The clock is set for Sacramento street racing
Capital City CHP says law putting the brakes on ‘sideshows’ was needed, safety advocates baffled it won’t go into effect until 2025 By Blynn…
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Will California take the high road to good jobs?
A new state bill seeks to find out what we don’t know about the jobs we want to have. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Sacramento’s oil secret: New analysis reveals fossil fuel industry’s job claims are ‘wildly inaccurate’
By Dan Bacher The Western States Petroleum Association, or WSPA – the most powerful corporate lobbying group in Sacramento – claims that there are 368,000 jobs in…
Will worker shortage disrupt California homeless strategy?
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters In the middle of March last year, Los Angeles officials were gearing up to clear a 200-person homeless encampment at Echo Park…
Will California supersize the bargaining power of fast food workers?
A ground-breaking state law could raise work standards for fast food employees while keeping them safe. By Bobbi Murray, Capital & Main This story is…
The Guru of Groove: A man of many names, genres and talents, Larry Rodriguez is Sacramento’s sonic mainstay
Some know him at Flower Vato, others as D.J. Larry – still others as the minster of a percussive ‘church’ By Casey Rafter It is…
Essay: Sacramento must be faster with surplus land and slower to give developers their wish lists
By Waverly Hampton III There are dozens of parcels of city-owned land across Sacramento waiting to be developed on, in the midst of a major…
8 big ways you can help our waters
By Andy Brack The ocean is big – really, really big.* It’s so “vastly hugely mind-bogglingly” big you may not think it needs your help….
Whatever comes next, single payer coverage for Californians advances
In a time of pandemic and with its healthcare system in pieces, a bold Assembly bill shows California moving forward. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
Distant callings: renowned fiddler from Scotland helps the region find its past
Fiddle-firebrand Alasdair Fraser, performing with Natalie Haas, plays the historic State Theater in Auburn Feb. 9 By Scott Thomas Anderson There’s still an echo…
Sacramento council doesn’t want to let developer out of making Natomas housing project maximumly affordable
Leaders say that if would-be builder can’t make enough units pencil-out for working people, they can go with another option By Scott Thomas Anderson The…
No way out: How the poor get stranded in California nursing homes
By Jesse Bedayn for CalMatters Bradley Fisher, a 62-year-old retired mechanic, lived in a Bay Area nursing home for 14 years. Entering at age 39,…
Hard numbers on Sacramento evictions remain maddeningly elusive
Tenant group criticizes Superior Court for removing case numbers at a critical moment By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento housing advocates have spent the winter…
Will the Biden Administration deliver on overtime pay?
The Labor Department is readying a rule that could allow millions more Americans to earn additional wages. By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main The typical…
A winter of worry: Sacramento’s violent crime rate in January puts a chill on the community
Last Friday, Emmy award-winning ABC 10 anchor Madison Wade tweeted, “It’s sad when you don’t feel safe going on a run in the middle of…
There’s a call for more diversity in Sacramento theater and local stages are responding
By Patti Roberts As Hamilton lyrics ask: “Who remembers your name, who keeps your flame, who tells your story?” It’s always been the storytellers, whether…
Tool brings a fearless ‘inoculum’ to Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center
By Casey Rafter After hours of melting the minds and faces of ecstatic audience members, Danny Carey, drummer for the band Tool, climbed back into…