Issue: October 19, 2017
Here at Sacramento’s independent watchdog, Raheem F. Hosseini (RFH) is the teeth. You know him for dead-serious reporting, but get this: He’s funny. RFH’s laugh-out-loud feature about trying to emigrate to Canada (or not) also contains some genuine reporting (guy couldn’t help himself), and will take you places a story like this rarely goes. I’m serious—you’ll find him headed that way in paragraph three.
In News this week: Jason Smith tells how magic mushrooms saved his life (and will someday be legal); Scott Thomas Anderson (STA) visits with some veterans’ families at the Vietnam Memorial; RFH and STA report the results of two trials involving officer-related shootings; Mike Mott tells how SMUD got stuck on Breitbart; and Matt Levin explains how California came to be the poorest state in the nation. (You read that right.)
Further back in the book (or down on the page, if you’re clicking), Amy Bee previews the Creative Women Mini-Con, and talks with some gals who are proud to be geeks; Becky Grunewald heads to South Sac to eat Cambodian; and Mozes Zarate visits with Brendan Stone—a bluesman possessed. That’s not half of it, but you get the idea.
Follow the links. Pick up the paper. Send me an email.
Eric Johnson, Editor, ericj@newsreview,com
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Escape to Canada!?
Donald Trump and Sacramento politics chase our writer up north. But can he stay?
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The spore you know: As research into psilocybin’s health benefits grow, Californians face slim chance to legalize magic mushrooms
Alien conspiracist’s initiative may not make it to the ballot, but the idea of recreational cannabis used to be crazy too.
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Sons of fortune
Terminal father believed Sacramento County attorneys delayed trial so he would die before he could testify.
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Ad and subtract: SMUD pulls ads from fake-news and hate sites
Digital advertising packages means companies, public agencies can sometimes appear on unsuitable websites.
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Poor California
How sky-high housing costs give the Golden State the highest poverty rate in the nation.
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Shelter for two: As Cal Expo opens doors to wildfire evacuees, homeless activists wonder about daily crisis
Event center is an ’empty shell’ for natural emergencies only, says county.
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Added to the wall: Vietnam vets who died from exposure years later get recognized
Fourteen new names added to California’s Vietnam Memorial in Sacramento.
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My neighborhood’s on fire
I’m sure many of you have been more closely connected to the terror and tragedy the Bear Fire has wrought, but for me, this one is hitting a bit too close to home.
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Letters for October 19, 2017
Readers take aim at Roza Calderon, critics of My Little Pony: The Movie and … a BLM wildfire conspiracy?
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Catcalls and demons
If you want something different, disrupt the narrative.
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Sacramento can learn from Austin
Sac Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual study mission goes to the capital of Texas.
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David Kulczyk, crime historian
David Kulczyk revives the stories of the dead in vivid descriptions that shine a light on Sacramento’s darker side, and California’s underbelly.
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Who gets to be a geek?
Creative Women Mini-Con boosts local artists in a scene that’s historically unwelcoming to women.
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Toyer: troubling play about a troubled man
Peter Matson is either a professional actor trying out a new character or he’s a very real serial victimizer of women.
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Review: Blithe Spirit
SN&R reviews a new production by Woodland Opera House.
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POC take the stage
Experience the words of Sacramento’s young poets of color.
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Calidanza: Noches de Muertos
Day of the Dead comes alive in a night of musical and dance performance.
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Margaret Cho—Fresh Off the Bloat
Margaret Cho is Fresh Off the Bloat and coming for you, Sac.
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Sacramento PorchFest 2017
Money donated during PorchFest will support Mustard Seed School.
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White out: an annual secret-party-in-public returns to Sacramento
The second Le Diner en Blanc adds an elitist tweak to Sac’s food culture.
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A solid Plan B in South Sac
Cambodia Restaurant brings noteworthy fish cakes and pork noodles to South Sacramento.
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Chocolate Fish wins silver medal at Golden Bean North America coffee competition
Andy Baker went to the stage five times to pick up medals for his espresso, pour-over and single-source blends.
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Marigold margarita
The persimmon margarita is a fresh classic, with a little extra.
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Midtown meatfest
LowBrau gets all highbrow about sausages by hosting a competition.
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An eye for pie
Butternut squash will get you into the autumnal mood with pies, salads and roasts.
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Halloween barnyard brunch
Feed a pig a pumpkin at Animal Place’s Oink-a-Ween on October 28, and feel the healing power of hanging out with animals. Really!
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The devil and Brendan Stone
Folk band Blue Oaks channels dark magic on debut album.
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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
This otherwise smart and savvy film gets handcuffed by a weak framing device.
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Blade Runner 2049
So long, mystery and sensuality! Hello, world-building mythology and plot, plot, plot!
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The Florida Project
The world of The Florida Project feels tangible, lyrical, forbidding and magical all at once, a boundary-less playground for kids and a quicksand prison for everyone else.
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Only the Brave
This movie looks and feels real on every level, and there’s hardly a cliché to be found. The script is the movie’s main asset, but there’s plenty of credit to go around.
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The film offers a powerful reminder that Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller are otherwise wasting their careers on crap.
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The Foreigner
The film has a cluttered plot that serves the usual pro-torture, pro-surveillance, anti-rights and anti-woman agendas.
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Stay strong and healthy
Protect medical cannabis patients; stay away from crackling bud; something good is on its way.
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Cannabis delivery services are a convenient option
One writer’s account of using a Sacramento cannabis delivery service.
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