Private equity in Hospice care spurs workers to strike
After 29 months without a contract, a new hospice union resists the financialization of end-of-life care. By Jesse Baum, Capital & Main This story is…
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From activism to urban dreams: Sacramento’s must-see art this August
By Marie-Elena Schembri As summer starts to wind down, enjoy these cool art events throughout Sacramento. From thought-provoking activist art to immersive outdoor experiences, you’ll…
It’s still rock ’n’ roll to him: HBO Max’s Billy Joel two-parter is one of the best music documentaries ever made
By Bob Grimm The great Billy Joel finally gets a worthy documentary, a five-hour, two-parter in which he, and a lot of figures in his…
8 Sacramento experiences that hit every summertime vibe
By Steph Rodriguez Savor summer’s final stretch with high-energy gatherings, cultural pride and live musical performances that span generations. Whether you’re catching a dreamy doo-wop…
Analysis: Why California’s attorney general must continue the investigation into OpenAI
By Orson Aguilar and Catherine Bracy for CalMatters Just days after abandoning its planned conversion to a for-profit entity and proclaiming it would remain a nonprofit, OpenAI…
Federal cuts are already choking off Sacramento’s pipeline of biomedical and health researchers
By Steven Yoder At the start of a Friday morning seminar at UC Davis this past spring, a student we’re calling Tiana, a junior studying…
‘Young Frankenstein’ brings the laughs to life at Sutter Street Theatre in Folsom
By Odin Rasco Every time I walk away from a Sutter Street Theatre show, I will inevitably think of the old idiom, “big things come…
Reform refill: Has Scott Wiener convinced Gov. Newsom to rein in prescription middlemen?
Why a state senator may finally win his battle against powerful pharmacy benefit managers. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
WellSpace Health braces for Medicaid cuts threatening women’s health services in Sacramento
Medicaid cuts threaten women’s health services at WellSpace Health in Sacramento By Hannah Ross On July 4, the ”big, beautiful bill” reached the presidential desk…
Looking back: Buried in sex, murder and monsters here in Sacramento
Even a curator for the Crocker Art Museum wrote for the pulps By Kimberly A. Edwards On any given day, you’ll find my phone clicking…
Is the Trump Administration using Head Start to go after immigrants?
President and Kennedy throw Head Start into reverse, seek to use the venerable children’s care program as an anti-immigrant weapon. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
How knowing and collecting art builds your cultural capital
By Angie Eng One late morning on a winter day at the Museum of Modern Art, my friend stood in front of a Cy Twombly…
‘Larger than life’ blues icon Mick Martin remembered
By Casey Rafter In a cramped radio station studio at Sacramento State, Pinkie Rideau sang the last few words of “Bring Me Sugar,” signaling blues…
Comic Shanti Charan to debut new story at Sacramento’s ‘In a Nutshell’ series
By Chris Woodard Stand-up comedian and storyteller Shanti Charan is used to getting laughs, but at the next “In a Nutshell” storytelling event in Sacramento,…
Sacramento LGBTQ+ groups navigate crisis — and relief — amid hostile climates and funding battles
By Srishti Prabha Lavender Library, a volunteer-run LGBTQ+ archive and lending library in Midtown Sacramento, has long relied on grassroots donations to stay afloat. Moving…
California lawmakers roll back environmental law. Why is high-tech manufacturing now exempt?
By Alejandro Lazo and Rachel Becker for CalMatters California lawmakers recently approved one of the most substantial rollbacks of the state’s signature environmental review law…
Indigenous youth complete first descent of undammed Klamath River, reaching the sea
By Dan Bacher On July 11, several dozen indigenous youth from the Klamath Basin and beyond completed a historic 310-mile, month-long source-to-sea “first descent” of the…