Issue: September 19, 2013
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The feature this week: Sacramento is aiming to be the farm-to-fork
capital of the nation, but only 3 percent of food grown in the region
is consumed here. What does this mean for the future of local produce
and for those that can't afford to "eat local"? Alastair Bland reports.
Elsewhere in the issue: Raheem F. Hosseini on law enforcement using
gangster-rap YouTube videos to assist in gang-crime investigations;
Nick Miller on popular big-box retailers moving onto the grid; Cosmo
Garvin on the potential consequences of Darrell Steinberg's arena
bill; Kel Munger on Sacramento Teatro Espejo founder Manuel J.
Pickett; Dave Kempa on modern-day hitchhiking; Farm-to-Fork week
events; Garrett McCord gives four stars to The Hotdogger in Davis; and more.
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How Sacramento can really become America's farm-to-fork capital
This week's Farm-to-Fork Restaurant Week events celebrate locavorism, but Sacramentans only eat 3 percent of the food grown here.
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Sacramento police use hip-hop YouTube videos for gang arrests
Authorities say individuals appearing in rap vids reveal evolving gang culture.
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Popular chain retailers such as Whole Foods look to Midtown Sacramento
BevMo!, other national brands to open shop in coming months.
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Sacramento's Farm-to-Fork week should work toward solving hunger crisis
Celebrating local food is great. But we need to do more to make sure everyone has something nutritious to eat.
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Letters for September 19, 2013
SN&R's readers chime in on Syria, slut-shaming and prison reform.
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Bad sexy sex stuff
Joey advises a reader to face the reality of her affair—and her marriage.
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Community Action Partnerships recognized for fighting the war on poverty
They've been fighting this war for almost 50 years, and the end is not yet in sight.
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The need for speed
Guitar shredder Randall Padilla doesn't need no stinkin' world records.
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Why does Mexico's soccer team suck so much?
The Mexican on hating Mexico's fœtbol team and the rock band Maná.
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Steinberg's arena bill may limit community benefits from a new Sacramento Kings home
Do members of the Sacramento City Council really have the gumption to insist public benefits be part of an arena deal?
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End of the line
A tale of a cardroom and Las Vegas casino reveal your tax dollars at work.
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Putin, Syria and the Middle East madness
President Barack Obama should make every effort to negotiate the removal of the weapons stockpile in Syria and avoid military involvement.
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Wal-Mart needs to pay its employees a fair wage
Wal-Mart's savings come at a cost to taxpayers, small businesses and others.
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Theater of the political
Manuel J. Pickett directs a new production of the groundbreaking Chicano musical Zoot Suit—45 years after its author pushed him into a life of theater.
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The gleaming goat
Resurrection Theatre produces a play about a man's affair with a goat.
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Farm-to-fork events
SN&R previews some of the events, specials and drinks making up the Farm-to Fork-Restaurant Week.
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Food Truck Expo
SactoMoFo hosts the Food Truck Expo at Garcia Bend Park.
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Festival de la Comida Peruana
The Peruvian food festival offers folk dance, music and food.
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Placerville Oktoberfest
The Placerville Downtown Association throws its third annual Oktoberfest.
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Mediterranean Food & Music Festival
The West Sacramento Mediterranean Food & Music Festival will offer belly dancing, shawarma and falafel.
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Jewish Food Faire
The Jewish Food Faire serves up baked goods and “comfort food” in its lucky anniversary year.
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Second act
Village Opera Theater is opening up again this weekend after a hiatus that began in 2009.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
SN&R reviews a production by Runaway Stage Productions.
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More sugar skulls, please
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Sacramento with music, dance, food and sugary little skeleton heads.
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Pay it forward
The Crocker Art Museum offers special benefits to folks who sign up for a membership package.
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If we build it
The latest TEDxSacramento event focuses on urban planning, design and its connection to modern, everyday life.
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Bird by bird
A new reference book chronicles, classifies and categorizes the flying feathered creatures of the Sierra Nevada region.
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All thumbs, no body-parts stew
Our writer hitches his way to Wyoming and lives to tell the tale.
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Juice it up
Two Sacramentans take to Kickstarter to help open The Cold Press Juicery.
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Supplemental knowledge
Might as well take a supplement and a few minutes of sun instead of cholesterol-promoting dairy foods to get your daily dose of vitamin D, yo.
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Reaching new heights
On a new album, the members of Doombird transcend rock and leave the past behind.
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Fri., Sept. 20, Terraplane Sun
This Southern California rock band pushes genre boundaries with unique instruments and arrangements.
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Fri., Sept. 20, through Sun., Sept. 29; Bravo Bach Festival
Sacramento hosts a festival in honor of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Sat., Sept. 21, Heart
Classic rock group featuring a pair of talented sisters visits Thunder Valley Casino Resort for an outdoor concert.
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Sat., Sept. 21, NoBunny
New music venue welcomes rock 'n' roll, punk and garage-rock bands.
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Sat., Sept. 21, Saint Solitaire
Local experimental rockers play tracks off their debut EP at Blue Lamp.
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Sat., Sept. 21, Larisa Bryski
Sacramento singer-songwriter brings the spirit of rock to a show with a strong roots edge.
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Sun., Sept. 22, Beer Dawgs
Sacramento blues-rock band has brought a swampy sound since 1986.
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Wed., Sept. 25, Unknown Mortal Orchestra
This psychedelic-pop-influenced indie band makes a tour stop at Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub.
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Weird, tasty nuggets
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club and Curren$y visit Sacramento, and the Eat Better foodie collective takes over Bows & Arrows.
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Relative safety
Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer star as runaway mobsters in this chaotic black comedy.
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Austenland
Keri Russell stars in this trifling rom-com about a Jane Austen theme park.
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Insidious: Chapter 2
This sequel to the 2010 horror film bears an uncanny resemblance to The Conjuring.
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California lawmakers fail marijuana by not passing Assembly Bill 604
When Ngaio first started talking to police about cannabis, they would say to him, “If you don't like the law, get it changed.” So he did.
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