Issue: November 16, 2017
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Living the dream … at home
American culture stigmatizes multi-generational households. Maybe we should just get over it.
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Generation homebound
Amid the housing crunch, 2 out of 5 young Californians live at home.
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Here’s why housing costs are so high
It’s a long list that includes the influx of Californians, rising construction costs and a lack of public money.
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Survivor shaming
California woman puts state’s new defense for human trafficking victims to the test.
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Strike none: ‘Last minute’ deal averts teacher walkout affecting 43,000 Sacramento students
Mayor Darrell Steinberg brokers deal that promises salary increases, makes goals of reducing class sizes and stabilizing arts funding.
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GoPro cops: Sacramento police push body cameras for every officer working the streets
Most internal affairs investigations against officers were sustained on some level, report shows.
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Costly rhetoric: New report finds increase in bullying against California’s Muslim teens
Islamaphobia ‘prevalent’ in Sacramento schools, says civil rights attorney.
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Weeding out the black market: Sheriff’s deputies seize 10 pounds of marijuana at Sacramento airport
City of Sacramento officials explore new equity program for regulated marijuana businesses.
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SN&R news article was deceptive
Domestic violence article presented a biased source as an objective authority; cherry-picked facts.
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Letters for November 16, 2017
The city’s new ethics commission, gun violence, immigration Sacramento’s film history make this week’s letters.
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Find your egomate
There’s an old saying about life, “We must decide whether we are human doings or human beings.”
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An impressive program helps Sacramento’s foster children
Federal IV-E Waivers allow Child Protective Services to focus on supportive care and early intervention.
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Tiana Burse, Sac’s Biz Diva of YouTube
The young creator of ‘Bar Talk and Coffee’ and ‘Wear Your Purpose Proudly’ says tech is on the way.
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Review: B Street Theatre’s A Moving Day
This moving play by Dave Pierini and Buck Busfield tackles the problem of home foreclosures by concentrating on the story of Patrick Ignatius (played by the wonderful Greg Alexander).
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Review: Blithe Spirit
This is old-school theater—a playful comedy of manners set in the high-society parlor of an English socialite and novelist.
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Dear cancer, f--k you
Go to a punk show and give cancer the middle finger.
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Old Sacramento Holiday Tree Lighting
Old Sacramento is gonna get lit.
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Preview: Gibraltar at UC Davis
Octavio Solis’ powerful play explores the universality of love and death through multiple stories.
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Review: Marat/Sade
This is a not-to-be-missed creative and innovative production of Peter Weiss’ esoteric play.
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Caddy snack
At this cantina, Tex-Mex and golf go together like steak and fries.
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Brewmeister’s big move
A craft brewery opens in Folsom; breakfast burritos pop up at V. Miller Meats; organic fast food makes its way from the Bay to Arden-Arcade.
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The sophisticate’s slushee
The White Linen Slush is perfect for summer, but still enjoyable in the fall.
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Evil goodness
Spice up your chilly nights with the Evil Jungle Prince. We promise it’s just food.
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Charitable chili
The River City Chili Cook-Off serves unlimited chili-competition samples for $35.
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Where vegans and carnivores can both eat Pho
Rancho Cordova’s Pho Fresh Vietnamese-fusion restaurant has an extensive two-page vegan menu that could even satisfy a meat eater.
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Zero degrees of separation with 98 Degrees
One-fourth of the ’90s boy band opens up about meeting his heroes and his new Christmas album.
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Flying the nest
Sacramento native Greta Gerwig comes home in Lady Bird, writing and directing the story of a senior at a Catholic girls’ high school in Sacramento.
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Last Flag Flying
Director Richard Linklater juggles the movie’s shifting moods expertly and draws moving, finely textured performances from his stars.
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Murder on the Orient Express
A passable remake of Sidney Lumet’s 1974 classic, suffering only by comparison to the original.
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Wonderstruck
In addition to the persistent pacing and framing issues, Wonderstruck inevitably becomes trapped by a back-and-forth structure that undercuts the momentum at every turn.
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Aside from the obvious hot-button historical parallels of a tyrant president compromising national security to hide his election crimes, this film has nothing to offer.
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Will California be ready?
Will the state be ready for legalization come January?
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Contemporary cannabis magazines do more than sell bongs
Editors hope to elevate the conversation around marijuana.
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