May 28, 2025
Lewis Mumford, the great 20th century urbanist, social critic and author, was on target decades ago when he wrote, “Under the present dispensation, we have sold our urban birthright for a sorry mess of motorcars.”
Mumford was talking about sprawling suburban communities and their worship of wide streets and fast thoroughfares. Sacramento is finally getting Mumford’s message.
No one is predicting the automobile’s demise. But it’s encouraging to see city officials take pedestrian and cyclist safety more seriously with its Quick Build infrastructure program, designed to make streets work for everyone, including people not driving on them.
May 28, 2025
Next time you get an urge to shop, try thrifting instead of buying new. Linnea Bohan knows why.
Inspired by her love of thrifting, Bohan, a junior at Rio Americano High School, received a Climate Leaders Fellowship. The program engages young leaders to find climate solutions—one of which is thrifting, rather than buying new clothes.
For the fellowship, high school students around the world identify local climate impact opportunities and complete a 12-week capstone project with help from advisers and peers.
May 28, 2025
Crossing the finish line at the Boston Marathon is an achievement. Doing it 30 consecutive times is monumental. That’s what Pocket resident Jim Geary accomplished at age 79.
He’s worn out hundreds of running shoes since taking up the sport in 1968 at Marine Corps officer candidate school. The retired attorney estimates he’s run almost every race, from 5 kilometers to marathons, in the Sacramento region.
May 28, 2025
Joanne Suavillo and her husband Ray have run The Lumpia Truck for more than five years. Their new restaurant, Spoon and Fork, is a grab-and-go spot on Broadway that serves some of the most flavorful dishes in town.
The Suavillo’s restaurant is new. Yet the food and service act like they’ve been open for years. In a way, they have.
“We’re still figuring out a few things with staffing,” Ray Suavillo tells me. “But we’ve been running the truck for years and could turn over 1,000 plates without batting an eye.”
May 28, 2025
Vibrant and active professionals getting close to retirement, Jane and Jeffrey Einhorn weren’t obvious candidates for a big new home. Most of their friends are downsizing.
But when Jane saw the 4,560-square-foot home in Sierra Oaks Vista, she knew it was special.
“Everybody thinks I was crazy to move into such a large home at this time in my life,” she says.
But the home is perfect.
Apr 30, 2025
No other local news outlet has covered the unsheltered crisis better than on our pages, a commitment we made in 2019. Sadly, most of the news has been grim if not hopeless.
But in recent months, we’ve seen changes that might turn the tide.
“Americans With No Address” is a new, compelling documentary on the national unsheltered crisis. I watched it on Amazon Prime and urge you to see it.
Produced by Robert Craig Films, the work dives deep into homelessness. The film was created from a three-week bus tour—starting in Sacramento—across 20 cities in 18 states. The filmmakers explore causes behind homelessness. And they find solutions.
