Issue: October 12, 2017
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Sacramento Kings’ promising youth movement suggests its no longer most dysfunctional franchise in pro sports
Young players give this year’s team a bold new look.
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Sacramento Kings new roster or: “Who are these guys?”
There are bunch of new faces on the court at Golden 1 this year. Here’s what you need to know.
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Why are you still a Kings fan?
A writer quizzes die-hards like himself.
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Pain, weed and the NBA
The league’s response to Zach Randolph indicates a shift in attitude toward marijuana.
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House of cards, part II
Congressional candidate Roza Calderon and wannabe political player Paul Smith pile deceit upon denial.
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A captive brigade: California resisted releasing eligible prisoners to keep them fighting wildfires
Prison labor picks up slack as climate change pushes fire season into a year-round affair.
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Homelessness on trial: Legal challenge may finally put Sacramento’s camping ban before a jury
Plaintiffs prepare to argue that local law against sleeping outside is unfairly enforced against those without homes.
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Colleges without care: Los Rios students left without women-centric health services following clinic closure
Students start Feminists United Club to confront expanding loss of reproductive health care.
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Ring of fires: More than a dozen wildfires force thousands to flee across Northern California
Largest fires sparked October 8 and grew rapidly thanks to whipsaw winds.
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Unnatural disaster
This summer was hotter. And these fires are worse. And those facts are definitely connected. And this is not an accident.
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Letters for October 12, 2017
Our readers opine about a police shooting, radical reading, and a post-Trump-impeachment president.
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Burned out
Readers ask how to deal with stress related to empathy, and how to move forward after college.
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County Welfare Directors are on the front lines of an ongoing crisis
Challenges include finding food, housing and health care for the poor and homeless and protecting the most vulnerable among us.
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Michael Lynch, co-founder of Improve Your Tomorrow
Improve Your Tomorrow, a nonprofit created by two Valley High grads, helps students get to college.
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Art for people’s sake
The lasting impact of the Royal Chicano Air Force.
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Review: Macbeth
SN&R reviews a new production from Big Idea Theatre.
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Preview: Beer and Ballet
SN&R previews a new production from Sacramento Ballet.
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Specialty Coffee Week
Specialty Coffee Week is a celebration of the quality coffee and coffee culture of Sacramento.
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Día de Los Muertos Fiesta
Celebrate and learn about Mexico’s Day of the Dead traditions.
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50th Annual Oktoberfest
For 50 years, the Turn Verein has hosted Sacramento’s largest annual Oktoberfest celebrations.
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Sacramento International LGBTQ Film Festival
Feature films, shorts and documentaries depict aspects of LGBTQ life and history.
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Pumpkin Nights
Take a walk through a Halloween-themed wonderland.
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Stage Pick: Rocky Horror Show
This has come to be a Sacramento tradition, and this year’s theme is psychedelic.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
SN&R reviews a new production from Davis Shakespeare Festival.
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Femiknotsies
The Cliterates, an art collective from Davis, spreads vaginal awareness through public embroidery events.
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King of cardamom
Guddu Haiser brings next-level Pakistani food via San Francisco.
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Cooking globally, sourcing locally
After several resume-building years away in Cleveland and Calistoga, Brad Cecchi returns to Sacramento to oversee the kitchen at Canon East Sacramento, which opens to the public on October 10.
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Draft choice
Hook & Ladder’s draft Old Fashioned tastes just like that one your hipster bartender painstakingly crafted by hand.
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New noodle in town
Thai Farm House BBQ & Bistro gives other drunken noodles in town a run for their chili.
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Shopping in the dark
Davis Night Market offers a farmers market—after hours.
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Savor a centenarian crop
Jimmy Nardello brought seeds from Italy that would become the Italian sweet pepper.
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Eighteen-dollar quinoa bowl
Paul Martin’s American Grill in Roseville has a quinoa bowl for vegans if they have 18 bucks.
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Listening to the stillness
Singer-songwriter Jessica Malone creates folk pop for the quiet moments.
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Rusty Blade
I am reluctant to dismiss any macro-budget Hollywood production with more on its mind than franchise management, but I don’t think that’s the case here.
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My Little Pony: The Movie
Considering that this cutesy-pie drivel couldn’t possibly interest anyone over the age of 7, letting it babble on for an hour and 39 minutes is sheer madness.
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Pull over, roll up
Apparently, pot smokers should just stay home.
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FLOWER REVIEW: Doja Exclusive 916 Bacio Gelato
Doja Exclusive delivery service offers a dessert-like strain with enticing aroma.
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