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Healing downtown: Can’t the city care about the businesses that have suffered, too?

No good deed goes unpunished: The city opened its parking garage to the homeless, it burned, and everyone suffers. |Opinion
What must we do to heal Sacramento’s downtown after a year of COVID?

Opinion

What must we do to heal Sacramento’s downtown after a year of COVID?

Gregory Kondos dies at 97. His landscapes, accentuated in blues, made Sacramento artist iconic

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Gregory Kondos dies at 97. His landscapes, accentuated in blues, made Sacramento artist iconic

AG was a dream job for Steinberg. He would have served as a life vest keeping Newsom afloat

Opinion

AG was a dream job for Steinberg. He would have served as a life vest keeping Newsom afloat

March 24, 2021, 5:00 AM
Being right about COVID was tough. Just ask the superintendent for Elk Grove schools

Opinion

Being right about COVID was tough. Just ask the superintendent for Elk Grove schools

R-rated or empowering? East Sac ‘sexy mom’ wages war of words and nudes with the Church

Opinion

R-rated or empowering? East Sac ‘sexy mom’ wages war of words and nudes with the Church

This vaccine clinic was a godsend for Del Paso Heights. Why is Sacramento shutting it down?

Opinion

This vaccine clinic was a godsend for Del Paso Heights. Why is Sacramento shutting it down?

COVID vaccine clinic in Del Paso Heights staying open, says Sacramento County supervisor

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COVID vaccine clinic in Del Paso Heights staying open, says Sacramento County supervisor

March 5, 2021, 3:52 PM

Trending Stories

Sightseers watch in horror as SUV plunges off ocean cliff, California rescuers say

‘I’ll never forget’: Good Guys hostage crisis in south Sacramento 30 years later

Bee’s Best: Vote for the prep football player of the week

April 5, 2021, 11:01 AM

Rich Californians pay higher tax rates than anyone else in America. Is that a model for Biden?

What kind of quarterback does San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan really want?

An unsung hero in Sacramento fights for her husband and other Black adults battling dementia

Opinion

An unsung hero in Sacramento fights for her husband and other Black adults battling dementia

February 27, 2021, 5:00 AM
She’s been in Yolo County for years. Then COVID hit — and the anti-Asian racism started

Opinion

She’s been in Yolo County for years. Then COVID hit — and the anti-Asian racism started

Progressive California claims to love public school kids. Union influence proves that’s a lie

Opinion

Progressive California claims to love public school kids. Union influence proves that’s a lie

February 18, 2021, 5:00 AM
Tom Flores finally gets the long-deserved, overdue call from the Hall of Fame: You’re in

Opinion

Tom Flores finally gets the long-deserved, overdue call from the Hall of Fame: You’re in

A winner not honored: Will the NFL’s Hall of Fame finally recognize Tom Flores?

Opinion

A winner not honored: Will the NFL’s Hall of Fame finally recognize Tom Flores?

Sacramento, check your outrage: You didn’t want a mayor with power to spare the homeless

Opinion

Sacramento, check your outrage: You didn’t want a mayor with power to spare the homeless

We knew a major storm was coming. Why did we leave the homeless to suffer in the cold?

Opinion

We knew a major storm was coming. Why did we leave the homeless to suffer in the cold?

What’s more dangerous to Sacramento County’s health officer? COVID or her bosses?

Opinion

What’s more dangerous to Sacramento County’s health officer? COVID or her bosses?

Mourning Chuy Lopez: ‘He was a culinary rock star...but you never would have known it.’

Opinion

Mourning Chuy Lopez: ‘He was a culinary rock star...but you never would have known it.’

West Sacramento, why won’t you appoint this qualified Black woman to your city council?

Opinion

West Sacramento, why won’t you appoint this qualified Black woman to your city council?

Christine Pelosi feared for her mother’s life and wants the SF Giants to take a stand about that

Opinion

Christine Pelosi feared for her mother’s life and wants the SF Giants to take a stand about that

Gov. Newsom, answer this: How can you reopen schools with teacher unions blocking the doorways?

Opinion

Gov. Newsom, answer this: How can you reopen schools with teacher unions blocking the doorways?

Hey, Sacramento Trump supporters: That riot on Capitol Hill was your fault, too

Opinion

Hey, Sacramento Trump supporters: That riot on Capitol Hill was your fault, too

See what outgoing Sacramento councilman Steve Hansen says about his years of service

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See what outgoing Sacramento councilman Steve Hansen says about his years of service

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