Issue: February 02, 2012
John Burton didn't know much about The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. But when the longtime Sacramento politico and San Francisco-based chairman for the state's Democratic party went on the show, the resulting video, profanity-laced and dead-on about dysfunction in California politics, made Burton an Internet rock star. So who is the man behind all the cursing? In this week's feature, SN&R's Rachel Leibrock fills us in.
In news: Councilman Kevin McCarty has a challenger in District 6: developer Jon Bagatelos, who was recruited by business groups and the police union to challenge the former state Assembly candidate. Cosmo Garvin gets Bagatelos on the phone for a chat in this week's Bites. Also: controversial, intriguing and outright weird new bills making the rounds at the Capitol, and Sacramento's first couple goes on an education-reform tour.
In this week's Arts&Culture: Chino Moreno and Shaun Lopez have been buds for almost as long as they've been in bands. So it's fitting, then, that the now-L.A. neighbors started a new group, Crosses, and will return for a hometown gig this week. Nick Miller chats with Deftones' lead singer and former Far guitarist. Also this week: where to get Super Bowl drunk this Sunday, and a drinking game, Patti Roberts passes on the buzz about that vibrator play, plus film critic Jonathan Kiefer cowboys up and tackles Joe Carnahan's latest, The Grey.
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John ‘F#@king’ Burton! Democratic chairman turns Daily Show star
F-bomb-laced interview shines spotlight on California party leader.
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There oughta be a law
They may not be buzz worthy, but there are plenty of divisive, vital, even strange bills popping up inside the Capitol this year.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson and wife Michelle Rhee bring Students First education road show back to Sacramento
The mayor asks, “Is education the civil-rights issue of our time?”
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NIMBY? Try NIMTTOAGC
Auntie Ruth says everyone wants a car—but shouldn’t.
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Want to curb your power use? Start at the library
Rent a power-use monitor to save energy and money.
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The future of bulbs: Will Republicans see the light?
GOP stalls nationwide rollout of energy-efficient bulbs despite free-market will to move forward.
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Letters 02-02-2011
Readers chime in on Sacramento as a coffee town, the Chamber of Commerce and a Sacramento Kings arena.
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Ask Joey: How can I tell my sister to stop dumping her kids on me?
Advice to a reader to break free from a family member’s emotional enslavement.
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Are people Nature’s big mistake?
After 200,000 years, why are human beings still killing each other?
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Combating the stigma of mental illness
Andrea Hillerman-Crook and California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg bring a jolt of hope to the audience at Sam Pannell Community Center.
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Hobo for humanity
The Hobo Sapien delivers wise verse in Midtown bars and cafes, accompanied by a slide whistle.
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You can’t win family battles over speaking espanol
The Mexican tackles family language arguments and prieto versus Moreno.
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The bag man cometh
Team K.J. may take a run at Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty.
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Bad banks stick it to low-income customers
Banks shouldn’t be allowed to surcharge the poor to access their welfare benefits.
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Government-business comparison a GOP farce
Hint: Government is not a business.
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Don’t forget who has the right of way on roads
The roads belong to us all—so slow down!
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Popsmart: Lana Del Rey is wackadoodle, but you want it
America loves overnight sensations, but mostly so that we can tear them down.
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Sacramento writers channel changing seasons in works
Writers Rae Gouirand and Renée Thompson tap into Northern California nature.
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Ladies, start your engines
Capital Stage kick-starts its season with In the Next Room (or the vibrator play).
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When words escape you
B Street explores language, loss and father-son dynamics in the American premiere of Water Falling Down.
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When words escape you
B Street explores language, loss and father-son dynamics in the American premiere of Water Falling Down.
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Find out when and where to drink in Sacramento during the Super Bowl
SN&R gives you a drinking game and guide to find this Sunday’s big game.
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Save room for dessert beer
Allagash Brewing Company’s Curieux draft makes a good dessert.
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Tip-top tri-tip
Roxie Deli & Grocery’s smoked-meat sandwiches are tender but not messy.
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Express yourself with free art classes
Give voice to your inner artist at Vox Sacramento.
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Speak no evil
A snapshot of the civil-rights movement in 1968 Texas.
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Super Bowl XLVIII prediction: Giants 37, Patriots 35
New York will beat New England again on February 5.
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Saigon Bay serves savory stamina by the plate
Venerable Vietnamese-food joint serves up swift dishes that are, occasionally, truly tip-top.
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California a rare peanut state
Slawed, curried or as fat as Elvis, peanuts light up Sacramento restaurant menus.
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Tofu hustle
Fay Wong Tofu sells nothing but tofu-related products.
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Betta butta: Peanuts sans additives
Bow down to peanut butter—without unnecessary additives.
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Chino Moreno + Shaun Lopez = Crosses
Two former Sacramento buddies—and driving forces behind Deftones and Far—form a new, different project.
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The Grey pits Liam Neeson vs wolves in survival of the fittest
Meet Joe Carnahan, survivalist. Trapped in January movie land, he makes $20 million on opening weekend.
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A Dangerous Method
Serious ideas done seriously, with Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley.
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Big Miracle
A dose of Hollywood uplift … and whales. That’s just the ticket.
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One for the Money
Katherine Heigl may have found her franchise.
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Sacramento to scale back Measure C medical-marijuana tax revenues due to federal crackdown
The forecast is gloomy for the city’s pot-tax income.
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