Essay: Working out the personal and political in paint with Shiva Ahmadi
By Jeffrey Day Shiva Ahmadi’s art encompasses and expresses her personal and political concerns, anxieties, fears and joys. But her art is not polemical nor…
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A dead cellphone, $27 in cash and nowhere to turn
Migrants released by ICE after dark often must rely on the kindness of strangers and sheer luck or risk spending long nights on the street….
How everyday people can invest in the area’s vulnerable children
By Lisa Thibodeau The day before Thanksgiving last year, I went to family court in Placer County for the 6-year-old child to whom I am…
Californians want to use Zoom for court appearances. Will lawmakers let them?
By Ryan Sabalow for CalMatters Since the pandemic, Democratic state Sen. Tom Umberg has joined hundreds of thousands of California’s lawyers, plaintiffs, defendants and witnesses…
Community organizer Hazel Watson on the power of relationship-building as a pathway to stronger communities
By Hannah Ross Hazel Watson has over seven years of experience networking and advocating on important issues within the Sacramento community from housing and homelessness…
Counting Sacramento’s homeless: Volunteers set out across region for biennial Point-In-Time Count
By Chris Nichols and Keyshawn Davis Heather Coffman says she left her home nearly two decades ago to escape the domestic violence that shattered her…
Stopping displacement in Oak Park takes center stage at Solving Sacramento’s free ‘Suds and Solutions’ event on Jan. 31
Aggie Square, UC Davis’s new innovation center in Sacramento, is scheduled to open its doors a year from now. What impact is it going to…
Housing in the Capital: Cathy Creswell and Jordan Grimaldi on the intersectional benefits of investing in transit and active transportation
By Nick Brunner In a neighborhood called Mirasol Village, a new light rail stop was planned as part of a newly opened mixed-income housing center….
McCarty gets win for Sacramento State and CSUs to expand offerings
By Laura De la Garza Garcia and Madison Duong A new law signed by Gov. Newsom could change the way students pursue one of the…
Sacramento Community Land Trust Executive Director Tamika L’Ecluse on enabling homeownership in historically disinvested communities
By Keyshawn Davis Editor’s note: Tamika L’Ecluse will join Solving Sacramento as a guest speaker at the Suds & Solutions (and BBQ!) event, 6-8 p.m….
The bear is back: ‘Ted’ is somehow hilarious again in this Peacock series
By Bob Grimm I had a good time with Seth MacFarlane’s original Ted movie, a profane blast of comedy starring Mark Wahlberg as Johnny—and a wise-assed talking…
The new rising: Davis and western Yolo are helping fuel California agave spirits
By Scott Thomas Anderson New possibilities for a new year: That was the theme of a recent symposium at U.C. Davis hosted by the California…
Sacramento judge rules DWR lacks authority to issue revenue bonds to finance the Delta Tunnel
By Dan Bacher On January 16, a Sacramento court ruled that the California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, lacks the authority to issue revenue bonds…
A new voice under the trees: Viva Corless begins her musical mark on Sacramento
By Casey Rafter The second studio effort from Sacramento folk singer Viva Corless is, according to the young songwriter, her tribute to Sacramento. Released in…
For Young Californians, more health insurance does not mean better health care
In coverage for key areas including immunizations, mental health and well-child visits, insurers fail to deliver for those 26 and younger. By Mark Kreidler, Capital…
Volunteers still needed for Sacramento’s homeless Point-In-Time count
Keyshawn Davis Sacramento Steps Forward still needs about 100 volunteers for its upcoming two-day Point-In-Time count, which documents the number of people who are experiencing…
Jared James Nichols begins his US tour at a hotel in old Folsom on Jan. 23
By Eddie Jorgensen At 34, Jared James Nichols’ upward trajectory is a story that most solo artists could only dream about. Ever since moving to…