Section: Local Stories
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Needles and the damage done: As discarded syringes litter Sacramento, opioid coalition ponders a response
Sacramento County Opioid Coalition advised elected officials to increase disposal sites a year ago.
This article was published on 02.22.18
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Stopping the fire-starter: Serial arsonist gets 30 years after burning buildings for profit
From downtown to Carmichael, Sacramento man torched various businesses for insurance money.
This article was published on 02.22.18
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Rideshare on the cheap: Citrus Heights launches a new ride-sharing service
Public, private partnership will look to compete with Uber’s prices.
This article was published on 02.15.18
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A home before death: Sacramento coalition wants to build a hospice for terminally ill homeless people
Local effort has widespread political support, but begs the question: If you build it, will dying people come?
This article was published on 02.15.18
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Panic rooms: Sacramento County adopts first protections in the state for hospitality workers
County wants to respond to harassment and assaults in real time.
This article was published on 02.15.18
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Expanding Elk Grove: Narrow vote allows city to start considering southern development of farmland, wildlife habitat
Environmentalists and farmers say commission vote opens door to sprawl.
This article was published on 02.15.18
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Oil and water: Trump scientists find California hostile to renewed possibility of offshore drilling
At the state’s only public hearing on lifting national ban, ocean-protectors see a farce.
This article was published on 02.15.18
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Next lesson
Oak Park’s Renaissance woman makes a run in District 5.
This article was published on 02.15.18
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Midyear mystery: City Hall has few backups if Measure U fails
Marijuana revenues and hoped-for economic growth may be the only safety nets if voters change their minds.
This article was published on 02.08.18
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Sacramento is the land of corporate landlords
From public loans to employees’ retirement investments, out-of-town entities are getting help controlling Sacramento’s rental market.
This article was published on 02.08.18
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