Issue: December 26, 2013
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exclusive event picks, columns and cartoons.
The feature story this week: What's up, Grinches? Cosmo Garvin and
Raheem F. Hosseini compile SN&R's annual Grinches of the Year awards for
the Sacramento's top scrooges and scoundrels.
Elsewhere in the issue: Alastair Bland investigates incidents of hate
speech at UC Davis, our food critics round up 2013's culinary
highlights, Jonathan Mendick recommends the best New Year's Eve
entertainment options, Cody Drabble interviews the Downtown Sacramento
Ice Rink Zamboni driver, and more.
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What's up, 2013 grinches?!
Billionaire bros, the music police and bad cops: a tribute to Sacramento's top 10 scrooges and scoundrels.
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Interview with Proposition 63 co-author Rusty Selix
The advocate for increased mental-health treatment looks at 2014's year of reform.
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Hate reach
Campus police can't do anything about racial slurs targeting UC Davis students.
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Sacramento Fire Department heats up in OT
Scrutinized for overtime payments and complaint handling, the Sacramento Fire Department attempts to fix its “broken” system.
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Goodbye, 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it's time to reflect on the people, places and things that made it a very good year.
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Letters for December 26, 2013
On the Sacramento Kings arena, Child Protective Services and California's billion-dollar debt.
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Idiot to savant
Joey reflects on readers and her coping tools for drama, grief and suffering.
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The iceman driveth
Michael Doak drives a Zamboni, high-fives kids and kick-starts marriage proposals.
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Bee uncritical, SCUSD loves lawyers
The Sacramento Bee forgoes arena “reality check” duties; the Sacramento City Unified School District spends on lawyers not students.
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Beware the impending 2014 political tsunami
Consider yourself warned: 2014 is an election year, and incumbents and newbies alike will do whatever it takes to get your vote and clean up Sacramento.
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Year of nothing
Here’s why 2013 goes down as the year nothing happened for the country.
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SN&R film critics toast 2013's blockbusters, hidden gems and the rest of the best
SN&R film critics Daniel Barnes and Jim Lane on the year's top films.
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Year in reviews
SN&R's end-of-the year look at the stage scene includes productions we loved, a few things to look forward to in 2014, and the story of a looming stage saga.
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Incredible edibles
SN&R reviews the year in food and Sacramento-area restaurants.
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Chocolate reign
The inaugural Sacramento Chocolate Salon happens on January 25, 2014, at The Citizen Hotel.
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Seedy business
The Whole Seed Catalog from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. is part catalog, part magazine, with stunning photos of heirloom produce.
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Hella jams, church, and music as therapy
SN&R music writers on 2013's best sounds, shows and trends.
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Poppins fresh
Emma Thompson is writer P.L. Travers and Tom Hanks is Walt Disney in this kind-of-true tale about how Mary Poppins came to the big screen.
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Will Ferrell stars in this so-so follow-up to the 2004 hit about a TV-news guy.
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Inside Llewyn Davis
Oscar Isaac delivers a star-making turn in the latest film from brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.
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