Issue: November 17, 2016
The cover story this week: As we enter an America under president-elect Donald Trump, a man who calls climate change a hoax, what is at stake and what is the landscape of global warming and greenhouse emissions? Alastair Bland has the story.
Elsewhere in the issue: Sacramento anti-Trump protestors took over the interstate 80 East this past Sunday , Raheem Hosseini reports; Is the dream deferred: what has been lost in American now that we approach a Trump presidency? Sasha Abramsky shares his thoughts. Elsewhere, Sue Frost wins District 4 and the fight between Sheriff Scott Jones and Ami Bera is yet to be decided, Scott Thomas Anderson has the scoop. Also in the book, do you love Sacramento? Steph Rodriguez talked to some locals who wear there love for this city every single day.
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Save the earth
Global warming, greenhouse emissions and Donald Trump—addressing climate-change’s planetwide crisis a year after global leaders convened for the U.N. Climate Talks in Paris.
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A climate change call to action
Six things leaders must prioritize to address climate change.
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California’s disappearing dream
How the drought, hotter temps and a booming population continue to tarnish the Golden State’s environmental future.
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Not their president
Hundreds protest election of Donald Trump throughout Sacramento.
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Local elections go down to the wire
Sue Frost, Measure L, the only clear local winners.
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Silent on abuse: Sacramento report of domestic violence deaths finds friends, family kept mum
Victims came from different socioeconomic, ethnic backgrounds.
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Eye sore: Eye on Sacramento fights council member’s requests for its donors list
Councilman Jay Schenirer backs off after group that has criticized City Hall threatens lawsuit.
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A different world
Donald Trump doesn’t believe in climate change. It’s time to save the earth despite him.
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Letters for November 17, 2016
Readers express anxiety over a Donald Trump presidency.
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No, Thanksgiving
A reader suffering through grief asks how to approach an empty holiday season.
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Rebuilding the American Dream
Sasha Abramsky reflects on what Donald Trump’s win means for forging a better, more inclusive country.
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Making history
Thoughts after the election—and what its wake-up call can mean for America.
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Brian Gruber, world traveler and author
The ex-Sacramentan set out to discover what happens to countries after Uncle Sam comes to visit.
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Sacramento, forever
Why four local men and women inked their 916 love with tattoos.
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Review: The Trojan Women
SN&R reviews a new production at UC Davis.
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Review: A Christmas Carol
SN&R reviews a new production from B Street Theatre.
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Post-election, pre-Thanksgiving survival guide
Find a way to wind down in the weeks after the election and leading up to the holidays.
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Certainly good
EMH’s production of Doubt: A Parable is compelling and complex.
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I Ought to be in Pictures
SN&R reviews a new show from the Sacramento Theatre Company.
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You Can’t Take it With You
SN&R reviews a new show from the Falcon’s Eye Theatre.
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Amp up your art collection
Verge Center for the Arts hosts its annual auction featuring more than 60 artists.
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Blow it up, start over
Will McIntosh’s latest sci-fi novel feels a little too on the nose right now.
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New western hero
Lois Ann Abraham’s debut novel tells the story of a prostitute’s rebellion.
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Shrem Museum: a new home for contemporary art at UC Davis
See works by former UC Davis faculty members Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Arneson and others for free.
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Indian, island-style
Tandoori Grill specializes in Fijian-style Indian food.
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A superior scoop
Devil May Care Ice Cream & Frozen Treats opens in West Sacramento; Rancho Cordova gets an Asian-fusion spot; and KoJa Kitchen plots a downtown restaurant.
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Chili chill-off
Eat all the chili you can at the fourth annual West Sac Chili Cook-Off.
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Eat happiness
Get to know Buddha’s Hand, those oddly tentacled fruits at the farmers market.
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Colfax vegan dine and dash
The small foothill town of Colfax has a vegan-friendly restaurant in Dine N Dash Pub & Grill.
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Tyler Rich proves country won’t ever be the same
The Yuba City native returns with a new sound and sound advice for facing change.
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Eight Gigs: Hed PE
Tattoos and nose rings are go, didn’t you know?
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Eight Gigs: Diarrhea Planet
Listen to Diarrhea Planet, because the world is actual shit.
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Eight Gigs: Cold Eskimo
Catch a rare show from local indie band Cold Eskimo.
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Eight Gigs: FEA
FEA proves that there are still bands out there who’s No. 1 priority is to smash the patriarchy into tiny little pieces.
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Eight Gigs: The Hormones
All-woman tribute band of The Ramones overtakes Starlite Lounge.
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Eight Gigs: Tensnake
It’s time to welcome the German producer back to the seedy clubs of the world.
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Eight Gigs: Scott Pemberton Band
Portland-based guitarist Scott Pemberton really knows how to put on an all-inclusive jam session.
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Eight Gigs: Lupe Fiasco
Chicago-born hip-hop artist, Lupe Fiasco, uses his impassioned lyrical delivery to explore sociopolitical topics like poverty, racism and more.
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Disturbingly alive
Drug Apts. finally celebrates its EP release; and two Japanese prog-rock bands breeze through town.
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Nothing to find
Despite the devoted fanbase, this movie’s hardly good enough to warrant a five-film franchise.
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High and low
Recreational cannabis is legal in California! But how excited can we be when we’re about to have President Donald Trump?
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