Downtown Sacramento’s iconic Jim Dennys is Back!
Fabled diner gets new energy from a local chef By Ken Magri Just in time for California’s post-Covid era, Jim Dennys restaurant is back in…
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Retired reporter in Sacramento uses the region’s intrigue as fuel for her mystery novels
By Scott Thomas Anderson For some mystery aficionados, storytelling with a sense of place is so crucial to a book’s lasting appeal that every quirk…
Hopes for imperiled fish rise as FERC approves transfer of Klamath River dam license
Dams could come down now that license officially moves to River Renewal Corporation By Dan Bacher In a big step toward the removal of four…
Why big climate bills keep dying in the California Senate
Despite Democrats’ supermajority and an environmental emergency, climate bills are hitting a wall in the California Senate By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story…
Sacramento Fire attempts to change course, while another Black firefighter breaks his silence about alleged harassment
Tale of first responder who worked in the Capital City in 2017 suggests that some supervisors ignored the department’s official goals The Sacramento Fire Department…
As Wall Street looks to conquer what’s left of the rental market, a Sacramento mother of three’s eviction story hits home
A bill largely ignored by the media may be California’s last chance to avoid disaster for tenants By Scott Thomas Anderson With California’s long-feared eviction…
Summer sunsets draw a light on the riddles of the Delta
By Scott Thomas Anderson In a dim corner of Giusti’s bar, near some photos of dangling sturgeon, there’s a newspaper article from 1970 nailed to…
Sacramento center that helped change lives is now fighting for its own
By Genoa Barrow, The Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento Observer, a newspaper with more than 58 years of bringing public service…
Analysis: As California reopens, a brutal ‘normal’ awaits many
For millions in the Golden State, economic inequality brings a different kind of peril to daily life. By Danny Feingold This story is produced by…
Lights come on at the Sacramento region’s oldest theaters, signaling hopes of survival
By Scott Thomas Anderson At the height of the pandemic summer, Northern California’s grand movie palaces of yesteryear were in trouble. Historic theaters like The…
Financially bashed by DoorDash? Sacramento driver left out to dry despite company’s boast of ‘excess insurance’
By Scott Thomas Anderson Gig drivers count on the companies they work with having clear policies and standing by their promised protections, so when a…
What will California look like now that the masks are coming off?
Pandemic restrictions are ending, whether we’re ready or not. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital…
Tales of Jedediah Smith in the Sacramento Valley and high Sierra ignore a grim reality
By Douglas Cazaux Sackman Jedediah Strong Smith met his end 190 years ago. He had used up 9 lives in his brief time on this…
Analysis: graft and disaffection hits California’s state workers union
by Jonah Paul Jonah Paul is a member of SEIU Local 1000 and veteran housing advocate in Sacramento. This analysis first appeared on Strike Wave….
The Crocker comeback: Art’s inspiring appeal on full display as the city’s historic museum comes back to life
Kids’ summer camps, ‘Louis Comfort Tiffany’ exhibit & ‘For America’ showing all on the horizon Sacramento’s dedicated art community leaned on virtual experiences to connect…
For those about to ska, Carnes defends you
Sacramento writer sees attention, promising sales around his unlikely pitch for a maligned musical genre By Casey Rafter Joyful horns, bass and guitars flowed…
Out of time: Camp Fire survivors facing rent, closures and nowhere to go
By Ashiah Scharaga Dianna Franklyn gets wistful when she talks about her old home in Concow. “I was a collector of many fine things,” she…