Capital Stage welcomes new managing director
By Patti Roberts After 19 years at Capital Stage, Managing Director Keith Riedell is passing his baton on to Liz Gray. Riedell is retiring at…
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Fearing deportation, international students go silent at UC Davis and other California universities
By Emewodesh Eshete for CalMatters International college students are learning that speech isn’t as free as they thought in the United States. After President Donald…
Gallery: Latino Center of Art and Culture in Sacramento battles federal funding cuts with community fundraiser
By Steve Martarano What happens if your Sacramento nonprofit suddenly loses an already approved $65,000 federal National Endowment for the Arts grant that was to…
Sacramento initiative connects Hmong youth internationally, fosters cultural exchange
By Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria Later this year, a group of Hmong American young women from Sacramento will travel to Laos to finally meet their yearlong…
A shock to Sacramento researchers: The California Digital Newspaper Collection is funded—but all of the employees responsible were laid off anyway
By Kevin Fitzgerald The University of California, Riverside’s College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) learned back in April that state funding for the…
Project Censored dispatch: The militarization and weaponization of media literacy
By Nolan Higdon and Sydney Sullivan This Dispatch is informed by our forthcoming 2025 article, “Media Literacy in the Crosshairs: NATO’s Strategic Goals and the Revival of…
Ahead of Wheatland show, Cyndi Lauper talks about her true colors
SN&R chats with a musical legend and activist who is bringing her energy to the area in late August By Ken Magri Cyndi Lauper, that…
‘This museum is for everyone’: Agustin Arteaga welcomes all of Sacramento to the Crocker
By Chris Woodard Sacramento’s oldest museum has enlisted the expertise of Agustín Arteaga to help guide the Crocker Art Museum toward a more expansive and…
Biscuits, booms and bloodsuckers take the stage in Sacramento this August
By Odin Rasco Thanks to a confluence of creative calendars, Sacramentans are spoiled for choice when it comes to picking a play this August. In…
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…
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…