The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts
By Julie Cart and Natasha Uzcategui-Liggett for CalMatters An azure jewel set more than a mile high, deep in the High Sierra, Lake Tahoe is…
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Philanthropy in the abyss: Why we need to give when thing falls apart
By Angie Eng It takes a crisis to uplift us from the abyss. When despair engulfs, human kindness emerges. Contrary to a Hobbesian world vision…
As Sacramento teeters on becoming totally unaffordable for young people, state budget slots $1.3 million for local students via Capital Fellows
Newsom beefs up training for achievers who go on to become judges, state officials and law makers, who the Capital City’s rents are hammering By…
Project Censored dispatch: Technogarchy goes to Washington
The “Muskification” of Meta and the free speech, fact-checking charade By Mischa Geracoulis and Mickey Huff On January 7, 2025, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced…
HomeAid Sacramento’s Amber Lane Celmer on how the building industry can step up to the housing crisis
By Laryn Godbold Housing costs in California have remained high over the last 30 years despite more housing being added to the market, according to…
Keeping Kin Together
How Sacramento County is transforming child welfare practices and becoming a model for agencies nationwide By Elizabeth Ann Morabito Can you imagine a young loved…
Painting outside the lines: Sacramento artists aim to inspire the next generation of women
Michelle Dahl and Gina Grice put their influential self-expression on display By Chris D. Johnson To celebrate Women’s History Month, Gallery 1075 at the West…
Fred Ross’ Organizing Legacy: A new documentary about Cesar Chavez’s mentor offers lessons for activists in dark times
By Gabriel Thompson, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The new documentary American…
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…
Gallery: Mary J. Blige brings real love and ‘Gratitude’ to Sacramento’s Golden 1
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…
A Bridge Across
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…
‘Thirsty Ghosts’ is the latest from an Irish novelist living in Northern California and rises to a literary Tour de force
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…
50 years of cheers this St. Paddy’s Day at Sacramento’s Fox & Goose
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…
The Foilies 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…
Newsom’s top water official will work with Trump to weaken Sacramento River and Delta water protections
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…
More Than a Meal
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…
Sacramento theater groups rebound — and focus on future plans
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…
Dumb hole: ‘The Gorge’ has a strong premise—destroyed by an idiotic reveal
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…
Firings at Forest Service raise alarm over corporate takeover of public lands
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…
8 Sacramento events to experience in March
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…