Issue: July 25, 2019
In this week's SN&R cover story, Stephen Magagnini asks: Who will lead the Hmong in Sacramento and California? More than eight years after the death of General Vang Pao, there's no clear successor.
In News, Rachel Leibrock writes that California is becoming a sanctuary state for abortion rights. Scott Thomas Anderson looks at the contract impasse between Local 39 employees and Sacramento City Hall that centers on cost of living.
In Arts, Raheem F. Hosseini writes about a digital historical exhibit on the California Un-American Activities Committee, which operated between 1941 and 1971 yet sounds awfully familiar today. In Music, we have stories about Sacramento hip-hop band KARE Collective and Auburn rockers Shotgun Sawyer.
In this week's Garden column, Debbie Arrington previews the Midtown Garden Tour.
In Voices, a candidate in the 7th Congressional District vows to lead with a principled agenda and Jeff VonKaenel writes about a new book on the home foreclosure crisis that focuses on Sacramento. And I check in with Joe Devlin, the city of Sacramento's former cannabis czar who now works for a cannabis company.
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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Who will lead the Hmong?
Hmong leaders search for a successor to General Vang Pao.
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California could become a sanctuary state for abortion access, too
Some reproductive rights groups say they’ve seen a spike in out-of-state calls for help, particularly from Nevada.
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The cost crunch
Blue-collar Sacramento city workers fight for cost-of-living wage increase.
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The $21 million Miranda question
Freed after an illegal confession, Sacramento man alleges police were trained to question suspects after they requested a lawyer.
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Replacing the individual mandate
Assembly member’s bill to shore up California’s new individual mandate for health insurance moves out of committee.
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Another summer of shootings
Sacramento County’s two largest law enforcement agencies field six homicides in the first six weeks of the warm season.
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Revolving door
Sacramento’s former cannabis chief goes to work for cannabis company.
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Letters for July 25, 2019
Border camps, the Delta, electric vehicles, Crocker Village.
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Toss out the old rules
A congressional candidate says he’s a principled progressive.
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Dispossessed in Sacramento
The home foreclosure crisis revisited.
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Some pig: winner at the California State Fair
Our writer attempts to get into the head of a champion guinea pig.
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California’s ‘Un-American’ history
With President Trump continuing to model overt racism, a unique digital exhibit showcases the damage that false patriots can do.
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Take KARE of yourself
With Dysphoria, KARE Collective explores “sustainable” self-care.
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Review: Twelfth Night at the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival
The farcical comedy travels through time, landing smack dab in the middle of the Seismic ’60s.
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Review: Shakespeare in Love at Green Valley Theatre Company
Two companies pay homage to the Bard with the same play.
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Sacramento Stand-Up Competition at Comedy Spot
Stand-up comedians are competing for agreeable prizes and a championship title.
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Sacramento Regional Aeropress Competition
See who’s the best coffeemaker in this specific, branded contest!
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Puppeteers for Fears at Blacktop Comedy
Puppets and their puppet masters are dredging up the age old story of Bigfoot, cattle consumption and aliens.
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California’s Day of Dance
As California steps up and puts on its dancing shoes, where will you be?
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Preview: Tiny Lives at Empire Arts Collective
A small show hopes to make a big impact this weekend.
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Slow and steady
In the annual Bastille Day Waiters Race on July 14, the winners didn’t cross the finish line first.
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Burger cravings
Burger Patch’s all-vegan menu stacks up to SN&R’s vegan columnist’s expectations, with a few hiccups.
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Neighborhood hop spot
The four friends behind Sac City Brews Neighborhood Tap House wanted to open a space to relax over a pint and some elevated pub grub.
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Flavorful and fermented
Sacramento’s Zeal Kombucha brews its tangy elixirs using organic cane sugar, but with plenty of tang.
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Taco nostalgia
The Original State Fair Taco has been around for more than four generations, but does nostalgia make up for lack of flavor?
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Ah, Pushkin’s it
Pushkin’s pushes its tofu scramble game to great heights.
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On the blues frontier
Auburn rockers Shotgun Sawyer get raw and experimental on ‘Bury the Hatchet.’
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What’s new, cannabis?
Legislative changes are on the horizon for the cannabis industry.
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