AltWeeklies Wire
Everybody Diesnew

Everybody dies. Yes, even you. But nobody likes to talk about it. We're going to, though, right now.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
06-16-2011 |
Commentary
Wine & Powernew

Just how influential is the wine-industry lobby in California?
Sacramento News & Review |
Anthony Pignataro |
05-19-2011 |
Business & Labor
Adapting to Climate Changenew

We know climate change is coming. How will we adapt to it? Here's what we'll have to do to live in the new normal.
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
04-26-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Climate Change
Radioactive Cocktailnew

As Japan's Fukushima Daiichi reminds us, spent fuel rods remain ‘hot’ for generations to come.
Sacramento News & Review |
Ed Smeloff |
04-01-2011 |
Disasters
Phil Angelides Talks About the Financial Crisisnew

Congress put Sacramento’s Phil Angelides, former California lieutenant governor, in charge of getting to the truth about the 2008 financial meltdown. What’d he find?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jeff vonKaenel |
03-03-2011 |
Economy
Tags: California, Wall Street
The Butterfly Mannew

He loves butterflies--and he's found key clues to how the climate is heating up. Meet UC Davis’ Lepidoptera detective, Arthur Shapiro.
Sacramento News & Review |
Hugh Biggar |
03-03-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Climate Change, Butterflies
What's for Dinner?new
Once you start looking around, hunger and food insecurity are everywhere.
Sacramento News & Review |
Hugh Biggar |
01-06-2011 |
Economy
Jerry Brown's Karmanew

What can California expect from Jerry Brown this time around?
Sacramento News & Review |
Tom Hayden |
01-06-2011 |
Politics
Tags: California, Jerry Brown
Default!new

A SN&R staff writer and her husband may lose their home to clueless bureaucrats and banks. And they're not alone.
Sacramento News & Review |
Rachel Leibrock |
12-21-2010 |
Economy
Tags: Housing, Foreclosure
The Regents' Clubnew

Conflicts of interest and high-risk investing on the University of California's Board of Regents are nothing new, but they may be getting worse. And it all leaves students paying the bill.
Sacramento News & Review |
Peter Byrne |
10-14-2010 |
Education
Meg Whitman and Jerry Brownnew
Who are they and what do they stand for? Profiling the two candidates for governor of California.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
08-23-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman
The Bright Sidenew

Is atheism going mainstream? Some non-believers say yes, and present a new option for identifying as someone who doesn't buy the idea of the supernatural. Just call them Brights.
Sacramento News & Review |
Rachel Liebrock |
08-05-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Atheism
Literary Lion On Demandnew
Why did an established literary author decide to go with Lulu.com's print-on-demand self-publishing service for his most recent book? John Edgar Wideman talks about the future of literature, and stories that can fit on a phone screen.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
05-13-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Far Away, So Closenew
Beloved Sacramento rock band Far broke up more than a decade ago. Now they’re reunited with a new record—and old struggles.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
05-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Far
A Retired UC Davis History Professor Turns Detectivenew

The Codex Cardona is a 16th century account (by native scribes) of what life was like in Mexico before and immediately after the arrival of the Europeans. A retired UC Davis history professor turns detective and attempts to solve the mystery of a missing Mexican treasure.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
02-25-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews