Issue: April 04, 2013
Thank you for reading this week's SN&R.
This week's feature story: Raheem F. Hosseini takes a look at
California's prison realignment system and the struggles ex-cons face
with rehabilitation.
Elsewhere in the issue: Alastair Bland examines a proposed bill that
may help to conceal animal abuse and unhealthy practices; Dave Kempa
checks in with the Occupy Sacramento movement; Steph Rodriguez gets
the lowdown on Sacto's pub-quiz scene; Aaron Carnes talks with local
singer-songwriter Justin Farren about his new album; and more.
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Prisons, realignment and the California rehab racket
California realigned its prison system more than two years ago, but rehabilitation is still out of whack.
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Where’s the beef?
Activists accuse California's beef industry of trying to conceal animal abuse.
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Occupy Sacramento still making noise
The local group, while depleted in numbers, recently occupied the Wells Fargo bank on Capitol Mall.
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Between the bars
California’s realignment plan isn’t working, so state and counties need to rethink how they spend prison dollars.
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Letters for April 4, 2013
Readers respond to the Seattle vs. Sacramento Kings drama, supporting adult education and pinpointing alcohol's part in recent tragic incidents in Midtown.
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Run like hell
Joey advises a reader to listen to his lingering doubts.
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What’s your gun number?
This writer tries to make sense of senseless violence.
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To breathe or not to breathe
Congressman John Garamendi discusses gridlock and clean-air programs.
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The ride stuff
Addison's Bicycle Repairium bike shop is the place to fix your two-wheeler, hang out for a cup of coffee, listen to heavy metal and play with kitties.
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Up in your business
Will California lawmakers' rabid thirst to mold our behavior in their precious image ever be slaked?
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Not so fast, county
Sacramento County Supervisors are wrong to lower affordable-housing requirement.
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California’s oily deal
UC Berkeley students push the Golden State, the only oil-producing state without an extraction tax, to start charging.
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Thirst for knowledge
Sacramento's bloodthirsty pub-quiz players compete for prizes, drinks and bragging rights.
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Manners and material comforts
George Bernard Shaw gets a rare Sacramento staging with Widowers’ Houses.
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Love and grit
Sacramento Theatre Company chronicles apartheid 1950s-era South Africa.
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Funny, ha-ha
SN&R previews a few of the comedy events happening in the Sacramento area this week.
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The Raven and Other Images of Edgar Allan Poe
Chautauqua Playhouse presents a new production.
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Wall of change
A new Sacramento State art exhibit highlights works by the Royal Chicano Air Force.
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Just screw it
Paper Poseables Poplocks give real character to paper toys.
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Pick this battle
An award-winning short-story collection set in Nevada marks a notable literary debut.
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What is the wrong answer, Alex?
An SN&R writer's inner geek presses the buzzer to get the dirt on Jeopardy! auditions.
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A feast of festivals
Bockbierfest, the Sacramento Beer and Chili Festival and Festa di Vino all happen this weekend in Sacramento.
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Just add water
Nile Spice's Red Beans & Rice Soup is a delicious, nutritious and inexpensive convenient vegan meal.
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Storytellers, killers and other small truths
On Justin Farren's new album, the truth is in the details.
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Yes, it’s ladies’ might
The debut from Lady evokes the best of '60s Motown, classic '80s R&B and vintage '90s hip-hop beats.
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Sat., April 06, Soul Asylum
An alternative-rock band from Minneapolis—still going strong after 20 years—visits Ace of Spades.
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Sat., April 06, Showtime at the Colonial
Variety showcase features local blues, funk and R&B bands.
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Sun., April 07, Social Studies
San Francisco indie rockers bring their electro-tinged tunes to Davis.
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Mon., April 08, Pregnant
Local multi-instrumentalist will bring plenty of experimentation to his album-release show at Bows & Arrows.
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Mon., April 08, Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Country-music legend brings blue-collar blues, heartache and more to Three Stages at Folsom Lake College on Monday and Tuesday.
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Tues., April 09, Unnatural Ways
Unnatural Ways will shred your boring playlist to musical smithereens.
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Thurs., April 11, Banjo-Rama
Learn how to play the banjo and jam with pros during the day, and enjoy the show and dancing at night at this banjo festival.
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Fri., April 12, Uni and Her Ukelele
Bring a ukulele to the Mondavi Center Corin Courtyard to play along with this unique singer-songwriter.
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Cowboy hats and West Coast gangster rap
Will Oldham visits Davis, and Ab-Soul packs Ace of Spades.
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Journey to nowhere
This cinematic rendering of On the Road novel pays adequate homage to the iconic Jack Kerouac novel, but doesn't quite go the distance.
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From Up on Poppy Hill
Studio Ghibli's animated tale of World War II-era Japanese schoolchildren is sweet and simple.
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation
This sequel to the 2009 original sports realistic—yet utterly unconvincing—special effects.
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Tyler Perry's Temptation
Even the dumbest bunny in the audience can figure out this story from the start.
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