For over 60 years, Emmett Harden has been eating 15 Bean Soup. Ask him how the soup gets its name and he says, “It can be 15, 12, eight, or three beans, it doesn’t matter, it’s all the same. Nowadays, it comes in a package with 15 different beans in it, but back in my […]
About Nailah Ware
Ms. Ware attends California State University, Sacramento, and works as an assistant at the California Secretary of State election office. She is president of the Glen Elder neighborhood association, and is passionate about the way political decisions impact individual neighborhoods. She is especially interested in issues involving public transportation.
Cry for the children
I pray I never have children. I sit here and watch the news and there is nothing but foolishness. I mean, I can list it but I’m sure you can, too. Trayvon Martin, John Crawford, Mike Brown and Eric Garner, to name a few black men all killed, and all have their murderers walking the […]
Lessons from strong mayor’s failure
My conclusion after covering the fight over Measure L, Sacramento’s strong mayor initiative, is the “No on L” side ran a great campaign but had a horrible election night party. A few blocks away, “Yes on L” ran a bad campaign but had a great party. It was the voters who had the final say […]
Why I’m voting No on Strong Mayor
Mayor Kevin Johnson is the villain you love to hate. He’s the magician who does a great hat trick, but only later do you realize he stole your wallet. He is a beautiful rose with so many thorns you cannot enjoy it. He swoops into Oak Park, saves Sacramento High School, rebuilds Oak Park, gets […]
Bus service goes nowhere in Glen Elder
Sabrina Drayton is eager to accomplish her dreams and make a better life. To do this, she starts each day by walking more than one mile to the bus stop. “I have to do what I have to do,” Drayton says. “I have been sitting around for too long just waiting.” Four years ago, Regional […]
Three bullets, and a new reason to live
Christopher “Coon the Poet” Coon has three bullet holes to remind him of his greater purpose in life. The Valley Hi native is 25 now, but he almost didn’t survive his teen years. While walking home from school on March 1, 2006, Coon was shot multiple times by a schoolmate. A familiar adolescent dispute – […]
Getting dumped on
“I know increasing police presence isn’t always what the community wants, but in the case of illegal dumping, it’s the most effective deterrent,” Police Sgt. Don Crye says. “We have employed many efforts to stop illegal dumping in this community, but we just have to catch people in the act.”