A Workers’ Guide to wage theft: What to do if your boss steals your wages
By Lil Kalish for CalMatters Wage theft is common in low-wage industries in California. Tens of thousands of workers — in restaurants, nail salons, warehouses,…
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John Petrucci and Co. to put the P in ‘progressive rock’ during star-studded show at Sacramento’s Crest Theatre on Nov. 8
By Eddie Jorgensen Although most music fans know John Petrucci for his main band, Dream Theater, there’s no shortage of rock enthusiasts who follow his…
Sacramentans weigh enshrining abortion into California’s constitution with Prop. 1
By Julie Blunt and Kamelia Varasteh Sacramento voters will soon cast ballots for Proposition 1, which would explicitly secure the right to an abortion in…
‘Young people are fed-up’: Inside the fight to defend young voters
Across the country, activists mobilize to make sure every vote counts. By Frances Madeson, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism…
The boldest bass: How Sacramento’s Gabe Nelson went from a famous band to his new life prolonging the magic
The deep rhythm behind Cake, current bassist for the Katie Knipp Band, on his upcoming Nov. 6 show at The Sofia – and on never…
For those worried about homelessness and skyrocketing rents in Sacramento County, the stakes for the D5 supervisor race couldn’t be higher
As Moreno, Hume look to replace the board’s famous swing vote, advocates are trying to gauge what they really think about two of the most-pressing…
Know your residents: Why Oakland succeeds in recycling efforts—and how other parts of the state can do the same
The Bay Area has long been on the forefront of recycling—and has served as a state and even national model in terms of starting it early and doing it right. What can other city agencies learn from how the City of Oakland, for example—with one of the most diverse Bay Area populations—created outreach campaigns that work?
For America’s top-ranked CEOs, too much is never enough
A new report has the receipts on our overcompensated corporate titans. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism…
Photo gallery: The Who’s show in Sacramento hit hard for every generation
Photographs by Sugarwolf Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center was filled with the sounds of legendary rock icons, The Who, last Wednesday night during the fall leg…
Linda Villarosa lays bare an uncomfortable truth in U.S. Health Care
Racism, not just poverty and access to care, makes Americans sicker. By Peter Hong, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism…
The Bodysnatchers
A journalist was able to buy a dead man’s spine for $300, so where are your remains really going when you die? By Josie Klakström…
Sacramento’s fang queen pays tribute to literature’s fang queen at the upcoming Vampire Ball
Shannon McCabe discusses turning Harlow’s nightclub into a devilish, Halloween-time house of style on Oct. 29 Shannon McCabe is about to mark her 14th year…
The Sacramento region grapples with the intersection of wildfires and affordable housing
By Ken Magri After a wildfire is extinguished, there is a natural concern for the environment and what kinds of long-term damage it will sustain….
Analysis: In red-hot Jones-Kiley CA-3 House race, does anyone have homestretch advantage?
By Jeff Burdick, SactoPolitco This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico and co-published here with permission. To describe the CA-3 House race…
Pulse check: growing concern, negative outlook on the future of Sacramento housing
SN&R sent reporters to local neighborhoods to ask people’s views about the housing crisis — here’s what they found By Dina Bugayevskaya, Liam Gravvat, Gavin Hudson,…
Shining a light on the digital divide for seniors
Deficits in technological skills and internet access has left millions of American seniors struggling to navigate the digital world. By Larry Buhl, Capital & Main…
Can the ‘social housing’ model work in Sacramento?
Traction seems to be growing around housing model that’s had success elsewhere in the world By Graham Womack Mai Vang is trying something new. The…