Climate change is driving up food prices
Tip to journalists: COP27 and food price inflation are part of the same story. By Mark Schapiro, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
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Wired Sacramento: Broadband access has become better than ever in the Capital City – and more important than ever
The county may be a national leader in connection, but some inequities still persist By Julie Blunt and Kamelia Varasteh Broadband access in the Sacramento…
All the facets of an artist’s life in ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’
Laura Poitras’ documentary about Nan Goldin is more than just a snapshot of the photographer’s life. By Alex Demyanenko, Capital & Main This story is…
Cohabitating in the Capital City: percentage of young local couples living together before marriage jumps
By Elizabeth Meza and Angela Rodriguez Maddie Jine and her boyfriend Joel Montano had been in a relationship for about two years, when recently they decided…
Essay: On gaining trust with those out and alone – a Sacramento social worker’s lens
By Holly Calderone “Them are us too,” my friend’s then-teen daughter noted, driving through Sacramento and seeing people living in the streets. This is truer…
Round-up: Sacramento-area venues are stoking hot sounds against cold winds
The winter chill is here, but there are plenty of warm, sonically sensational spaces to head into as the Capital Region’s music scene heats up:…
After 20-year battle, feds agree to remove dams on Klamath River
Tribes, fishermen and environmental groups get collective win so that fish can swim free again By Dan Bacher The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, has…
Nurse practitioner requirements are changing, allowing them to practice without physician supervision
By Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters California’s nursing agency this week approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s…
So you think you can be a roadie?
Victims Family plays Harlow’s Starlet Room in Sacramento on Dec. 2 By Eddie Jorgensen Tim Solyan is the drummer for Victims Family, a punk-fusion…
Holiday abandonment: More than 100,000 COVID-impacted renters tell state ‘Thanks for nothing’
Demonstration in Downtown Sacramento centered on California-contracted corporation Horne LLC and its alleged failure to administer ERAP in a timely manner By Scott Thomas Anderson…
Rancho Cordova opens potentially transformative youth center
By Antonio Harvey, The Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento Observer, a newspaper with more than 58 years of bringing public service…
As corporations dominate Sacramento’s rental market, opposition by Realtors and landlords caused demise of the ‘Homes for Families’ bill
A postmortem of how one of the most-anticipated housing bills in California was killed in the State Legislature this year By Dan Bacher A drive through…
Sacramento’s Old Ironsides celebrates the music of Tool and Nirvana with a heavy-handed double bill on Nov. 25
By Eddie Jorgensen For those living under a rock, Sacramento’s legendary Downtown venue Old Ironsides officially re-opened its doors to live entertainment a few weeks…
What’s next for sports betting in California?
By Grace Gedye for CalMatters After stockpiling nearly half a billion dollars in campaign cash and inundating Californians with ads, the pitched — and sometimes…
Essay: Sacramento voters rejected Measure A’s giveaways and political patronage for a reason
By Brad Branan By standard political measures, a proposed Sacramento County transportation tax should have won approval in this month’s election. Supporters had a truckload…
When is the ‘right time’ for first-time homebuyers in the Sacramento region?
By Dakota Morlan Younger millennials, aged 23 to 31, made up a substantial 18% of homebuyers this year, according to a study by the National…
Digging into a massacre: Indigenous people say a lithium mine project in the West will desecrate a sacred site
By Susana Bledsoe As a mining company waits for an archeological report regarding a site where Native Americans were massacred in 1865, tribal leaders worry…