Issue: May 17, 2012
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Midtown and downtown are now one--as in a united under one City Council seat--and Cosmo Garvin has the skinny on the men and women vying to head up newly formed District 4. Also this week in Frontlines: Nick Miller looks at the riverfront--and homeless--clean-up effort in West Sacramento, Amy Wong's report answers the popular "So, how's Second Saturday going?" question, and SN&R's endorsements continue with two City Council seats.
In this week's feature story, Rachel Leibrock goes back to Google. Back when she first visited the search engine giant as a reporter for the Sacramento Bee in 2002, the company had already begun to stand out in a field crowded with clunky search engines. Ten years later, she returned to the famed Googleplex in Mountain View for a view of the much-expanded campus and an exploration of how the company, with its "do no evil" motto, has evolved since then into a ubiquitous entity, and international corporation with a mighty clout.
In Arts&Culture, popular local drummer Jon Bafus' shows his other creative side at Electric City, an exhibit of his work open now at Bows & Arrows' gallery. Becky Grunewald profiles the artists. Also this week: Jonathan Mendick does the annual spring-summer festival roundup, Greg Lucas hits up Northgate Boulevard for ceviche, Jeff Hudson pronounces Image Theatre Company's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined a four-star success, and Nick Miller says goodbye to popular indie troupe Two Sheds.
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The secret life of Google
An SN&R writer visits the Googleplex, 10 years later.
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Fantastic four
In Sacramento City Council District 4, the winner will be anyone’s guess.
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West Sacramento homeless experience spring cleaning
City cleans house, homeless camper has heart attack.
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Sac’s new green coffee co-op
Farmer-owned coffee cooperative with eco-friendly growing practices gets new Sacramento digs.
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SN&R Letters 2012-0517
Sacramento News & Review readers share their thoughts on Romney’s likely marijuana stance and foie gras.
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Bad fetishes
Joey advises a reader that residual sensitivity is normal.
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Blood diamonds, the sequel
A native of Sierra Leone weighs in on the verdict of Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor.
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$215 million of potential federal aid
As many as 150,000 eligible Sacramento residents are missing out on $215 million of federal aid from CalFresh.
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Explain the brain
Hey! Dr. Sarah Strand has a Ph.D. in neuroscience, and she works with monkeys!
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A special Dream Act message
After a word from Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, the Mexican tackles the issue of Mexicans changing their names.
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Let K.J. debate
Why does Sacramento’s mayor blow off debates?
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Pannell, McCarty
SN&R endorses two incumbents in districts 8 and 6.
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Sample in District 2
SN&R endorses Jason Sample in District 2 race.
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No party is a real alternative
No-party-preference candidate says that the open primary gives us a chance to break the deadlock.
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Popsmart: Not too little, not too late
Stop complaining that it took President Barack Obama years to declare his support for same-sex marriages.
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Breaking the rules of perspective
Sacramento artist Jon Bafus creates trippy, psychedelic art with wonky lines, precisely rendered.
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Women, war and the Congo
Images Theatre Company brings Lynn Nottage’s 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Ruined, to the Guild Theater for its Sacramento premiere.
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Sharp-tongued woman
Runaway Stage Productions does the Cole Porter version of the bard’s ode to strong women—and strong men: Kiss Me, Kate.
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Keep your friends close
Actor’s Theatre produces Lawrence and Holloman at the Three Penny Theatre.
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Festival frenzy
Sacramento sees festivals galore this weekend.
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You can haz cheeseburger
Old Tavern Bar & Grill serves cheap cheeseburgers with weird, flirty babes on the side.
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The man behind the puppet
Find out how Kevin Clash took a cast-aside puppet and made it a childhood icon.
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Drink up, sailor
The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar’s daily punch cocktail is just what the doctor ordered.
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Twin studies
Leela Corman’s debut graphic novel, Unterzakhn, studies two sisters and their disparate paths.
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Hiber(TV)nation
As the nights get hotter, TV gets more addicting.
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La vida aquatic
Las Islitas schools diners on the pleasures of the sea.
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Cure for the underripe fruit
Stone fruit picked before its peak doesn’t have to go to waste.
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Deadly zins
Lodi’s ZinFest Wine Festival celebrates local wine and food.
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Foster the vegan people
Never Felt Better Vegan Shop hosts a bake sale and is transitioning into a co-op.
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Two Sheds are better than none
Much-loved couple plays farewell gig this week, will miss Sacramento’s tacos.
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Film Clip: Girl in Progress
Terrible writing and slovenly direction turn what was plainly intended to be a heartwarming coming-of-age dramedy into the irritating tale of two annoying people—an irresponsible mother and her obnoxious daughter.
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Film Clip: The Dictator
Between genuine amusement (rare) and squirmy discomfort (frequent), there are enough laughs to satisfy Cohen’s fans—but only them.
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Film Clip: What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Shauna Cross and Heather Hach’s script is, on balance, a parade of humdrum banalities, with matching direction by Kirk Jones.
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Ed Rosenthal helps rookie pot growers
New book is for the greenest of green thumbs.
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