Issue: November 08, 2012
He didn't think it would be a crime, even if he did it in the United States. Even if he did it in Amador County. In 1993, Hafed Mohamed Thabet thought he got justice when he shot and killed the man who had killed his father years before. Instead, the Yemeni national sealed another bloody link in a chain of honor killings and went to prison with a 15-to-life sentence. Steven Anderson and SN&R staff writer Raheem F. Hosseini explore a Northern California honor killing—and what it took to stop the cycle of violence—in this week's feature.
In Frontlines, Darwin BondGraham takes a look at a move to privatize highways. That's right, highways. A few years back, CalTrans slipped a private contract in for a major highway; now, there's a potential business opportunity worth trillions.
Alternative drawing? Well, it's got a big dash of pop culture and usually a superhero or two, not to mention zombies. And there's a thriving culture of alternative drawing groups in the Sacramento area. Aaron Carnes explores in Arts&Culture. In Dish, Becky Grunewald says Pit Stop Bar-B-Cue in North Highlands has a cool décor of wood, wood and more wood, but the barbecue is nostalgia-worthy; in Music, Rachel Leibrock talks to the CAVE women.
All that, and more than a few Sweetdeals. “Like” us on Facebook and check 'em out: http://www.facebook.com/SacNewsReview.
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Murder in the foothills
One son. One daughter. A cycle of honor killings. A history of broken justice.
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Global corporate powerhouses ramp up to privatize California’s roadways
Sacramento lobby shops target lawmakers, decision makers in efforts to transfer Caltrans to private sector.
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Sacramento ranks in top five on clean-technology index
U.S. Metro Clean Tech Index gives Sacramento some eco-love.
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Taxing soda
A new study finds that a penny-per-ounce tax on soda reduces the instances of diabetes in blacks and Latinos.
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The new normal?
Hurricane Sandy finally kick-starts the climate-change conversation.
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Room for change
Joey advises a reader on how to handle cyberbullying.
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Sandy days
Sacramento native on his wild, wet week in New York City.
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Sugar Smacks, beer and friends
Gina Lujan’s Hacker Lab hosts a 30-hour Cereal Hack event stocked with ideas, crunchy morning fare and new pals.
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Como a virgin
The Mexican says lard is healthier than butter and some stats on women and premarital sex en los Estados Unidos.
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Superintendent man and the meddling mayor
Michell Rhee and Mayor Kevin Johnson screw with other people's school systems, and Superintendent Jonathan Raymond sets The New York Times straight on Race to the Top.
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Free Freeport Boulevard, say yes to new bike lanes
The Sacramento City Council should approve a new plan for Land Park thoroughfare.
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Hurricane Sandy means it's time to act on climate change
We're done arguing over what caused this. It no longer matters. Now we need to prepare.
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My garden, my way
A Sacramento native says it's his garden, and he'll tend it his own way, thank you.
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Drawn and disorderly
Sacramento’s alternative drawing groups foster a countercultural arts community rooted in pop culture, oddball inspiration and good friends.
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Not quite OK
Sacramento’s EMH Productions gets to the truth with Liar at the William J. Geery Theater.
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Causeway to the bard
The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble has some up-and-comers at the helm, with productions on tap that look very promising.
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Snowboard and ski (or beer) goggles?
Plan your winter skiing and snowboarding outings while sipping wine and beer at Snowbomb Ski & Board Festival, an event happening this weekend at Cal Expo.
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Slick execution
JayJay presents the abstract paintings of Kim Squaglia.
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A fly in your chardonnay
Union Hall Gallery Union Hall Gallery presents the artwork of Leonardo Ceballos.
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Painterly pixelation
Beatnik Studios presents paintings by Lisa Alonzo.
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Holidays on ice
The Downtown Sacramento Ice Rink presented by Sacramento Downtown Plaza is now open for ice skating and hot chocolate.
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Math you can use
Calculate the proper amount of beer with Kegerators.com's KegWizard.
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Conflicted humans
James Kilgore's new novel explores greed, crime and the global economy.
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Another Biblical Reference
A poem by Yasamin Safarzadeh of Sacramento.
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Hang on to the glory days
The Pit Stop Bar-B-Q serves nostalgiaworthy home-style barbecue.
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Porter supporter
Don’t miss these two West Coast porters: Evil Twin Brewing’s Lil B and Caldera Brewing Company’s Mogli.
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How ’bout them apples?
Visit Apple Hill to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables for Thanksgiving, or to go wine and beer tasting.
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Save the humans
To prevent catastrophic water and food shortages, scientists recommend that the world adopt a vegetarian diet.
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Evolution of sound
The members of CAVE Women combine formal study and myriad influences into an eclectic sound.
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Death droppings
Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub gets a new owner, and future fancy updating, and Death Grips gets dropped from Epic Records.
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It’s a long, fun way down
The best sort of popcorn muncher, with a brand-new Aston Martin, a brand-new Q, and a really brand-new Bond girl.
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The Man With the Iron Fists
This martial-arts phantasmagoria definitely belongs in the Guilty Pleasure File.
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The Sessions
Losing your virginity is rarely this complicated—or this well-done, serious and thoughtful.
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Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush would never write a rock ballad about this version of the Emily Brontë novel.
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End weed shaming
Ngaio on the latest FBI marijuana-arrests report, whether you should tell your landlord about your grow, and why you should stop shaming your weed.
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