Issue: July 18, 2019
This week, SN&R presents the winners of our fiction and poetry contest—what we hope will become an annual event. And a bonus: a staff daisy-chain short story.
In News, Scott Thomas Anderson tells of a Dreamer who is active in Sacramento arts circles and is being detained in Yuba County—and the effort to free him. Margherita Beale visits the Summer Night Lights program, where former participants help keep youths out of trouble.
I n Arts, Mozes Zarate talks to musicians at the Creation District, who write from their life experiences, including homelessness. In Stage, we have reviews of Eclipsed at Celebration Arts and Mamma Mia! at The Acting Company in Yuba City.
In this week's Garden column, Debbie Arrington says a moisture meter shaped like a little frog could save a lot of water. In the Cannabis Guide, Ken Magri writes about groups that hand out cannabis to homeless people.
In Voices, Rep. Doris Matsui says she was sickened by what she saw at Border Patrol detention stations, Jeff VonKaenel writes about the latest Habitat for Humanity interfaith build and I look at Sacramento's big bet on electric vehicles.
As always, thanks for reading. To read the full stories, click the links below. But don't forget to pick up a print copy of SN&R for exclusive event picks and other content.
— Foon Rhee
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Making sense of Sacramento
Winners of SN&R’s fiction and poetry contest write about homelessness and other subjects.
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Five writers. Five chapters. Zero communication. Welcome to SN&R’s staff fiction experiment.
SN&R staffers cobble together a story one chapter at a time—and hope it all makes sense in the end.
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Dreamer detained
ICE put a well-known Sacramento artist and community volunteer in a jail where detainees have been hunger-striking.
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Saving the summer
Sacramento Summer Night Lights, a ‘violence reduction program disguised as fun’ that’s back for its fifth year, makes young people the center of its mission.
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Too Holtz too handle
California State Auditor cancels speaking engagement by controversial Hall of Fame college football coach after staff complaints.
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Recidivism dips
New report measures aftermath of California’s prison reform experiments.
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All in on EVs
Sacramento wants to be America’s electric vehicle capital, but will residents cooperate?
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Letters for July 18, 2019
Immigrants, pedicabs, homelessness.
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We can’t all be happy
Accept unhappiness, but not all the time.
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‘I was sickened by what I saw’
After border visit, Rep. Matsui calls for end to child detentions.
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The changing Delta’s challenges
The Delta’s problems are getting more challenging.
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People of many faiths come together to build a home
Habitat for Humanity’s Build for Unity project breaks ground on two more homes.
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The big debut
Housing-insecure youth rock the main stage under a local record label.
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Review: Eclipsed at Celebration Arts
Danai Gurira’s play follows the lives of women struggling for freedom in the midst of civil war.
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Review: Mamma Mia! at The Acting Company
The popular jukebox musical is sure to delight audiences.
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Apollopalooza at the Aerospace Museum
Celebrate the moon landing with the Aerospace Museum.
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Best of CA Brewfest at the State Fair
Catch some brewskies at the Best of California Brewfest.
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Sacramento SPCA Auction at Witherell’s
Getting bidding on a piece of Sacramento’s history to support Sacramento’s SPCA.
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Sacramento Zine Symposium at the Central Library
Time to get another look at the local zine scene.
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Preview: The Love Horror Short Film Festival at the Colonial Theatre
The 6th annual horror film festival has escaped again, and will probably try to murder you, again.
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A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
SN&R Reviews a new play at the Davis Shakespeare Festival.
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Shakespeare in Love
SN&R Reviews a new play at the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival.
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A little frog shall lead them
Moisture meters shaped like frogs encourage conservation.
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Fried ham hocks and white tablecloths
South Villa offers aromatic Filipino family recipes such as Adobo Manok, Pancit Bihon, Crispy Pata and Honey Fried Chicken.
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Farm to cocktail
Fresh muddled fruit straight from the farmers market makes for memorable cocktails at a Davis restaurant and bar.
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C is for Cookie … Monster
The Cookie Monster is the only milkshake that Leatherby’s Family Creamery packs with three different cookie varieties.
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Simple sando
Identity Coffees opened a new eatery, Simpleton Cafe, and its menu is filled with simply delicious fare such as its turkey sandwich.
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A vegan’s guide to coffee and treats
Though coffee shops now widely offer non-dairy milks, the vegan sweet and savory snack options are still slim.
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The echo chamber
Is there a racist wing in the cannabis community?
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Compassionate use
Homeless Sacramentans use cannabis, too. Should organizations help them gain access?
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