Issue: August 07, 2014
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The feature story this week: The science of being happy. Maybe Pharrell
is right. Local scientists and experts share five ways to lead a better
life.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller reports on former Fox40 anchor
Sabrina Rodriguez's alleged crime spree, Cosmo Garvin surveys Mayor
Kevin Johnson's millions in "behest" donations, Janelle Bitker takes the
pulse of Sacramento's EDM scene, Shoka highlights this weekend's best
Second Saturday shows and more.
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The science of being happy
Maybe Pharrell was right. Local scientists and experts share five ways to lead a better life.
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In depth look at Fox40 anchor Sabrina Rodriguez's alleged shoplifting conspiracy
And let’s not forget her fiancé's marijauana, arson and battery charges.
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California marijuana industry, legislators and law enforcement can’t yet agree on how to regulate medical cannabis
Bill moving through Capitol this month with mixed support.
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Sacramento’s disease detectives on the trail of a virulent tuberculosis outbreak
The most recent outbreak of the airborne bacteria—at one time the biggest killer in America—infected a female student at Grant Union High School.
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Wholly unaffordable
Whole Foods Market's upcoming move into Midtown makes for a big, expensive community problem.
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Letters for August 7, 2014
SN&R readers write in about Nestlé, Sacramento's public drinking water and the drought.
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Fantasy real talk
Joey advises readers to wise up and back off from their not-so-eager partners.
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A journalist’s Twitter nightmare
CNN exiles a correspondent for expressing human reaction during war.
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Turning around a troubled district
Twin Rivers Unified School District Superintendent Steven Martinez is making a difference.
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Keep your feet clean
Too much too drink? This Placer County microwinery owner can turn water into wine.
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Mexican food’s revenge
The Mexican talks about diarrhea and sex education.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson’s perpetual money machine keeps on raking in big-dollar donations
Mayor Kevin Johnson’s perpetual money machine keeps on raking in big-dollar donations.
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Israel must end war first, show national character, move beyond mindless hunt for revenge
Israel should end the war now—for Israel’s sake.
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Gimme a crunk beat
As the local EDM scene grows up, Sacramento and Davis-area underground artists ask if it can—or should—find mainstream success.
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Ha-ha, you’re dead
SN&R previews Katie Rubin's one-woman show Why I Died, A Comedy! at Capital Stage.
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Short-run stage samplings
SN&R previews a number of short-run performances happening this week.
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There will be kilt
SN&R previews Brigadoon at California Musical Theatre's Music Circus.
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The Language Archive
SN&R reviews a production by Big Idea Theatre.
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As You Like It
SN&R reviews a production by the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.
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Before the lens
Kurt Edward Fishback shows landscape photography at Archival Gallery.
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Spellbinding beasts
Margaryta Chaplinska shows her work at Sacramento Temporary Contemporary's animal-themed group show.
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Street style
En Em Art Space, a new gallery on Broadway, debuts this month with Gabriel Luis Perez's mixed-media artwork.
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Sutter’s landing
Davis artist Sean K. Sutter captures California in a new light.
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Not just for rich foodies
SN&R previews a free farm-to-fork discussion.
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Just move it
The MarchForth Marching Band brings the party to the Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City on Friday, August 8.
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The fiction maker
This guide to the late Chilean novelist’s work and process is sharp and accessible.
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Jalisco dreamin’
Zazon Guadalajara Grill’s scope of Mexican food goes far beyond the California border.
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Pizza, pizza
Some Sacramento pizza places close, others open.
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Plants tho
Richard Watts’ Vegan Sidekick website and comics are funny (and sad) because they’re true.
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Israel Vibration proves that slow and steady wins the race
After more than four decades, the members of Israel Vibration have earned the right to set their own schedule.
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Sound Advice: Mermaids, cheese and festival edibles
Sister Crayon comes home, Outside Lands goes foodie, and the Goldfield Trading Post opening is delayed.
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Disaster strikes out
This storm-disaster flick is just a rehash of the 1996 film Twister. Too soon!
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Guardians of the Galaxy
Chris Pratt is a superhero and Bradley Cooper a raccoon in this latest Marvel Comics flick.
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The fest season
Ngaio does a roundup of West Coast hemp festivals.
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