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Glasses with a difference; making a difference, too

December 5, 2019 Del Paso Boulevard Partnership

Optician combines fashionable eyewear with outreach to underserved BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Walk through the door of That Guy Eyewear and you might think you’re in the wrong place. That’s because the store’s striking decor and […]

Community

Everybody’s crazy about a sharp dressed man

December 5, 2019 Midtown

Head to Midtown for stylish menswear classics BY ANNE STOKES A good pair of pants can be hard to find. Rather than silently suffering in ill-fitting slacks, Shawn Williams made his own. Now as the […]

Community

Boys & Men of Color Summit Fosters Brotherhood

December 5, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Thirty diverse young men—most of whom had never met—sat in a circle recently in a room at Sacramento State University, during the 8th annual Boys & Men of Color Summit. The circle […]

Labor

Yvonne R. Walker: How to fix Prop. 13

December 4, 2019 SEIU Local 1000

Large corporations need to pay their fair share Proposition 13 was passed because the legislature at the time couldn’t agree how to help families stay in their homes and keep their property taxes from rising […]

Community

Sammy’s keeps diners happy

November 28, 2019 Del Paso Boulevard Partnership

Celebrating 75 years, restaurant reflects jovial owner BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Khalid “Kal” Farhoud was telling a joke. “When you get old, three things happen to you,” he said. “You start forgetting things, and then … […]

Labor

Yvonne R. Walker: Giving thanks for many people

November 27, 2019 SEIU Local 1000

Being part of a union tops this list What am I thankful for this holiday? I’m thankful for unions, and my union in particular. Up to 45% of all U.S. workers are legally excluded from […]

Community

Iceland rises from the ashes

November 21, 2019 Del Paso Boulevard Partnership

Beloved skating rink rebounds from arson fire BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Terrie Kerth walked a visitor out the back door of Iceland Ice Skating Rink and pointed to a white, two-story wood house. It was built […]

Community

Decarcerate Sacramento Celebrates Victory Over Stalled Jail Expansion

November 21, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Criminal justice reform activists won a huge victory this month, when Sacramento County Supervisors walked away from an $89 million plan to expand Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) in Elk Grove. Opposition […]

Labor

Yvonne R. Walker: Nurturing new leaders can bring change

November 20, 2019 SEIU Local 1000

How one Fresno worker helped his community for the better Where will we find tomorrow’s leaders? Look around; you may already know a leader in the making. Leadership is a skill that takes support and […]

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Del Paso Boulevard’s History

November 14, 2019 Del Paso Boulevard Partnership

For 85 years, this fabled street has been important to the region North Sacramento was originally part of a 44,000-acre land grant made by the Spanish government to Eliab Grimes in 1844. Called Rancho Del […]

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