Issue: July 30, 2015
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The cover story this week: The new wild west. Sacramento's sheriff
issues more concealed-carry gun permits than any major California
lawman. Alastair Bland investigates.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller analyzes Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's
Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy report, Cosmo Garvin pens his
last Bites column, Lovelle Harris finds out what skateboarders do for a
living, Daniel Barnes praises the auteur-driven action in the new
Mission: Impossible and more.
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The new Wild West: Sacramento's sheriff issues more concealed-carry gun permits than any major California lawman
The county has issued thousands of permits in recent years. San Francisco has issued two.
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The greenprint: Gavin Newsom’s report explores pot legalization
What does the Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy mean for weed on the 2016 ballot?
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The Color Run comes to Sacramento amid flammability questions about its dust paint
Dust control expert raised concerns, but city says it's satisfied with event planners' safety protocols.
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Does the city of Sacramento's parking revenue strategy open the door to yet another arena lawsuit?
Subsidy critics point to state and local statutes that restrict governments' ability to raise taxes through new fees.
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Following Jeff Koons controversy, Sacramento creates small funding program for multicultural artists
Money available equals one-16th of what New York artist received for planned Kings sculpture.
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Legally armed and dangerous
Vigilante policing is not the answer.
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Letters for July 30, 2015
Readers express opinions on NAACP allegations that SN&R's caricature of Kevin Johnson was racist.
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Heal, grow, move on
Joey advises a reader to be honest about her sexual assault experience.
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The future of the Sacramento Bee is at risk
McClatchy Co. nears release of second-quarter numbers.
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Nicole Shuman, purveyor of punk
A SoCal transplant punks up Folsom while saving rabbits along the way.
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Ain’t no sunshine: the final Bites column
Ain’t no sunshine: the final Bites column.
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The double life of Sacramento skateboarders
How the secret life of three Sacramento skateboarders brings a satisfaction that transcends injury, age and the ever-present cash crunch.
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Teenage dreams
SN&R reviews the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's Romeo and Juliet.
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The Fantasticks
SN&R reviews the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's production of The Fantasticks.
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SN&R’s Republican Presidential Debate Drinking Game!
Watch the GOP debate, get buzzed.
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Pop-up Dog Park
Bring your dog to the Midtown Farmers Market for some extra care.
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Basket weaving
You can finally take up that hobby that your high-school coach kept recommending to you.
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30th annual Festa Italiana
Get festive in the old Italian way.
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Go into the light
Outsider artist and stand-up comedian David Liebe Hart to make Starlite Lounge a little awkward.
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Dyed and true
Learn the ancient art of Shibori at this rooftop workshop.
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Get rusted
The Sacramento Classic Car & Parts Swap Meet is a vintage car lovers' paradise.
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True perspective
Ta-Nehisi Coates' new book—written as a letter to his son—offers insight on what it means to be black in America.
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Southern and comfortable
Sarom's Southern Kitchen serves Southern comfort food and American breakfast and lunch fare.
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Keep it cheap
Our writer reviews Del Taco's fancy new Platos option.
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Vinegary bubbly
The Mill's new shrub sodas balance sweet with tang.
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Adult pleasures
Ginger Elizabeth's new Sacramento ice cream flavor makes for a very grown-up take on the frozen dessert.
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Peachy keen
The inaugural Peach Festival is spread across two days this weekend at different farmers markets.
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Cool cukes
So many cucumbers, so little time (and really, so few burps).
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Ramen house boom
Sacramento is going through a ramen house boom, and Raijin Ramen House has a bowl for vegans.
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Bold new strokes
On its second album, the electronica project strips it down, finds new strength.
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Eight Gigs: The Darin Caine Hellhound Express
Time for some good music in that bluesy Delta tradtion.
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Eight Gigs: Rich Corporation
The dance-rock outfit keeps the tunes rolling at Shine.
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Eight Gigs: Sneeze Attack
The Sacramento pop-punk band drops some fuzz and reverb at Naked Lounge.
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Eight Gigs: Chris Gardner Band
The local country band may draw comparisons to the stars, but they shine on their own.
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Eight Gigs: Abyss
The Canadian grindcore band plays it nasty and fast at Press Club.
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Eight Gigs: All Eyes West
The band from Chicago comes to make punk just a little heavier.
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Eight Gigs: Fall Out Boy
The 2000-era pop-punk band brings back the memories.
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Action's greatest hits
Christopher McQuarrie directs Tom Cruise in this latest installment of the action franchise.
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Infinitely Polar Bear
Mark Ruffalo is excellent in this story about a mentally ill father.
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Paper Towns
This adaption of the John Green young adult novel might make you want to go back in time to throttle J.D. Salinger.
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Newsom's Blue Ribbon Commission says nothing new
Ngaio's thoughts on Gavin Newsom's Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy report? Tell us something we don't know.
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