2 Choices

2 Choices

Susan Peters has represented District 3 on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors since 2004. Stepping down this year, she helped recruit a Highway Patrol chief, Rich Desmond, to run for her seat. On the Nov. 3 ballot, Desmond and SMUD board member Gregg Fishman are in a runoff.

While the campaign has become a largely virtual affair in the pandemic, Desmond and Fishman have worked hard to distinguish their views, many of which are similar.

Lavender Gold

Lavender Gold

The need for affordable housing is acute in Sacramento and much of California. How do we make a dent in such an intractable challenge?

For Mutual Housing California, a local nonprofit that has been building sustainable homes since 1988, the answer is straightforward. You scramble for money and creative solutions and never give up, no matter the obstacles.

Labor Of Love

Labor Of Love

When I ask Adrienne Sher what finally motivated her to start her own theater company—after 40-plus years working as an actor and director in New York, Florida, Colorado and California—her answer is simple.

“At some point you just need to do it,” Sher says. “Jump in the water, produce a play and see what happens.”

Strong Mayor

Strong Mayor

To introduce his strong mayor proposal to voters, Darrell Steinberg needed to answer a simple question: Why?

Voters rejected strong mayor in 2014. There was no call to resurrect the idea in 2020 amid a pandemic and social unrest. Changing the city charter is complex. The process demands comprehensive public debate and a vote of the people. Steinberg had time for just two City Council meetings before the door closed on Nov. 3 ballot initiatives.