The Black Youth Leadership Project in Elk Grove advances educational advocacy
By Keyshawn Davis In 1999, Black staff working in California’s Capitol developed a program to make Black elected officials and staff more accessible to the…
Read MoreNews, Solving Sacramento July 26, 2024
By Keyshawn Davis In 1999, Black staff working in California’s Capitol developed a program to make Black elected officials and staff more accessible to the…
Read MoreArts+Culture, Food, News July 25, 2024
By David A. Kulczyk The summer of 1913 was one of the hottest summers in California history. On July 10, the thermometer hit 134 degrees…
News July 25, 2024
Though most Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share, conservatives still want to lower their taxes. By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main In…
Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento July 24, 2024
By Helen Harlan It’s 6 p.m. on a Thursday at the Sacramento Turn Verein and it’s hot outside — 110 degrees as Sacramento is still…
Voices July 24, 2024
By Tom Scott In recent weeks, California’s legislative leaders came together, worked with the Governor, and agreed to pass much needed reforms to the Private Attorney…
June 28, 2024
Sponsored by: City of Roseville
Planning ahead keeps Roseville taps flowing while community keeps growing by Debbie Arrington There’s a reason so many people are flocking to Roseville and Placer…
Housing, News, Solving Sacramento July 23, 2024
By Krista Minard In East Sacramento, on a narrow avenue of small, single-story homes, a transformation is underway. An 82-year-old bungalow is becoming the new…
News July 22, 2024
In late June, a Sacramento County Judge ruled that the California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, had to suspend its efforts to conduct geotechnical…
Arts+Culture, Music, News July 22, 2024
California young adults probe the conflict between bots and humans in their podcast “The Creative Code.” By Yuri Nagano, Capital & Main This story is…
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sometimes my fellow Gen X-ers lament Sacramento losing the uniquely eccentric vibe that defined it in the 1990s and early 2000s,…
June 17, 2024
Sponsored by: City of Elk Grove
Organic waste reduction efforts in Elk Grove are part of worldwide effort “Think Globally, Act Locally” is a slogan associated with environmentalism since the 1970s….
News July 18, 2024
Expensive per-minute fees make calls unaffordable for many migrant detainees, who can earn as little as $1 a day working in ICE facilities. By Kate…
Arts+Culture, Music, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento July 18, 2024
By Steve Martarano Sacramento’s newest outdoor music venue wasn’t deterred from making a successful debut with an all-day emo-pop music festival, despite the 110-plus degree…
News July 18, 2024
By Ken Magri Once a week, UC Davis students, many of them medical majors, team up with an attending physician to offer free medical services…
News July 17, 2024
By Jennifer Junghans In California, nearly 4,000 native plant and animal species depend on the state’s freshwater ecosystems. Trout, salmon and smelt run the rivers…
June 17, 2024
Sponsored by: City of Elk Grove
Green bins support environmental education and behavior change Most people don’t pay much thought to the gray, blue, and green rubbish bins sitting outside of…
Voices July 17, 2024
Growing resistance to book banning signals diminished public support for censorship. By Nancy Kranich People have challenged books for centuries. But following the pandemic, newly…
Arts+Culture, Music July 16, 2024
By Cristian Gonzalez Josh P. performs a live version of his song “Diego” for the July installment of Hangout Gigs, a monthly series featuring Sacramento-based…
Solving Sacramento, Voices July 16, 2024
By Jennifer Junghans For many middle-class and affluent communities with resources, political power and representation, a day at the local park among mature trees, a…
News, Q&A, Solving Sacramento July 15, 2024
By Hannah Ross As Sacramento looks to build a more sustainable and inclusive economy, in part thanks to an influx of state funding set to…