaea Two Brews Cafe this week.
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Cocktail Week concludes
Sacramento celebrates the art of the cocktail with Midtown Cocktail Week, which continues through the weekend.
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Smells like bean spirit
Beans are a super (delicious, versatile, nutritious and even pretty) food.
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Like chocolate for peanut butter
ElectroPoetic Coffee's poetry-and-jazz mix sparks an intense jolt.
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Politically unmotivated
What political season can't benefit from a few baby-punching jokes? Apparently, ours.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Post-punk Buddha meets Chinese government, abyss-staring ensues.
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The Imposter
A documentary of a real-life sociopath, some gullible rubes, and a pathetically deluded and optimistic family.
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Mr. Spliff goes to Washington
Americans for Safe Access hopes to reschedule cannabis this fall.
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Student Guide
Smart Looks Good On Everyone! It doesn’t matter if you’re green and fresh out of high school or older than some of your professors, college is about finding yourself and tapping into your passions. And, Sacramento is a great place to be a student. Since Students come in all forms, we’ve created this guide with helpful tips and advice from those who’ve been there and done that to help all of you students get through this school year.
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