Issue: November 12, 2015
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The cover story this week: The right to lose. Even in California,
reproductive rights aren't safe. Raheem F. Hosseini investigates why the
state's most vulnerable women are more at risk than ever.
Elsewhere in the issue: Graham Womack breaks down the city's new plan
for Midtown, Nick Miller follows recent minimum-wage protests, Janelle
Bitker finds legit izakaya-style dining in Davis, Ngaio Bealum
celebrates the defeat of bad marijuana legislation in Ohio and more.
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Right to lose: How anti-abortionists are winning
Even in California, reproductive rights aren’t safe. Learn why the state’s most vulnerable women are more at risk than ever.
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David Daleiden's homegrown anti-abortion scandal
How one Davis native’s illicitly recorded Planned Parenthood videos reignited the national anti-choice movement.
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City proposes turning major central-city streets into two lanes, other not-car-friendly improvements
The makeover is called “Grid 2.0.”
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Labor activists continue push for $15
Activists claim city minimum-wage increase amounts to less money for workers.
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State, Sacramento County authorities arrest 10 off list of prohibited gun owners
Nearly 14,000 people flagged in California's Armed Prohibited Persons System.
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Racial disparities prove stubborn in study of California's young homicide victims
Sacramento County ranks 13th in rate of homicide victims who are 10 to 24.
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California flu deaths spur vaccination reminder
Sacramento County hosting its last free flu clinic.
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Letters for November 12, 2015
Readers express thoughts on budget cuts at Sac State and the Nextdoor app.
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The right thing
Sacramento must do even more to help homeless people.
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Leon Lee, local baseball legend
We ask Lee about getting more kids into baseball and supporting inner-city youth.
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Was our water safe?
We’ve got some very serious questions about the Department of Utilities.
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Flesh for fantasy
Sacramento's live action role-playing community levels up.
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The Iceman Cometh
SN&R reviews the Actor Workshop of Sacramento's production of The Iceman Cometh.
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Review: Rhinoceros
SN&R reviews Falcon Eye Theatre's production of Rhinoceros.
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An all-American arrangement
The weeklong annual Festival of New American Music held at Sac State hosts acclaimed composers and musicians from all over the country.
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Buddy system
Maybe you'll feel better about the upcoming holidays with this musical based on the hit movie Elf.
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Torch Song Trilogy
SN&R reviews Resurrection Theatre's production of Torch Song Trilogy.
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Artmap : Second Saturday
Check this map for a helpful Second Saturday guide.
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Phosphene fantasy
Kerry Cottle's paintings are intricate and mesmerizing.
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‘Pop nostalgia’ and protozoa props
Amy Chan turns organic materials into “cheap plastic goods,” but better.
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Back to a classic
Acclaimed British-Indian choreographer Akram Khan brings his dance troupe to Mondavi Center.
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Color us impressed
Pick up a crayon and find inner peace at the All-American Art Unwind this Saturday, November 14, at area Barnes & Noble stores.
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Bully bait
The author of The Bone Clocks returns with a ghost story of sorts.
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The winner of the second annual Sacramento National Nachos Day Crawl
“Do you want to see a Marg Wahlberg?”
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Legit izakaya
Yakitori Yuchan boasts excellent Japanese food that's affordable for all budgets.
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A healthy beautiful
Liquidology adds solidly healthful foods to its menu; a new gyro spot opens downtown, and Ginger Elizabeth indulges your need for something frozen.
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Better than Hostess
Get nostalgic—and feel good about yourself—with Nido by Magpie's hand pies.
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Tap takeover
Oregon's Deschutes Brewery will take over a Midtown street with a massive number of taps.
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Tough to crack
Black walnuts present some challenges, but they're totally worth the effort.
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Cookie butter monster
This smooth, creamy cookie spread is usually vegan—and always decadent.
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Why Contra is the band who wasn't there
The Sacramento supergroup gets existential.
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Eight Gigs: Martin Birke
Sacramento electronica artist Martin Birke will perform Friday night at Shine.
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Eight Gigs: Sun Valley Gun Club
Local slacker-rock band Sun Valley Gun Club releases its eponymous LP at Old Ironsides.
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Eight Gigs: Gardens & Villa
How about a Saturday of dark disco dance music polished off with indie-pop whimsy?
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Eight Gigs: DLRN
Celebrate DLRN's new record while you celebrate Submerge Magazine's 200th issue.
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Eight Gigs: Mayhem
You have bands with drama, and then you have bands like Mayhem, where one of the former band members straight up murdered a bandmate.
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Eight Gigs: New Found Glory
New Found Glory and Yellowcard prove pop-punk's not dead.
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Eight Gigs: Anderson Ponty Band
Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson collaborates with violinist Jean Luc Ponty as the Anderson Ponty Band at the Crest Theatre.
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Eight Gigs: Joy and Madness
Local funk band Joy and Madness celebrates the release of its latest EP Little Bright World.
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Lost in conviction
This 1950s-era film about exposing the horrors at Auschwitz is doltishly endearing.
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Suffragette
Carey Mulligan stars in this gritty documentation of England's fight over women's votes.
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Love the Coopers
Wait—Amanda Seyfried is Alan Arkin's love interest in this tired holiday flick? Ugh.
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The Peanuts Movie
Good grief! There's hardly anything redeeming about this latest look at the lives of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy.
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Miss You Already
Drew Barrymore and Toni Collete are life-long friends tested by cancer.
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Ohio's (correct) pot rejection
Ngaio cheers on Ohio for denying a truly awful ballot proposal that would have legalized pot for the state.
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