Issue: May 17, 2007
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It’s a CalPERS world
Can the investment behemoth pursue social goals, as well as mind the bottom line for its retirees?
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A talk with Russell
SN&R chats about emerging markets, global warming and health care with Russell Read, CalPERS’ chief investment officer.
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Focus on the ‘Focus List’
Does CalPERS’ corporate governance program pay off or not?
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The double bottom-line
SN&R chats about pension fund investing with former State Treasurer Phil Angelides.
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South Africa and state raiders
An interview with CalPERS historian Christopher Castaneda.
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Developers gain ground
Sacramento County criticized for undercutting its inclusionary-housing ordinance.
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Games people play
UC Davis students play Capture the Flag to protest illegal immigration.
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Selling the status symbol
Rising gas prices aren’t prompting local drivers to sell their SUVs.
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Going to Del Paso soon?
SN&R plans a move to Del Paso Heights.
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Coffee goes Iron Chef
Local baristas make Sacramento proud in national competition.
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CFLs win the battle of the bulbs
Don’t wash your car at home but change your light bulbs to CFLs.
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Are you a treehugger, too?
Send in your best treehugger or environmentally friendly photo.
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Quarter of a trillion
CalPERS rules the world; introducing SN&R’s incoming editor.
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Letters for May 17, 2007
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Making it through the night
When confronted with powerlessness, there are ways to find peace.
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Sorting out the crazies
After reading college essays for 35 years, one can identify with Seung-Hui Cho’s teacher.
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Prove it, governor
Governor, why not lead the charge on high-speed rail?
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‘Awakenings never cease’
Jailed peace activist has an eye-opening experience.
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Mr. Twain’s wild ride
How his down-and-out Central Valley days gave the great writer his voice—and made him famous.
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Paradise: A History of the Idea That Rules the World
Gotta get there, somehow.
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Freight of history
On tour of the R Street Corridor with the Sacramento Old City Association.
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So-so Simon
Folsom’s Stage Nine Theatre does what it can with a sub-par Neil Simon script.
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Flowing it, showing it
Just ‘cause it’s nostalgic doesn’t mean it ain’t great.
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Pupusa love
Eat all the pupasas you want—if you’ve got the metabolism of a high school kid.
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Summer on its way
Jim Mills of Produce Express lists the best of local seasonal produce.
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Business as usual
Colin Hay unloads his latest musical cargo.
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Blonde Redhead
Don’t expect to hear this free-ranging sound on the radio, but do expect to like it.
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The Mollymawks
Local ladies of folk-rock enjoy listening to other local ladies of folk-rock.
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But the little girls understand
The Blue Lamp brings enough rock to wipe away the pretty violins.
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When we were strangers
Some young filmmakers flaunt ambiguity as insurance against their own sloppy intentions. Sarah Polley puts it to use with wrenching precision.
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