Despite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs
UC Berkeley study finds employment held steady — and only pennies were added to menu prices. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced…
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Why prosecutors dropped charges against Fresno man who escorted students to ICE protest
By Nigel Duara, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A central California police department this week filed criminal…
‘MJ The Musical’ brings to life the King of Pop
First comes the glittering jacket, then the single white sequined glove, followed by the tilted black fedora. By then, the enthusiastic audience knows what’s coming…
4 Gigs: Latino stories, jazzy rhythms and a 100-year German tradition
Spring is here, and Sacramento is ready to turn up the volume with music, art and community celebrations that will fill your calendar — from…
Ticketmaster in the crosshairs again over California legislation
by Brian Joseph, for Capitol Weekly Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation are once again neck deep in state legislation they contend would protect consumers but…
Stronger Together
How a regional agency helps older adults secure housing by Dorsey Griffith Economies of scale can make a significant difference in providing services for older…
Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up
By Rachel Becker, CalMattersThis story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to…
Spring brings a bounty of classic stories to the stage this April
Murder, manipulation, miracles, musicals – all of these are taking to Sacramento area stages this April as theater companies bring classic tales to life. For…
California’s higher education Master Plan in flux?
by AIDAN WYROUGH Faced with growing concerns that California’s higher education system is outdated and unresponsive to the needs of an increasingly diverse student population, lawmakers…
Sparse snowpack in California fuels concern over fast-approaching fire season
By Rachel Becker, CalMattersThis story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California clocked its second-worst snowpack on record Wednesday, a potentially…
Navigating the Medicare Maze
Health insurance agency helps seniors make sense of benefits and costs by Dorsey Griffith When it comes to Medicare enrollment and annual adjustments of coverage,…
California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse
This report, which looked at the number of kids who saw eye doctors in 2022-2024, found that only 11.2% of kids in Sacramento County did…
Coaching program provides mental health support for older adults in Sacramento
For Susan Kane, a former participant of ACC Senior Services’ PEARLS program, mental health is especially important to her as an older adult. “As an…
More States Are Taxing the Ultra-Rich — Washington Is the Latest
As inequality grows, states are stepping up where the federal government hasn’t. “It’s a movement,” says Patriotic Millionaire’s Chuck Collins. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay
By Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry, CalMatters Protestors hold up signs and flags during a rally against H-2A wage cuts in front of the Robert…
Protecting Seniors’ Legal Rights
Yuba Sutter Legal Center offers free services and support for older adults by Stacy Brandt Legal topics such as eviction, advanced directives and restraining orders…
California governor’s race: See the candidates’ incomes and tax payments
By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. We already knew that Democrat Tom Steyer, a…
Cake packs the house at Channel 24 for three nights
Each of the three Cake concerts from Saturday, March 21 to Monday, March 23 were sold out. (Photo by Xavier Figueroa) Fans get their tickets…
Local video game developers work to turn ideas into digital realities
Lucas Immanuel’s earliest memory of playing video games is when he was a child, sitting with his brother and father, as the disc for Lego…
Would Sacramento voters send a former Republican to Congress? Kevin Kiley is betting on it
By Maya C. Miller for CalMatters After months of suspense, deliberation and a game-show-style process of elimination, Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley has finally chosen a…