Issue: November 13, 2014
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The cover story this week: Flushing money. Sacramento's big water-meter
install is one of the city's costliest projects ever. Is it also wasting
millions? Joe Rubin investigates.
Elsewhere in the issue: Cosmo Garvin analyzes the city's election
results, Janelle Bitker talks with rancher Michael Bosworth about
elevating locally grown rice from side dish to star, Jim Carnes gives
SN&R's highest rating to two new stage productions, Ngaio Bealum tallies
marijuana's Election Day victories and more.
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Is Sacramento’s costly water-meter install wasting millions?
The city says it's doing what’s necessary to update its water infrastructure. Experts question the reasoning behind the expensive and invasive plan.
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2016, y’all
A trip to Texas reminds that it’s never too soon to start thinking about the 2016 election.
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Letters for November 13, 2014
Readers express thoughts on bicycles, raising the minimum wage in Sacramento and political attack ads.
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Managers versus leaders
Do not sabotage your sanity or prolong your grief by investing romantic feelings into a friendship.
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Ban the baby talk
Let's all agree never to ask, “Do you plan to have kids?”
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Beauty and the brains
Natomas resident Marlena Stell puts on a good face with her Makeup Geek YouTube channel and cosmetics line.
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Learning the right grooves
The Mexican dances around a question about Mexican music and recognizes the 10-year anniversary of the column.
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Underdogs and overlords
Bites shares a Measure L post-mortem, plus dishes on Sacto’s newest radio station.
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Time for Sacramento to raise the minimum wage and pass a living-wage ordinance
Time for Sacramento to raise the minimum wage and pass a living-wage ordinance.
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The rice age
How Michael Bosworth grew one of the Sacramento Valley’s most abundant crops from lowly side dish into a farm-to-fork star.
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Jersey Boys is an impressive Broadway Sacramento season opener.
SN&R reviews a production of Jersey Boys, California Musical Theatre’s Broadway Sacramento season debut.
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Janis Stevens shines in Sacramento Theatre Company’s production of Kate: The Unexamined Life of Katharine Hepburn.
SN&R reviews Sacramento Theatre Company’s production of Kate: The Unexamined Life of Katharine Hepburn.
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Stand-up tragicomedy
Comedian Tig Notaro brings her trademark dry, intimate humor to Assembly Music Hall.
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The Jungle Book
SN&R reviews Big Idea Theatre’s production of The Jungle Book.
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Five Women
SN&R reviews Resurrection Theatre’s production of Five Women.
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Curry, via Chicago
Chicago’s Pizza serves Indian-style pizza, deep-dish pizza and more.
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SN&R dishes out a recipe for vegan tofu pudding dessert.
Learn how to make a delicious Taiwanese dessert out of ingredients found in Sacramento.
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Cake to order
The Porch Restaurant and Bar’s chocolate-banana cake is a new option for vegans looking for a special-occasion dessert.
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Great online expectations
Electronic musician Daniel Trudeau received a digital call to creativity and answered with a new full-length Pregnant album.
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Big venues, small approaches (and turnout)
While the Black Keys struggle to fit their arena settings, classical pianist Jeremy Denk masters the Mondavi.
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’Beyond the Lights’ can’t keep things bright
Minnie Driver and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are mother and daughter in this story of family, showbiz and rent-a-cops.
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Interstellar
Christopher Nolan gets self-important in this weighty new space jam.
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On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter
Director Dana Brown follows in father Bruce Brown's path in this sequel to the classic 1971 motorcycle documentary.
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America proves its love for marijuana
With states across the country legalizing pot, Ngaio looks at the technical aspects of weed freedom.
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