Issue: June 20, 2019
In this week's SN&R, Kaiser Health News dissects the biggest measles outbreak since 1992 with a look at some unlikely support that anti-vaccination forces are finding at the state Capitol and with a story on the public health detectives who try to track contagious patients.
In News, Margherita Beale checks in at the Mustard Seed School for homeless children on its 30th anniversary, and Raheem F. Hosseini reports on the Sacramento Sheriff's Department stonewalling more transparency.
In Arts, Mozes Zarate previews film festivals this summer across the region. In Stage, we have reviews of Jasper at Big Idea Theatre and Parameters: A One Act Festival With A Twist! at Errant Phoenix .
In her weekly Garden column, Debbie Arrington writes about the woman behind a famous Davis oasis.
In Voices, a Sacramento rabbi reflects on the synagogue arsons 20 years ago, Jeff VonKaenel critiques the new Sacramento County budget and I look at Mayor Darrell Steinberg's flirtation with "strong mayor" powers.
As always, thanks for reading. To read the full stories, click the links below. But don't forget to pick up a print copy of SN&R for exclusive event picks and other content.
— Foon Rhee
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Unlikely support
Anti-vax forces capitalize on questions from unlikely quarters.
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The measles detectives
How measles detectives try to contain an outbreak.
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‘A hidden gem’ for homeless kids
Rising enrollment is not a cause for celebration at Sacramento school for homeless children.
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The shield
Sacramento’s sheriff finds new ways to sidestep California’s flawed transparency laws.
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Inherited vice
Preservationist by day, nonfiction writer by night, William Burg’s new book finds echoes in Sacramento’s ‘sinful’ past.
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A special need for special needs residents: housing
Affordable housing project would be college town’s first in 14 years.
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Homicide heat check
Homicides spike with the heat, but overall pace of murders is down from last year.
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Does our strong mayor want more power?
Steinberg got his way on city budget, but is exploring “strong mayor”.
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Letters for June 20, 2019
LGBT activists, cops and developers.
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A depressed ex
If an ex is depressed, she needs real therapy.
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Sacramento County budget props up jail while cutting social services
Sheriff Jones’ budget, already huge, increases from $502 million to $542 million.
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Vincent “Scooter” Hamilton: Time2Tabletop founder
Vincent “Scooter” Hamilton, Lucy Zheng, Rysa Kolesinski and Brianna Winstead are part of the Time2Tabletop real-world gaming educational and social group.
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Film fest fever
Summer’s coming in hot. So is this lineup of independent film festivals.
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Review: Jasper at Big Idea Theatre
Local playwright J.P. Malin introduces an original play about identity and mental health.
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Review: Parameters at Errant Phoenix Productions
An improv-infused theater show experiments with the one-act structure.
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The Boys of Summer at Sacramento Comedy Spot
Devin Ritchie and John Farnsworth are taking the Comedy Spot by storm in the homecoming comedy-duo variety show event of the homecoming comedy-duo variety show season.
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Golden 1 Center
Hello! How are you? Have you been alright, through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights not seeing Jeff Lynne in concert?
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All Aboard Free Community Festival at the Crocker Art Museum
Celebrate the Transcontinental Railroad’s 150th anniversary at the Crocker.
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Feathers and Scales at Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Get the low-down about birds and reptiles; are they the same?
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Preview: Pride and Prejudice at Hummingbird Theatre
Turn your summer reading list … into a summer watch list.
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The Forever Question
SN&R Reviews a new play at B Street Theatre.
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A one-woman, world-famous garden
A one-woman, world-famous garden in Davis.
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Dad’s moshpit
It was Father’s Day, and the overall turnout was scarce at The Bash, a festival of of punk rock and craft beer headlined by Rancid and Suicidal Tendencies at Papa Murphy’s Park.
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Good food, good vibes
Open for more than six months, family-owned restaurant offers authentic Jamaican cuisine in an unassuming part of Sacramento.
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Return of Monkey Knife Fight
An East Sacramento brewery has revived Rubicon’s most popular beer, Monkey Knife Fight.
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Cane full of sugar
Fresh-pressed sugar cane juice is mixed with a refreshing variety of fruits at Coco Cane Juice in South Sac.
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Summer snack
Cherries are a sweet, magical fruit that grace farmers markets throughout Sacramento from May to June.
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Ethiopian love
Queen Sheba on Broadway is a go-to vegan staple.
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Distant callings
Music camp in Nevada City will explore the sounds of our immigrant miner past.
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Unhappy meal
Parody band Mac Sabbath loves heavy metal, hates GMOs.
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A good blend
Mixing CBD and THC, or weed and coffee have their advantages.
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