A safety net will not close California’s income gap
Leaders need to create ways for workers to get the skills needed for higher-paying jobs. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced…
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El Dorado County residents in crisis as insurance companies leave the state
By Jessica Shona-Stewart Diana Still had faithfully paid her home insurance for years. But recently, the Placerville resident received notice that her insurer was dropping…
Inclusivity at the forefront of Sac’s Latino Center of Art and Culture’s inaugural Zine Fest
By Marie-Elena Schembri Over 30 tables lined the parking lot outside the Latino Center for Arts and Culture on Front Street in Sacramento on Sunday,…
How California and the EU work together to regulate artificial intelligence
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters While the federal government appears content to sit back and wait, more than 40 U.S. states are considering hundreds of…
CLTRE secures land on Del Paso Boulevard for housing development
By Keyshawn Davis CLTRE, a nonprofit creating pathways for economic development and homeownership in underserved communities, has secured a new site for affordable housing and…
Money has run out for fruits and vegetables for low-income Californians. Elected leaders are silent.
The fresh food rebate pilot program delivered on its promises, but politicians won’t pledge to put it in the budget. By George B. Sánchez-Tello, Capital…
He learned baseball during a grim chapter in local history – now he’s still coaching the game at age 92
Mas Sato has been helping players learn their form around Sacramento since 1976 By Jack Freeman Growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, Mas Sato…
Asian Pacific CultureFest celebrates diversity within AAPI diaspora
By Chanelle Anne Muerong The sound of flutes and two-string fiddles waft through the various booths lining the pavements and lawns across District56 as a…
A complicated love story: Zendaya shines onscreen and on the tennis court in ‘Challengers’
By Bob Grimm Zendaya stars for director Luca Guadagnino (Bones and All, Call Me by Your Name) in Challengers, a movie about tennis that works well as…
Cost of Delta tunnel rises to $20.1 billion, environmentalists blast ‘flawed’ benefits analysis by Newsom administration
By Dan Bacher The Department of Water Resources, or DWR, just released a controversial benefit-cost analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project – better known as…
Panelists discuss We Prosper Together initiative and the future of Sacramento’s inclusive economy
By Hannah Ross Panelists at Solving Sacramento’s “Suds & Solutions” event on Thursday, May 9 agreed that the conditions are ripe for Sacramento to be…
How the bank-run bond market could make clean energy cheaper
Georgia utilities are getting a discount on gas — but paying full price for renewables. By Meg Duff, Capital & Main This story is produced…
No, the Isleton Crawdad Festival is not leaving Isleton
Some confusion has engulfed the internet about where the most-historic crawdad festival in the West is happening this summer; and despite conflicting reports, the action…
Award-winning Sacramento teacher says she’s been fighting Long COVID since spring of 2022
By Alexander Musa In 2021, Belinda ‘Bee’ Foster was recognized as Teacher of the Year for Twin Rivers Unified School District. It was a capstone…
Sacramento’s Dog Party readies for album-launch at Harlow’s on May 17
By Alyssa Earnest Love, Grief and Understanding. This is the vibe that Dog Party brings with their music. Now, the rocker duo is holding a…
The Met high school hosts leadership conference for Chicanx youth
The MEChA program at The Met high school in Sacramento held a Chicanx Youth Leadership Conference on Saturday, May 11, sponsored by Sacramento City Councilmember…
‘Apes’ in the future: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ works thanks to a decent story, great special effects
By Bob Grimm On the negative side, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has the dubious distinction of being the weakest of the four newer Apes…