Issue: September 05, 2013
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newspaper for exclusive event picks, columns and cartoons.
The feature this week: Gene Maddaus examines the death of incendiary
journalist Michael Hastings and the government's criminalization of
investigative reporting.
Elsewhere in the issue: Alastair Bland on the future of Medi-Cal
under "Obamacare"; Dave Kempa on Sacramento's most toxic
neighborhoods; Nick Miller on Senate President Pro Tem Darrell
Steinberg's proposed bill to speed up the Kings arena development;
Daniel Barnes and Jim Lane preview the upcoming season's most
anticipated films; Jonathan Mendick previews the Sacramento Film &
Music Festival; Ann Martin Rolke reviews an old-school Italian-food
staple; Brian Palmer interviews LAUNCH Festival headliners Imagine
Dragons; and more.
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War on journalism: Government keeps targeting reporters and their sources
Michael Hastings said, “We've been too easygoing with these guys. We've let them tell us what to print and what not to print.”
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The Medi-Cal mess: Will ’Obamacare' fix things?
Eligible Sacramentans don't sign up, enrollment is awash with paperwork and there's no oversight, so HMOs might not be helping those who do register.
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Activists rally at Capitol for less-polluted low-income neighborhoods
North and south Sacramento's most impoverished and racially diverse neighborhoods are also those most burdened by pollution.
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Critics blast Darrell Steinberg for hooking up Sacramento Kings with special arena bill
Last-minute policy would streamline environmental review, fast-track start of construction, help city with eminent domain.
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Former Mayor Ann Rudin takes on Land Park NIMBYs
Neighbors begrudge approved assisted living facility.
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Gone bike fishin’
Planners hope decoy bicycles put a dent in Midtown thefts.
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Sunday strange
September greets Sacramento police with machete handlers and bench vandals.
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The United States should not attack Syria
American missiles will only fuel regional conflict and perpetuate this tragic proxy war. Have we learned nothing from the past dozen years of war in the Middle East?
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Letters for September 5, 2013
On living homeless in Sacramento, eating superfoods and dissing on Walmart.
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Get a life
Joey advises a reader to stand her marital ground.
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Gov. Jerry Brown's prison pitch is anything but reform
A long-term solution would be to incentivize rehabilitation, as a competing proposal from Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg suggests.
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The hive mind
Artist and entrepreneur Bridget Lewis aims to connect creative types with her new artists' hub.
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Sink or swim, no rafts allowed
The Mexican fields questions about asylum status, and finds that Latino children have the lowest rate of drowning deaths of any ethnicity.
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Why is AT&T trying to stop you from keeping an eye on local government?
Channel 99 is the public-access ghetto.
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Bonnie Lowenthal's Assembly Bill 14 looks unnecessary, but is actually quite relevant
Never judge the chickenshitedness of a bill by its advisory committee.
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Stop spying on and, instead, protect journalists
The world is a dangerous place to be a journalist, with 36 confirmed dead so far in 2013 according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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The Rim Fire reminds Californians we need to plan for the future
If the Rim Fire teaches us anything, it should remind us that none of our resources can be taken for granted. All must be protected, and all are fragile.
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SN&R's fall movie preview: Now watch this
SN&R film critics Daniel Barnes and Jim Lane take on pirates, drug traffickers and Bradley Cooper's perm in this rundown of the season's most anticipated films.
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A Sacramento film's long shots
Stolen Moments director Elisabeth Nunziato talks sweat equity, Sacramento and finishing what she started.
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Tragedy, triumph and thespians
An SN&R theater critic offers a preview of this fall's stage happenings—giving glimpses at productions from both large and small theater groups.
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Two cities, two film festivals
SN&R previews the Nevada City Film Festival and the Sacramento Film & Music Festival, which both happen this week.
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The Bitchslap!
Stand-up comedy night showcases women comics from Northern California.
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Fika (Sacramento Coffee & Innovation Meetup)
Meet with innovative locals over a cup of coffee to kick-start inspiration.
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Yolo Microbrew Festival
Raise money for the Woodland Schools Foundation while drinking beer, listening to music and eating food.
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Go With the Flow
Art exhibition highlights the work of the Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons.
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Gourmet on K Culinary Walking Tour
Tours take foodies on a food crawl on K Street.
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A bunch of Broadway
Todd Ellison visits the Harris Center for the Arts with a handful of musical-theater actors to perform selections from Broadway musicals.
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Time Stands Still
SN&R reviews a production by Ovation Stage.
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Money to sink
Sink your hard-earned cash into this inflatable big-screen TV.
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School for thought
John Owens documents the way educational institutions are screwing up the learning process for today’s students.
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Sister, sister
Real-life siblings Lennon and Maisy Stella fill in the gap before the season two premiere of TV’s Nashville.
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Keep it in the family
This long-standing local eatery serves hearty old-school Italian fare.
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Of farms and forks
Sacramento hosts a series of events this month celebrating its farm-fresh produce.
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Smoothie slipup
Here are some ways of how to make it through September, a.k.a. National Dairy-free Month.
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Open to interpretation at the Launch festival
Just because Imagine Dragons is headlining doesn't mean they're bigheaded rock stars.
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Stand and deliver
&8220;New romantics&8221; rocker Adam Ant returns with a new album and a tour.
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Fri., Sept. 06, Bastards of Young
This local punk group will perform at Midtown BarFly.
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Fri., Sept. 06, the Beach Boys
Classic surf tunes—and probably Hawaiian shirts—will fill Thunder Valley Casino for this show.
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Fri., Sept. 06, Ian Ethan Case
This singer-songwriter plays acoustic music on a double-neck guitar.
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Fri., Sept. 06, Cold Eskimo
Sacramento electropop band headlines at Sophia's Thai Kitchen in Davis.
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Sat., Sept. 07, Sacramento Symphonic Winds
John Philip Sousa is the composer this concert pays tribute to.
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Sun., Sept. 08, Minus the Bear
This high-energy rock group performs as part of the Launch festival.
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Tues., Sept. 10, Middle Class Rut
This rock duo formed in Sacramento returns home to perform at Ace of Spades.
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Thurs., Sept. 12, John Hiatt and the Combo
This singer-songwriter's rootsy sound blends rock with folk and blues.
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Keep it in your headphones
Slasher Flicks, Deerhunter, T.I. and Lil Wayne deliver trippy psychedelia and gangster poses to Sacramento.
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Drive, he said
Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez star in this stalled car-chase flick.
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Closed Circuit
Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall lack chemistry in this unimaginative legal thriller.
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Instructions Not Included
Eugenio Derbez wrote, directed and stars in this messy Spanish-language film about a custody battle.
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What does it mean now that the federal government isn’t suing over legal marijuana?
Ngaio chimes in on Colorado and Washington.
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