Shifting COVID policies sow confusion among California schools
Amid rising infection rates and changing state and federal guidelines, districts are struggling to navigate the reopening of schools. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Read More2021
Roseville advocate for gun laws swiped cops’ identities for illegal weapons sales
From the outside, Joseph John Deaser IV looked like the model of a reasonable gun dealer. He’d testified before the California legislature and Congress about…
Essay: Sacramento could revolutionize its livability by giving artists a stipend to focus on their work
The models and the funds are already there – if we step back from a narrow picture frame By Waverly Hampton III Pope Julius II…
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ suspected at oil sites across California, including in Sacramento region
PFAS chemicals persist indefinitely in the environment and are linked to severe illnesses By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
Record spring salmon run on Sacramento River tributary turns into disaster as most fish die before spawning
By Dan Bacher In an extreme drought year where nearly all juvenile Sacramento River winter run Chinook salmon are expected to die before spawning due…
U.C. Davis accused of ignoring public transparency laws regarding push to downsize KDVS radio, destroy Freeborn Hall
By Scott Thomas Anderson Thanks to the California Public Records Act, a community revolt to save a popular college radio station and its longtime home…
How unions and their allies are trying to hold Amazon accountable
Pressure and potential legislation in California could change Amazon’s approach to workforce protection and burnout across the U.S. By Bobbi Murray, Capital & Main This…
Memoir of Sacramento teen’s fight for animal rights gets endorsed by the world’s best-known conservationist
Justin Barker’s story of battling local officials over numbing zoo conditions gets a thumbs-up from Jane Goodall By Scott Thomas Anderson By the time Justin…
Corpse flowers: Sacramento’s summer just got stinkier
Second rare corpse flower blooms in Curtis Park Is Sacramento smelling more like Sumatra? For the second time this summer, the fragrance of one particularly…
A Sacramento music sensation goes crystal-balling through space
SpaceWalker releases new album, plays hometown Aug. 6 at Russ Room By Casey Rafter Echoes filled an otherwise empty room as the cosmic, one-woman show…
Greenlight: A new library is coming to North Sacramento
On Tuesday July 27th, the Sacramento City Council approved a purchase of the 19,000 square foot Sacramento News & Review building, slated to become the…
Letters: Property-takers, trailblazers and the Dems’ fate in the upcoming mid-terms
Kill the filibuster before it’s too late Re: “Greenlight: Joe Biden is no radical, but …” by Jeff vonKaenel (Voices, July 22) I read your…
UC students turned a ‘forever’ tuition hike into a five-year hike. Now what?
By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Nothing lasts forever,…
Greenlight: How I drove over 100 miles per hour without getting a speeding ticket
I won my first two drag car races at age 70. While the Tesla engine was totally quiet, I cannot say the same for my…
Sacramento raises allowable rent hikes for the year from 6% to 9%
Housing advocates push for expansion of the Tenant Protection Act’s just-cause eviction timeline By Scott Thomas Anderson Effective July 1, the formula for the annual…
Is recalling Gov. Newsom the only way Republicans can win California?
The GOP seeks to spark an improbable conservative comeback in a true-blue state in the Sept. 14 vote. By Steve Appleford, Capital & Main This…
California says goodbye to ‘the Godfather of Barbera’
Dick Cooper’s vision, with advice from the guru of Corti Brothers, launched Plymouth’s international wine phenomenon By Scott Thomas Anderson In the late 1970s, a…