Issue: January 30, 2020
This week’s cover feature presents the top reader submissions in our Comics contest, plus drawings by contributors and staff. Some hit on serious topics, including Sacramento’s housing crisis and hunger. Others are visually arresting, or just funny.
In News, Scott Thomas Anderson previews the District 2 race for Sacramento City Council, where two-term incumbent Allen Warren is trying to stave off Twin Rivers school board trustee Ramona Landeros. Raheem F. Hosseini reports on a childhood sexual abuse claim against a large Pentecostal church in South Sacramento.
In Arts, Jennah Booth previews the new Stephen Kaltenbach exhibit at Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis. Maxfield Morris explains why episodes of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson are being reenacted in full at STAB! Comedy Theater and also talks to the musician behind Radical Face, performing at Harlow’s. In Stage, we have reviews of Dorothea Puente Tells All at California Stage and The Field at Black Point Theatre .
In this week’s Garden column, Debbie Arrington reports that Friends of East Sacramento is likely to take over running Shepard Garden and Arts Center.
In Voices, a marijuana legalization advocate argues that local license caps and retail bans in California are leading to crime and corruption. SN&R president Jeff vonKaenel reports from the annual State of Downtown event, where Dr. Drew Pinsky and Mayor Darrell Steinberg focused on the homeless crisis. And I write about a privatization offer that Sacramento airport officials rebuffed.
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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A man apart
As Councilman Allen Warren bids for a third term, he opens up about behind-the-scenes struggles at City Hall.
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Returning to the fold—for answers
Lawsuit alleges abuse cover-up at South Sac Pentecostal church.
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How slow does ICE melt?
Weeks have passed since a court ruling ordered the Trump administration to return gay asylum-seeker who had been illegally deported.
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Failure to launch
Proposal to privatize Sacramento airport is not cleared for take-off.
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When listening becomes enabling
A mother struggles with a daughter in an abusive marriage.
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Cannabis, crime and corruption
Retail bans and license limits are bad for cannabis legalization.
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Dr. Drew and Mayor Steinberg provide leadership on homelessness
2020 State of Downtown breakfast focuses on homelessness solutions.
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Steven M. Johnson: Creative, inventor and cartoonist
Carmichael cartoonist has a knack for imaginative inventing.
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Mystery and revelation
A new exhibit showcases Stephen Kaltenbach’s eclectic range in paintings, ceramics and sculpture.
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Review: ‘Dorothea Puente Tells All’ at California Stage Co.
Dorothea Puente tells all, but do you believe her?
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Review: ‘The Field’ at Black Point Theatre
A man and his son go to great lengths to save their land.
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Bark at the moon: One-of-a-kind Sacramento dog art show, returns
Come and see humankind’s best friend get the attention we always knew they deserve.
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SAMMIES nominee Flip The Switch plays Holy Diver
See SAMMIES Revival Band nominee Flip The Switch take the stage for a night of third wave ska.
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2020 Oscars Shorts at Crest Theatre
The 2020 Oscar nomination season is over, and now the awards creep closer.
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Joy & Madness at The Torch Club
SAMMIES Funk nominee Joy & Madness takes the stage at The Torch Club.
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Preview: ‘Anything Green: A Fantastical Murder Mystery’ at Sunny Side Theatre Co.
Fantasy gets a little murder-y.
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Pump Boys and Dinettes
SN&R reviews a new play at Sacramento Theatre Company.
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Sister Act
SN&R reviews a new play at the Woodland Opera House.
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Friends in charge
East Sac nonprofit poised to run city’s Shepard Garden and Arts Center.
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Sac’s Southern soul
Tasting Southern soul in its fried specialties.
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Not all pizzas are created equal
Taking it one slice at a time.
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Calm in a cup
Find a tranquil way to start your morning in East Sac.
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Bowl o’ noodles
Find generous portions of thick, chewy noodles with a variety of proteins and veggies in Citrus Heights. Pro tip: try the housemade teriyaki sauce.
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Vegan-friendly Vietnamese flavors
A new restaurant in the Handle District serves up traditional Vietnamese flavors with an American twist.
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Facing forward
Los Angeles-based folk musician Radical Face is mostly winging it, and he’s pretty good at it.
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Grass roots
When is it time to call your legislator about high taxes on legal cannabis?
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Legal cannabis on the skids
Compliant businesses are getting skewed—one by one.
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