Will California leaders take a hard look at tax breaks?
Foregone revenues add up to more than double the amount of the expected deficit By Jessica Goodheart, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
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Murder most foul: Upcoming event at El Dorado Hills bookstore explores link between sex cults and a president’s assassination
On March 5, Face in a Book will have Susan Wels discuss her new release ‘Assassin in Utopia’ In the annals of presidential bloodshed,…
How climate change threatens California wine
Longstanding varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon just can’t take the heat By Mark Schapiro, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit…
After Woodland leads the way, region looks to build more year-round affordable housing for farmworkers
Law now mandates the first statewide study of farmworker housing conditions, needs and solutions By Jennifer Junghans When Tonia Ochoa, an agricultural worker in Woodland,…
From an island upbringing to the Sacramento scene, Clemón Charles looks back while readying for the upcoming Mardi Gras Ball at Harlow’s
One of the Capital City’s most unique singer-songwriters brings his own journey to the Mardi Gras festivities in Midtown on March 4 By Scott Thomas…
Q&A with Sacramento County’s new Sheriff, Jim Cooper
Last December, Sheriff Jim Cooper was sworn in at the Sacramento State Ballroom, thereby becoming the first Black Sheriff in the county’s history.
Could shared homeownership work for Sacramento?
It could be on the rise in the Capital Region through apps such as Cher By Graham Womack Roshaun Davis is looking around Sacramento for…
California homelessness: Where are the state’s billions going? Here’s the new, best answer
By Ben Christopher for CalMatters In Sacramento, there’s a word that keeps popping up during discussions about the state’s homelessness crisis: “accountability.” Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Currents of history swirl around the Delta King as Old Sac readies for ‘the biggest Mardi Gras in the West’
This weekend’s celebration brings an army of chefs, musicians, bartenders and parade teams to a distant tradition with ties to Sacramento Powerful preaching horns fire…
A big stop at Sacramento Mardi Gras, Louisiana Heaven keeps mouths watering year-round at south city restaurant
There is a big, joyous neighborhood energy flowing through a dining room in South Sacramento: It’s relaxing and hard to describe – but absolutely up-lifting….
Fat Tuesday travel: Storm-starring from Algiers Point in New Orleans
Time dies when kettle lamps are flickering against the darkened planks of a Creole cottage in Algiers Point. There’s no sense of movement – there’s…
A Sacramento hometown hero will be on deck for the Monster Energy AMA Supercross on Feb. 18
By Eddie Jorgensen Although Sacramento has proven it can bring out record numbers for outdoor motocross at Prairie City’s annual Hangtown event, few riders generally…
Silicon Valley sits on the sidelines in the fight against homelessness in California
With the right app, you can get anything you want. So why can’t the unhoused find one to help them get a roof over their…
Second try at killing ‘a zombie’ – Rep. Josh Harder swings the axe again, trying to bring down the Delta Tunnel in Congress
By Dan Bacher Last Thursday, Democratic representative Josh Harder reintroduced his Stop the Delta Tunnels Act, a bill that would prohibit the Army Corps of Engineers…
New Capitol Area Development director Danielle Foster sees partnerships as a promising path forward
By Dakota Morlan Danielle Foster is the new executive director for the Capitol Area Development Authority, a joint powers authority created by the City of…
‘No light at the other end’: Impending loss of pandemic CalFresh boosts could trigger hunger spike
By Jenna Kuang for CalMatters Food banks across California are bracing for a feared spike in hunger amid inflated prices after a pandemic-era boost in…
Sacramento’s indie bookstores prep for International Book Giving Day on Feb. 14
Next week, literature fans around the world will give a nod to the cerebral stimulation and emotional journeys that comes through the simple act of…