In the wake of 2020’s tele-work boom, Sacramento commute times remain at a ten-year low
By Aya Mikbel and Grace Weber Following the pandemic, Sacramento workers continue to be on the road less – many still working remotely – a…
Read MoreNews December 6, 2023
By Aya Mikbel and Grace Weber Following the pandemic, Sacramento workers continue to be on the road less – many still working remotely – a…
Read MoreNews December 6, 2023
The laws that helped pull unionization down to near 10% remain on the books — but six out of 10 U.S. adults now say declining…
News December 5, 2023
By Chris Nichols, Capital Public Radio Sacramento leaders celebrated the completion of a 158-unit affordable housing community in the central city last week, a project…
Arts+Culture, Music December 4, 2023
By Eddie Jorgensen Experimental punk rock band The Freak Accident returns to the Cafe Colonial for another round of absurdity, inside jokes and not-so-light listening….
News December 4, 2023
By Nigel Duara for CalMatters California’s state police for the second year in a row will enjoy a salary bump that far exceeds the raises…
November 27, 2023
Sponsored by: Sacramento County Probation Department
The Sacramento County Probation Department’s DUI Program is a one-stop shop. It not only supervises probationers, it helps them find treatment, housing, mental health resources…
Arts+Culture, Voices December 1, 2023
By Scott Thomas Anderson There’s an old Irish proverb that says, “What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for.” Sitting inside Locked Barrel,…
Arts+Culture, Voices December 1, 2023
Two extensive exhibitions honor Professor Emeritus and activist artist By Jeffrey Day At recent exhibition openings, Malaquías Montoya was surrounded by former students and colleagues,…
Crime Beat, News November 30, 2023
Journalist captures sound, fury and lasting symbiosis in ‘Gun Comedy’ Silver-shaded transitions from face to face. A camera’s eye that drifts behind turning wheelchairs and…
Arts+Culture November 30, 2023
In 1979, a young sojourner from Edmonds, Washington, channeled his travel savvy into an explainer book called “Europe Through the Back Door.” It was a…
November 17, 2023
Sponsored by: Sacramento County In-Home Supportive Services
Court is not usually a place for young children, let alone a courthouse full of them. But on Saturday, November 4th, 29 families finalized adoptions of 34 children at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relation Courthouse. Volunteers—including nonprofits and government agencies, judges and court staff—made the day fun, colorful and memorable for children and their new official families with balloons, sweets, toys and books, a police car and firetruck.
Arts+Culture November 29, 2023
News & Review critic streams short films By Juan-Carlos Selznick With all due respect to major films with marathon running times—e.g. Oppenheimer (180 minutes), or…
News November 28, 2023
Nonprofit teaches economic development skills to low-income youth By Jenelle Lum Valeria Ulloa was contemplating her next steps when she first heard of Juma during…
News November 27, 2023
Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation. By Siri Chilukuri This story was supported by the Economic Hardship…
Arts+Culture, Music November 25, 2023
By Eddie Jorgensen Bruce Cockburn will be wrapping up his ambitious North American tour with a return to his favorite Sacramento haunt, the Crest Theatre….
October 26, 2023
Sponsored by: Sacramento County Probation Department
While post-traumatic stress disorder affects millions of people, veterans suffer at higher rates than civilians, three times more for those who were deployed. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 11-20% of veterans who served in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom have PTSD in a given year. Approximately 12% of Gulf War veterans and an estimated 30% of Vietnam Veterans struggle with PTSD.
News November 24, 2023
By Alesha Blaauw and Chris Woodard Lately renting in Sacramento can often be summed up with one word: “Packed.” Housed residents in the Sacramento region…
Arts+Culture, Rebooting the Arts, Solving Sacramento November 23, 2023
By Casey Rafter Sacramento artist and writer Liv Moe is the founder, curator and director of the Verge Center for the Arts, which offers residency…
News November 23, 2023
More than 7 out of 10 think children will be worse off than their parents and favor spending on tax credits, child care and job…
Arts+Culture November 22, 2023
By Bob Grimm David Fincher’s The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender as the title character, plays as if Fassbender’s cold and emotionless android persona from the Alien…