Issue: July 03, 2014
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The feature story this week: Big arena shake-up. Construction is
imminent. Some say the Kings should pay for those forced to eat the
arena's dust. Raheem F. Hosseini talks to the residents and business
owners most affected by the downtown construction.
Elsewhere in the issue: Lien Hoang reports on the battle to bring faster
internet to Sacramento, Janelle Bitker finds feminism and feathers in
the local burlesque scene, Aaron Carnes talks with musician Matt Sertich
just before he moves to Los Angeles, Becca Costello interviews animal
communicator William Kilfoyle, and more.
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How the Kings arena will shake-up downtown Sacramento as we know it
Activists fear the central city’s NBA-powered makeover will price out old-school locals. Should the Kings pay so that the new ’entertainment and sports complex’ benefits everyone?
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Sacramento Internet is actually really slow
A simple explanation of the complicated fight to bring a faster fiber-optic connection to the Sacramento region.
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Crack (law) is wack: California lawmakers inch closer to reforming discriminatory drug policy
Legislature poised to hear reform bill in August.
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Marcos Breton’s latest column really pissed me off
Most daily newspapers in major American cities have a few voices that weigh in on the good and bad of city life. It's a great thing, this diversity of opinion. You might say that's the mark of a “world class” metro. Sacramento gets Marcos Breton.
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Letters for July 3, 2014
SN&R readers write in about immigration status and stopping crude oil from rolling through their neighborhood.
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Grow up, man
Joey advises a reader to handle her husband's sarcasm with kid gloves.
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The new CEO for the Sacramento Metro Chamber should embrace inclusiveness and all political views
Openness and diversity are huge strengths of Sacramento’s chamber. We need a CEO that supports and even celebrates this.
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Speaking in animal tongues
Pet psychic William Kilfoyle dishes on what your dog really thinks about all that baby talk.
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Real talk about collective-benefits agreements, extortion, greed and the latest Sacramento Kings-arena lawsuit
The Sacramento Coalition for Shared Prosperity hopes to leverage the Kings and help fund affordable housing, homeless services, mass transit and local small businesses.
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Sacramento taxi companies need to up their game to compete with Uber, Lyft, Sidecar
Meanwhile, government should step back and not over-regulate this new business.
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Shake, shimmy, glitter
Sacramento's burlesque scene thrives with several troupes and a healthy take on feathers, feminism and controversy.
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Who let the dog out?
SN&R reviews a production of The Hound of the Baskervilles by the B Street Theatre.
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A picnic and performances
SN&R previews a pair of Fourth of July theater pieces.
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Much Ado About Nothing
SN&R reviews a production by the Davis Shakespeare Ensemble.
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She Loves Me
SN&R reviews a production by the Davis Shakespeare Ensemble.
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Super scary s’mores
Relive your most frightening summer-camp memories with the Great Horror Campout.
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Vinyl Richie
The Crosley Revolution USB turntable is a portable record player that's also equipped with digital-conversion capabilities. Isn't that nice?
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Anthropologists in love
Lily King's new novel is an engaging, if thinly veiled account of the anthropologist Margaret Mead's career—and love life.
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The holy trinity
Block Butcher Bar serves charcuterie, cheese and drinks in a European setting.
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Doughnut digest
Doughbot is closing soon, but there are plenty of alternatives.
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Mary ate a little lamb
Oops: That vitamin D3 supplement is animal-based, unless it states it is vegan.
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Hit the road, Matt
As Matt Sertich departs for Los Angeles, the singer-songwriter reflects on life with the Generals—and without.
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Sound Advice: Fiddletown, USA
Bands from Brooklyn and San Francisco show Sacramentans—and Australians—how to get liquored up for dancing, screaming and mandolin solos.
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Once was enough
John Carney attempts to recreate the magic that was Once with this creative deathtrap of a film.
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Obvious Child
Jenny Slate has a very, very bad year in this oddly winning, earnest indie film about slacker angst.
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Earth to Echo
E.T. phone home—this film hijacks the classic alien film plot with mixed results.
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Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
This biopic about legendary rock agent Shep Gordon is fluffy but fun and fast-paced.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
Mark Wahlberg wears glasses to pass as a scientist in this franchise world, and it works.
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What does 7/10 and marijuana mean?
Because ‘OIL’ upside down and backward is ‘710,’ duh.
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