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  • March 9, 2021 | In light of recent deaths, Sacramento City Hall faces reckoning on warming centers
  • May 13, 2025 | Keep ‘the death knell’ quiet: State promises it won’t drain the Delta’s fresh water, but its engineer’s testimony shows Newsom’s tunnel increases water deliveries by 22%
  • May 13, 2025 | Justice2Jobs gathering lays out challenges that criminal reform advocates see for Sacramento from Prop.36
  • May 13, 2025 | International students get an education in fear
  • May 12, 2025 | Tapa the World and a story of resilience: The power of community investment in Sacramento’s small businesses 
  • May 12, 2025 | Regional artist Ilena Finocchi remains curious by not sticking to one lane

News May 13, 2025

Keep ‘the death knell’ quiet: State promises it won’t drain the Delta’s fresh water, but its engineer’s testimony shows Newsom’s tunnel increases water deliveries by 22%

By Dan Bacher The California Department of Water Resources has claimed for years that the purpose of the embattled Delta Tunnel is to “provide, restore and protect…

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News May 13, 2025

Justice2Jobs gathering lays out challenges that criminal reform advocates see for Sacramento from Prop.36

By Casey Rafter When results from local elections came in last November, large retailers like Walmart and Target saw a big win in the passing…


News May 13, 2025

International students get an education in fear

How Trump’s treatment of foreign students risks budgetary crises for schools and a national brain drain. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…


Arts+Culture, Food, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento May 12, 2025

Tapa the World and a story of resilience: The power of community investment in Sacramento’s small businesses 

By Greg Micek  In downtown Sacramento, where small businesses compete with national chains and ever-changing consumer trends, one long-standing restaurant has managed to thrive thanks…


Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento May 12, 2025

Regional artist Ilena Finocchi remains curious by not sticking to one lane

By Helen Harlan  Ilena Finocchi is a Stockton-based multidisciplinary artist who has called herself a designer, illustrator, sculptor, maker, educator, public artist and, of late,…


Woman sitting at desk smiling.

March 19, 2025

Keeping Kin Together

Sponsored by: Sacramento County Department of Child Family and Adult Services

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…


Crime Beat, News May 8, 2025

Sacramento is seeing extremely violent offenders get early parole: A new bill supports prison officials releasing more of them   

Rep. Ash Kalra convinces Assembly members Nick Schultz, LaShae Sharp-Collins, Mark González, John Harabedian and Matt Haney to back early parole eligibility for murderers, attempted…


Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento May 8, 2025

Sacramento celebrates AAPI Heritage month with food, culture and community

By Srishti Prabha This May, Sacramento has a stacked lineup of events to mark Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. With AAPI communities making…


Voices May 8, 2025

Essay: Why talking about mental health matters in Native communities

By Angelina Hinojosa Every year when May rolls around and people “observe” Mental Health Awareness Month, it hits differently for me. Up until a few years ago,…


Arts+Culture, Music, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento May 7, 2025

Gallery: Tycho performs at Channel 24 during the opening weekend of Sacramento’s newest live music venue

By Xavier Figueroa Tycho, led by Sacramento native Scott Hansen, brought the first stop of the “Wish You Were Here” tour to Channel 24, Sacramento’s…


March 10, 2025

A Bridge Across

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 May 7, 2025

Kaiser and mental health care workers reach tentative agreement

A long, grueling strike approaches settlement. Its underlying causes remain unaddressed. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism…


Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento, Stage May 7, 2025

B Street Theatre’s ‘Nosotros La Gente’ tells a tale of love and dreams in the California desert 

By Odin Rasco “The desert is no place for the restless; there are no dreamers here, for you cannot drink dreams,” says the character Sophie…


Crime Beat, News May 5, 2025

Criminally insane or raging at the world? Trial for Davis serial stabber delves into the corners of a troubled mind

Jurors sat down Monday morning for the opening of what’s expected to be a six-week trial about savage violence and psychological questions. Attorneys made it…


Arts+Culture, Music, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento May 5, 2025

8 Sacramento events to experience in May

By Steph Rodriguez The savory aromas of sizzling skewers and sweet bubble waffles wafting through the air are sure to satisfy the masses at this…


Woman smiling whiel standing next to a white car that has "Meals on Wheels" written on the driver's door.

March 5, 2025

More Than a Meal

Sponsored by: Sacramento County Department of Child Family and Adult Services

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…


News May 5, 2025

Urban agriculture grows in the Sacramento region 

By Lisa Thibodeau On a busy corner in West Sacramento, surrounded by high-density housing and railroad tracks, sits a 1-half acre oasis of soil and…


Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento, Stage May 5, 2025

May theater guide: Shows that shouldn’t go ‘Unseen’ in Sacramento this month 

By Odin Rasco Before May’s warm spring nights give way to the scorching summer heat, Sacramentans may feel inspired to explore the region while they…


News, Solving Sacramento May 2, 2025

Clearing pathways: Partnerships helps formerly incarcerated individuals find their footing in the Sacramento region

By Russell Nichols  In wildfire country, every home needs a buffer zone: a landscaped perimeter created to keep blazes from encroaching on neighborhoods. “It’s called…


Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento May 2, 2025

Where cultural enrichment shines: Sacramento’s International Kids Festival

By Dina Bugayevskaya The International Kids Festival began in 2004 as a grassroots community event created to bring families together through culture, fun and creative…


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