Issue: March 10, 2016
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The cover story this week: Ten things the next mayor must do. A list of
top priorities for the city's next leader, plus interviews with mayoral
candidates Russell Rawlings and Tony "The Tiger" Lopez.
Elsewhere in the issue: Cosmo Garvin reports on proposed RT rate hikes
and route cuts, Nick Miller follows the Right to Rest protest to the
Capitol, Lovelle Harris talks with the leaders of Sacramento's cosmetics
farm-to-face movement, Garrett McCord swoons for Hawks Provisions and
Public House, Willie Clark interviews the owner of a new tintype
photography studio and more.
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10 things the next mayor of Sacramento absolutely needs to accomplish
A to-do list for the leader of the city.
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Longshot mayoral hopeful Russell Rawlings pushes issues that matter to Sacramento’s disenfranchised
“Most people are less than one paycheck away from being on the streets, and it’s a really scary reality.”
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Raging bull: Unlikely mayoral candidate Tony ‘The Tiger’ Lopez enters the ring
But the ex-champ really a contender?
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Public transit’s identity crisis: What’s wrong with Regional Transit and how can it get better?
Amid proposed fare increases, more cuts to service and declining ridership, RT scrambles to figure out who its going to serve.
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Sacramento Right to Rest protest moves from City Hall to state Capitol
Protesters vow to return after show of solidarity with Homelessness Bill of Rights, or SB 876.
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Bad-weather car accidents are dumping diesel fuel into Sacramento storm drains
Hazardous petroleum spills are already up 37% over 2015.
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Former Safe Ground director pushes ‘cabin city’ model for Sacramento
Portable communities could bridge the gap between tent encampments and permanent housing.
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Jenn Rogar backs out of Sacramento City Council race
Teacher cites health reasons, leaving incumbent Steve Hansen unopposed.
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Tech expectations
Sacramento should embrace a future in the tech industry.
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Letters for March 10, 2016
Readers come out strongly against Regional Transit’s relationship with G4S and Beer Week.
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A touchy subject
Joey advises a reader on how to approach talking about sex with his wife.
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Thank you, Jerry Enomoto
January 24, 1926-January 16, 2016: A life lived with love and justice at its core.
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Dan Herrera: Tintype photographer
As photographic technology advances, he’s going more than a century back.
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Farm-to-skin
Sacramento DIY entrepreneurs harvest a new crop of natural beauty products.
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Review: A Masterpiece of Comic … Timing
SN&R reviews B Street Theatre’s production of A Masterpiece of Comic … Timing.
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Review: 7 Homeless Mammoths Wander New England
SN&R reviews Big Idea Theatre’s production of 7 Homeless Mammoths Wander New England.
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Living largesse
Celebrate and support the arts this week with a wide variety of events.
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That’s Mr. Darcy in the corner
City Theatre stages a sweet rendition of the Jane Austen classic.
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Love and Baseball
SN&R reviews Love and Baseball at B Street Theatre.
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Twelfth Night
SN&R reviews Twelfth Night at Sacramento Theatre Company.
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Serial puts the spotlight on radio producers Julie Snyder and Sarah Koenig
Serial co-founders Koenig and Snyder talked long-form journalism, basements and Adnan Syed to a packed house at the Mondavi Center.
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Memorably hazy
Hawks Provisions and Public House may leave you in an emotional, blissful daze.
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Beer bridge
Sudwerk’s Rye of the Lager will effortlessly guide you into spring.
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Deli-worthy
Head to Localis for a huge pastrami sandwich worthy of a Jewish deli.
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Conscious Eating meeting
The Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley will feed minds and stomachs, consciously.
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Keep calm and sing on
Sandra Dolores goes solo, embraces a soft folk sound.
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Eight Gigs: Waning
Waning’s live performances cast psychedelic spells layered with soft, ambient moments, but are often scaled with the darker side of doom.
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Eight Gigs: Andrew Castro
For his fourth EP release, Andrew Castro invites four local singers to the stage.
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Eight Gigs: Bear Hands
Brooklyn-based Bear Hands plays alongside some of the biggest names in indie rock.
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Eight Gigs: Philthy Rich
One of the realest in the Bay Area has gone from rap sheets to rap shows.
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Eight Gigs: Anton Barbeau
A memorable name from the early ‘90s is back to haunt and taunt yet again.
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Eight Gigs: Joseph Kojima Gray’s 45th Birthday Bash
Local musician Joseph Kojima Gray is celebrating his 45th birthday by playing in four of his bands in one night.
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Eight Gigs: Spangler
Local Americana folk-rock band Spangler share their heartfelt harmonies at the Met Department Benefit this Saturday.
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Eight Gigs: Justin Bieber
Mega pop star Justin Bieber comes through town, and obviously you don’t want to go, but probably you have a niece, daughter or cousin who is going to make you.
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Artistic growth
Local singer-songwriter Rebecca Peters drops a single and Ensemble Mik Nawooj reinvents hip-hop.
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Not bloody likely
Yep, it’s a sequel to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen.
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Embrace of the Serpent
Ciro Guerra’s Amazon adventure is an elegy for lost cultures.
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Tina Fey does Tina Fey very well in this darkly comic film about a war correspondent.
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Bye-bye, pot docs?
Do you really need to go to a special clinic just for a medical cannabis recommendation?
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