Elk Grove’s Mirabel Wigon turns broken systems into rejuvenative reflection
By Cristian Gonzalez Mirabel Wigon, an artist living in Elk Grove, didn’t set out to become a painter. Her journey actually began in anthropology before…
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By Cristian Gonzalez Mirabel Wigon, an artist living in Elk Grove, didn’t set out to become a painter. Her journey actually began in anthropology before…
Read MoreArts+Culture, Music March 18, 2025
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf The “Queen of Hip Hop Soul,” Mary J. Blige, held court at Golden 1 Center on Saturday, March 8, with…
Arts+Culture March 14, 2025
By Scott Thomas Anderson When a people endure generations of invasion and oppression – when they’re forced against an ethnic washboard with its residue splashes…
Arts+Culture, Music, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento March 14, 2025
A toast to five decades of celebrating Irish tradition at one of Downtown’s oldest pubs By Steph Rodriguez Fox & Goose is painting Sactown green…
News March 13, 2025
Recognize the Worst in Government Transparency. By Dave Maass, Aaron Mackey, Beryl Lipton, Michael Morisy, Dillon Bergin, and Kelly Kauffman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation…
March 10, 2025
Sponsored by: California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls
Commissioner LTC Erica Courtney on the importance of supporting California’s women veterans by Dorsey Griffith Army Lieutenant Colonel Erica Courtney understands the challenges veterans face…
News March 12, 2025
By Dan Bacher Karla Nemeth, Governor Gavin Newsom’s top water official, told an audience of growers and water managers at the Kern County Water Summit on March…
Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento, Stage March 11, 2025
By Marcus Crowder On Jan. 7 as brush fires began spreading in the Pacific Palisades east of Malibu, Scott Klier was in Los Angeles holding…
Arts+Culture March 10, 2025
By Bob Grimm Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy must protect the world from evil forces dwelling in a giant chasm in The Gorge, a film that…
News March 10, 2025
Employees warn that recent dismissals could weaken protections for public lands as the new administration selects a former timber executive to head the agency. By…
March 5, 2025
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More Than a Meal Meals on Wheels Sacramento County and the Department of Child, Family and Adult Services partner to keep older adults safe and…
Arts+Culture, Music, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento, Stage March 6, 2025
By Steph Rodriguez March is buzzing with live music echoing from every corner of Sacramento’s tight-knit music scene. Jenny Don’t and the Spurs ride into…
News March 6, 2025
Researchers refute fast food industry’s apocalyptic predictions about raising the minimum wage. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento March 5, 2025
By Marie-Elena Schembri This March may start with a roar, but it isn’t from a lion — it might be a jaguar bursting from the…
Voices March 5, 2025
The Newsom mega-donors and champions of the bitterly opposed Delta Tunnel are indeed controversial, but facts still matter By Dan Bacher As a longtime researcher…
January 8, 2025
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Cultural Brokers help bridge the gap between two cultures – the African American/Black community and the child welfare system LaDonna Lee is a Sacramento County…
Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento, Stage March 4, 2025
By Patti Roberts With spring around the corner, a full garden of performing arts is ahead of us. After a winter hiatus for some theater…
News March 4, 2025
By Ryan Sabalow and Sameea Kamal for CalMatters As California Democrats convened a new two-year legislative session in December, they were still reeling from Donald…
Arts+Culture March 3, 2025
By Bob Grimm The Monkey, the latest in a string of strong recent horror offerings, starts off so well that it would be fair to…
Arts+Culture, Crime Beat, News February 27, 2025
Is Sacramento a Noir town? Driving through Southside Park on a rainy night as showers brush the garden lights and Old I’s blazing, scarlet marquee…