Issue: May 22, 2014
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exclusive event picks, columns and cartoons.
The feature story this week: QuizUp or shut up. There's not an app for
that, so SN&R previewed June's big vote the old-fashioned way. Take our
local-election quiz and read SN&R's endorsements for the June election.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller reports on the mayor's snub of a
community-benefits group, Cosmo Garvin talks to K Street business owners
hit hard by the planned arena construction, Daniel Barnes and Jim Lane
spotlight this summer's most promising movies, Janelle Bitker interviews
Jeremy Briggs after his appearance on The Voice and more.
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QuizUp or shut up: SN&R’s election guide
There's not an app to make this June's primary sexy. Voter turnout will suck. It shouldn't: A balance of power in Sacramento is at stake.
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Take SN&R’s election quiz
SN&R asks the tough, ridiculous and pub-quizworthy local-politics questions. Can you hack it?
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SN&R’s endorsements for the 2014 June primary election
Our editorial board recommends these candidates.
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Kings, K.J. snub Sacramento groups working to ensure equal community benefits from new arena
Advocates for a “community benefits agreement'"hopeful for deal like those negotiated at L.A. Live, USC.
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City council confidential: Secret Kings arena memo debacle leads to policy tweak
New rules would make it more difficult for council members to leak private information.
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More rigorous Common Core exam intimidates adult GED students, teachers
Bye-bye multiple choice, hello number lines and “analytic responses to source texts.”
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Wind Youth Services, Sacramento County Probation Department eye partnership
An agreement could steer kids with “no other safe place to go” out of juvenile detention.
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Letters for May 22, 2014
Readers write in about teachers, the death penalty, and moms using marijuana.
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Forget the Hollywood ending
Joey advises a reader to respect his ex-girlfriend's boundaries.
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Support community libraries
Vote “yes” on Measure B on June 3.
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Church of the changing heart
The St. Mark's United Methodist Church reverend talks about the evolution of the faith.
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‘No espeak English’
The Mexican explains why a Spanish speaker might not want to talk in English, and the possibility of Mexican soccer fans rooting for the U.S. team.
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Not OK on K Street: Old-school downtown Sacramento businesses suffer on the eve of arena construction
Groups asking for community benefits from Kings blocked out.
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SN&R's summer-movie preview: Not just a season of the hits
Daniel Barnes and Jim Lane share their most anticipated summer films, from major blockbusters to sleeper indies.
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Astounding and heartbreaking
Celebration Arts stages a version of Toni Morrison's classic debut novel, The Bluest Eye.
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Witty warriors
The Comedy Warriors, a team of five wounded war veterans with famous comedy coaches, will perform at Tommy T's Comedy & Dinner Theatre in Rancho Cordova this weekend.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
SN&R reviews a production by the B Street Theatre.
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
SN&R reviews a production by Ovation Stage.
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Theater of food
At The Kitchen, diners come for the food and stay for the show.
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Be cool, Sacto
SN&R offers three great places to get local frozen treats—without long lines.
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Salsa slingers
San Francisco's Papalote Mexican Grill sells its spicy salsa in select stores from Davis to Auburn.
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Off set, but still singing
Jeremy Briggs reflects on The Voice, Shakira, social media and kale.
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Sound Advice: Not all that jazzed
The Sacramento Music Festival's headliners leave something to be desired, while the Sacramento Colonial Music Fest left something of a hazy impression.For more information on the Sacramento Music Festival, visit www.sacmusicfest.com.
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Blood lust
Jim Jarmusch's take on the vampire flick offers a smart, stylish and meaningful critique on modern cultural vapidity.
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Moms' Night Out
This low-key comedy is light on the preaching—but also on the laughs.
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Frank Pavich's documentary is an affectionate look at Alejandro Jodorowsky's attempt to remake Dune as a trippy search for “the light of genius.”
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Regulators, mount
Ngaio on Senate Bill 1262 and Assembly Bill 1894.
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