Issue: January 03, 2013
Election night 2012 saw Colorado and Washington residents push marijuana out of the closet. Now that the weed is freed in two Western states, will California be the next state to legalize? In this week's feature, SN&R contributor David Downs takes a look at what we know about legalization and what we've learned from Colorado and Washington to make a few educated guesses about the future of marijuana in the laid-back state.
In Frontlines, SN&R staff writer Raheem F. Hosseini looks into what seems like an increase in female-on-male domestic violence. Is this a real trend, or is it just that men are more likely to call the police than they once were? Also, Michael Montgomery writes about what will happen now that prisoners convicted under “three strikes” can petition for re-sentencing.
And in Arts&Entertainment, SN&R gets your backside covered with workout and nutrition tips to help bust through that lazy winter hibernation. Contributor Steph Rodriguez talks to Sacramento fitness, health, and beauty experts about how to bust out of the post-holiday blahs. In Music, Rodriguez interviews vocalist Victor Salaza of The Left Hand.
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The high road to marijuana legalization in California
Will California be the next state to legalize marijuana?
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Billion-dollar doobie?
Zeroing in on the economic impact of marijuana legalization in California.
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Marijuana's short game
Forget 2014 or 2016: What's going to happen with cannabis next year in California?
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Girl-on-guy violence
Sacramento cops are seeing more men as victims of domestic abuse. But is this an exception or the new normal?
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Strike that
State inmates serving life terms are starting to file resentencing petitions with local judges following the passage of Proposition 36.
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What’s wrong with ‘Avocado’?
A behind-the-scenes look at branding the Affordable Care Act in California.
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Begin again
Maybe 2013 really will be Sacramento's best year ever.
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Letters for January 3, 2013
Readers back up Marcos Breton's view on homelessness and suggest that gun control isn't the solution.
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Give up the resolutions
Joey advises a reader to clarify motivations, set goals and embrace manageable changes.
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Ring the bell, embrace the cracks
Sacramento actress Gay Cooper pours her heart into her character onstage but dreams of working the cartoon mic.
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Closing hospitales
Do Mexicans cause the closures of hospitals?
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Grid-life crisis
Sacramento cops follow-up on muggings in Midtown; suggestions for city council's post-arena 2013 future.
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Cure for the common cold front
SN&R's got your backside covered with workout and nutrition tips to help bust through that lazy winter hibernation.
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One drag queen and a baby
Jerry Lee kicks out the stops in a one-man show about a drag queen trying to get a baby to stop crying.
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Mixed media
Sacramento filmmaker Sarah Barbulesco heads to the stage to direct Remember Isobel at the Ooley Theatre.
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The first 66 days
Forget New Year's resolutions—just try to make those changes, day by day.
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Slow down, eat soup
HL Hot Pot serves up soup, fosters sampling, sharing and a friendly spirit.
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Rare-beer woes
Sacramento gets some Trappist Westvleteren 12—and tales of sorrow.
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International love
Koreana Plaza finishes its remodel and now calls itself KP International Market.
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Tempted by a fruit
Mamba Sour Fruit Chews are a pleasant vegan sweet-tooth indulgence.
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Bleed romantic
Sacramento band the Left Hand plays not-so-silly love songs with its touchy-feely horror punk.
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Thurs., Jan. 3, The Smartest Man in the World
Whose Line Is It Anyway? comedian visits Sacramento to do a podcast and tell jokes.
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Fri., Jan. 4, Thom Stockton
A rapper from Stockton and local hip-hop heavyweights put on a showcase at Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub on Friday, January 4.
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Sat., Jan. 5, Ifamodupe
This Sacramento singer brings the slow-jam soul and spirituality of the ’70s to her show at Naked Lounge Downtown on Saturday, January 5.
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Sun., Jan. 6, Steve Earle
Country and folk rocker visits the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley on Sunday, January 6.
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Mon., Jan. 7, Whore Paint
These ladies will churn out feminist post-punk that’ll peel the makeup right off your face on Monday, January 7, at the Davis Bike Collective.
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Mon., Jan. 7, Reel Big Fish
Popular ’90s ska band visits Ace of Spades on Monday, January 7.
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Wed., Jan. 9, Ninety Miles
American jazz and Cuban music blend at this band’s four-day stint at the Mondavi Center Wednesday, January 9, through Saturday, January 12.
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Thur., Jan. 10, Art Mix
It’s like Dumpster diving at a craft fair with Dean Haakenson stalking you—but classier.
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Disastrous, with little relief
There's skill in the depiction of the tsunami, but not so much in the tone-deaf selection of wealthy vacationing Westerners for protagonists.
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Kids and pot
Ngaio on how to talk to your kids about marijuana.
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