LeBron Hill

4 days ago | sacbee.com | LeBron Hill

In this era of culture war politics, the importance of law has diminished significantly. Instead of being crafted to create balance for our society, laws are being used as ammo for political games. I’ve thought a lot about this issue since reading a book by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.” In it, Gorsuch explains how, in the last generation, America has become a law-obsessed nation, to the detriment of everyday Americans.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | LeBron Hill

In this era of culture war politics, the importance of law has diminished significantly. Instead of being crafted to create balance for our society, laws are being used as ammo for political games. I’ve thought a lot about this issue since reading a book by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.” In it, Gorsuch explains how, in the last generation, America has become a law-obsessed nation, to the detriment of everyday Americans.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Tom Philp |LeBron Hill

A third of Sacramento City Council members abandoned their own meeting on homelessness because they collectively talked too much. Some important substance on how Sacramento is shifting its homeless strategy nearly got lost in the council’s non-deliberative style. Relief may be on the way for some of Sacramento’s senior citizens who are now on the streets: Some living in motel units may have to pay, and big institutional shelters may someday be a thing of the past.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | LeBron Hill

Right now, the Athletics are showing their love for Sacramento in the smallest of gestures. In the months before the A’s season opener, they unveiled a patch of the Tower Bridge that players wear on their uniforms in honor of their stay in Sac Town. At the first A’s home game at Sutter Health Park, they gave out free trucker hats with that patch on the front. Since then, however, fans have been yearning for more of the patch and gear that showcases our community.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | LeBron Hill

It might come as a shock that the city of Elk Grove and the Sacramento Zoological Society are scrapping plans to build a $300 million zoo almost a year after it was approved, but if you look closely at the details, it was doomed from the start. The failure of this partnership can be explained in two parts:First, Zoo Director Jason Jacobs quit last October. He was a key person in the partnership between the society and Elk Grove.