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.
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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…
Millennial Gangsters: Remembering the year heroin first exploded into body bags
It was the summer of Mohammad “Young Dros” Noor. The northern California heroin dealer had cash in his pockets, guns in his car and plenty…
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 By Scott Thomas Anderson…
A big stop at Sacramento Mardi Gras, Louisiana Heaven keeps mouths watering year-round at south city restaurant
By Scott Thomas Anderson There is a big, joyous neighborhood energy flowing through a dining room in South Sacramento: It’s relaxing and hard to describe…
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…
The untold story of COVID’s impact on California’s mental health
The pandemic continues to bring stress upon those in the state who can least afford it. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
Sacramento witness brought down ‘coyote’ engaged in extortion around migrants being trafficked over the border
A Sacramento County resident who’d hired human smugglers to bring his relatives up from Mexico eventually turned to law enforcement for help after the “coyotes”…
Proposed law could be a game-changer for new housing on 1,965 acres in Sacramento County
Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 4 bill aims to streamline new building projects By Ken Magri The first steps in solving California’s affordable housing crisis are…
California hotel workers fight an uphill battle to live where they work
Making developers who stoke the housing crisis repair the damage they’ve done. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…