Issue: March 27, 2014
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The feature story this week: Death By Fun. Raheem F. Hosseini
investigates Sacramento's skydiving culture, plus a few other
high-adrenaline hobbies not for the risk-averse.
Elsewhere in the issue: Lovelle Harris talks to the chefs of
Sacramento's pop-up restaurants, Raheem F. Hosseini looks into the
legalities of new regulations for cab drivers, Janelle Bitker sits down
with songwriter Autumn Sky, Ann Martin Rolke dines vegetarian at
Mother, and more.
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Death by fun in Sacramento
Skydiving is deadly, unregulated and growing in popularity. Our writer free-falls to find out why.
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Kill thrills
Here are some other fun ways to die in Sacramento.
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Slow death sentence
Women decry conditions at state prisons, and former inmates say they were misdiagnosed and denied health care.
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Time to help: Hacker Lab co-founder loses nearly everything in house fire
Donate now to help at www.youcaring.com.
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Taxi griper: Some immigrant cabbies think Sacramento's new policies stink
City’s effort to clean up industry proves contentious.
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Wealth equals health
The impact levied by such income disparity penetrates deeper than the pocketbook. It also affects physical well-being.
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Letters for March 27, 2014
SN&R's readers chime in on Yelp, the “gay panic” defense, public transit, charter schools and female chefs.
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Fight or flight?
Joey advises a reader to understand the difference between arguing and fighting.
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Want a longer life?
Doctors should prescribe a “Commitment Prescription.”
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Man of a thousand voices
Ray Nakamoto uses his “money voice” to talk acting, SN&R personals and life behind the mic.
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Sexy time and limes
A serious citrus dilemma and Mexican men who go at 150 humps a minute in the sack.
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The next affirmative action should focus on first-generation college students
There is one way to encourage diversity that doesn't rely on race, and that is to offer programs that encourage the admission and support the academic success of first-generation college students.
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Sacramento needs to do more to end gun violence
We need to get the guns off the streets as a form of triage, a bandage to stop the blood loss from the underlying problems that lead to violence.
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Have restaurant, will travel
Forget overhead, staff and rent—some Sacramento chefs are ditching traditional brick-and-mortar setups in favor of a more transient approach: the pop-up restaurant.
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Born outside the USA
SN&R reviews Immigrants, an original play by Genesis Productions.
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Spring Awakening
SN&R previews an upcoming musical by Falcon's Eye Theatre.
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String fever
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs in Sacramento and Davis in April.
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4000 Miles
SN&R reviews a production of 4000 Miles by Capital Stage.
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The Train Driver
SN&R reviews a production by Celebration Arts.
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These kids are animals
Angela Rossi's humorous anthropomorphic artwork comes on fanciful vintage plates, blank note cards and T-shirts.
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A smart choice
Girl Rising aims to bring education to young women the world over.
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A California man
Miriam Pawel's new biography on Cesar Chavez examines the activist's approach to making change.
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Eating Europe
An SN&R food writer eats his way through Paris and Rome.
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Comfort-food mecca
Mother's creative take on animal-friendly comfort food appeals to vegetarians and carnivores alike.
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Grand opening, grand closing
The Fresh Market closes all of its Sacramento-area stores.
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Cruelty-free is beautiful
It's not that hard to find cosmetics that are vegan and have not been tested on animals: Here are some tips.
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Cute overload
Sacramento singer-songwriter Autumn Sky proves her talent is more than skin deep.
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Sound Advice: The time trippers
The Ballantynes get their '60s on; the members of Finish Ticket are very, very pretty; the Kin robs another joint; and, after getting kicked off The Voice, Jeremy Briggs is back in Sac.
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As a matter of faction
The film version of the popular young-adult novel is good, but never quite manages to emerge from that Hunger Games shadow.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson's latest is a funny and sad delight.
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God's Not Dead
This faith-based drama is largely standard Sunday-school fare.
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On marijuana legalization in California and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s remarks
Ngaio says politicians need to get over the failed war on drugs.
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