Emilia Otero’s life took a sharp turn when an old, tired man knocked on her door one afternoon. It was 1998, and Otero had just started making… Read more “East Bay Express: Emilia Otero and the fight to legalize Oakland’s mobile food industry”
Project Type: Longform features
SN&R: Sacramento’s art, race and money problem
A couple of blocks off of Stockton Boulevard in a residential neighborhood, there’s a white wall that wasn’t always supposed to be white. Back in 2007, SMUD… Read more “SN&R: Sacramento’s art, race and money problem”
SN&R: SUSHI, AMERICAN STYLE
Behind his sushi bar, Lou Valente moves with precision: his choreography a result of more than 20 years of faithful repetition. He dips his fingers into water… Read more “SN&R: SUSHI, AMERICAN STYLE”
SN&R: Does UC Davis have a rape problem?
Ashley still can’t sleep at night. Last October, the UC Davis student turned 22 and celebrated her birthday with friends dancing at downtown bars. Ultimately, she found… Read more “SN&R: Does UC Davis have a rape problem?”
SN&R: Sacramento’s top female chefs dish on on why a woman’s place is in the kitchen
On her right arm, Rachel Kelley wears a tattoo of a tank. The executive chef at Revolution Wines leads a team of six young men, and sometimes,… Read more “SN&R: Sacramento’s top female chefs dish on on why a woman’s place is in the kitchen”
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