AltWeeklies Wire
Shot in the Parknew
A Sacramento cop guns down a schizophrenic man. Police say it's justified. Witnesses tell a different story. Whatever the truth, it's a tragic reminder of the region's ongoing mental-health crisis.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
09-02-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Sacramento vs. Seattle: A Tale of Two Kings Arena Dealsnew
What those outside of the Sacramento bubble say about the city's new arena proposal.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
03-29-2013 |
Policy Issues
The Real Face of Homelessnessnew
As temperatures drop and shelters fill with men, women and children, it's time to re-examine 10 persistent myths about Sacramento's homeless population.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-16-2012 |
Homelessness
Deporting the Tamale Ladynew
Will the United States send Juana Reyes back to Mexico—for selling $1 snacks outside of a south Sacramento Walmart?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
07-27-2012 |
Immigration
Are Stoners High on Romney?new
There's talk of many cannabis advocates casting a protest vote against Obama.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
05-11-2012 |
Drugs
Ducking the Debatenew
California chefs turned lobbyists take to Sacramento to challenge the state's foie gras ban.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
05-10-2012 |
Animal Issues
Occupy's Next Actnew
Occupy UC Davis and Sacramento look to 2012.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
12-15-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy UC Davis
Sacramento Tent City Returnsnew
Two years after Oprah, another homeless encampment pops up in downtown Sacramento.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
12-07-2011 |
Homelessness
UC Davis Pepper Spray Video: The Accidental Journalistnew
Traditional media watches from sidelines as a UC Davis student’s 'pepper spray' YouTube video becomes the iconic image of police violence against protesters.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
How Sacramento Banned Pliny the Eldernew
The city's growing craft-beer scene collides head-on with a ‘wino law’ that outlawed the world’s best single-bottle specialty brews.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-02-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Beer, Liquor Laws
Occupy Checkbooknew
Why is the city of Sacramento spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to crack down and prosecute nonviolent protesters?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Sacramento
Altered State: Legalization, Cannabis Clubs and California's Marijuana Sea Changenew
Legalization and pot clubs in California grow increasingly popular, but law enforcement and government officials still can't think outside of the box.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
08-27-2009 |
Drugs
Sacramento's Newest Newlyweds Take a Spin on Our Pink Couchnew
Gays and lesbians all over California married their partners last week. But if you're going to get your picture in the paper for getting married, shouldn't it be a good picture? And if you're thinking of rejecting marriage equality for your neighbors in November, shouldn't you meet them first?
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin, David Jayne, Jeremy Sykes, Kel Munger, Nick Miller, Andrew Nilsen, Kimberly Brown and Shoka |
06-26-2008 |
LGBT
The Pot Issuenew
The local baddies when it comes to cannabis are the feds, the schools, the governor, bad musicians and the voters who overwhelmingly passed our medical-marijuana law but have not demanded teeth be put into it.
Sacramento News & Review |
Matt Coker, Nick Miller, Cosmo Garvin, R.V. Scheide, Kel Munger, Geoff Johnson and Estee Lee |
08-24-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
