Season’s streaming
By Juan-Carlos Selznick Some recent highlights from the Stream & Dream Lounge: The Killer (Netflix) David Fincher’s new film, with Michael Fassbender playing a high-priced professional…
Read MoreAll Posts
‘Tis the season for holiday shows in Sacramento
Performing arts organizations count on revenue from holiday productions By Patti Roberts ‘Tis the season for holiday stories: a time when theater, dance and music…
Why 16 Million households in Northern and Central California are about to pay more for electricity
With no cap on price increases for California’s utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric will hike rates 13%, which it says is needed for upgrades. By…
How New Helvetia’s employees plan to save the Broadway business
By Russell Nichols In 2012, a land surveyor wandered into the new brewery off Broadway looking for a drink, but he was drawn to a…
The final confrontation: Sacramento murder trial details security guard’s last determined actions
It is a surreal if tragic moment captured in a still-frame: Two men reaching their arms out, each pointing a weapon at the other, and…
Housing in the Capital: Vice Mayor Eric Guerra and House Sacramento’s Ben Raderstorf on the past, present and future of affordable housing
By Nick Brunner Eric Guerra has served on the Sacramento City Council since 2015, and he is currently the vice mayor. Ben Raderstorf is the…
A director overindulges: Despite a great premise, solid performances and a good ending, Netflix’s ‘Leave the World Behind’ is just OK
By Bob Grimm Leave the World Behind, the new apocalyptic thriller from writer-director Sam Esmail, left me on the fence between “liked” and “disliked” more…
An increasing number of women in Sacramento are choosing pregnancy in their 40s
By Ariel Caspar, Casey Rafter and Raymond Purscell Sacramento residents Ruben and Donna Arroyo recently pulled up to New Life Community Church in a large…
Sacramento County launches first-of-its-kind mobile clinic for pets of unhoused residents
By Chris Nichols, Capital Public Radio Sacramento County has launched a first-of-its-kind mobile veterinary clinic focused on caring for pets owned by homeless residents. County…
Sacramento County already hit with ten homicides during the holiday season
Sacramento police and sheriff’s detectives have tackled ten homicide investigations since the start of November, with four of those murders happening in front of well-known…
West Sacramento City Manager Aaron Laurel has a passion for affordable housing
By Ken Magri West Sacramento City Manager Aaron Laurel loves to talk about affordable housing, and he is in the right place for it. In…
The evolution of a travel writer: For Rick Steves, sojourning is more than escapism – it’s about the future
Rick Steves remembers sitting alone on a stage in Sacramento just before a curtain of chaos began descending on millions of peoples’ lives – and…
Gallery: Oak Park’s Community Shop Class program teaches interns to build tiny homes
By Steve Martarano Adding to Sacramento’s tiny home community, one home at a time, is the latest flagship program of Oak Park’s Community Shop Class….
A new monster movie classic: ‘Godzilla Minus One’ is the best Godzilla film ever made
By Bob Grimm I’m enjoying the new Godzilla TV show, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, on Apple TV+. (Kurt Russell is god.) The new Godzilla x…
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…
As public support for unions grows, U.S. laws still favor employers
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…
Sacramento’s newest affordable housing community honors late developer Ali Reza Youseffi
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…