Response to animal abuse case raises questions about Sacramento’s Front Street Shelter
By Scott Thomas Anderson After getting off the phone with Front Street Animal Shelter, Dan Aderholt and Claudia Cardoza realized that it would be up…
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Stuck in a housing crunch, Sacramentans wait for what’s coming with relevant laws in 2023
2022 was another big year for state housing legislation — here’s what the most important new laws will do By Steven Yoder The numbers on…
No way out: Why a mentally disabled man was jailed in Sacramento 9 years awaiting a murder trial that never happened
By Jocelyn Wiener for CalMatters Eight years, 9 months, 24 days. That’s how long Lorenzo Mays waited inside a cell in the Sacramento County jail,…
Retiring Capitol Area Development Authority Executive Director Wendy Saunders sees ‘micro-units’ as one solution to Sacramento’s housing crisis
By Seth Sandronsky Wendy Saunders has helmed the Sacramento-based Capitol Area Development Authority as executive director since 2013. She recently announced that she would retire…
Wet and weird: On really not caring for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
By Bob Grimm Top Gun: Maverick is a sequel to a movie I didn’t like. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the new chapter. I felt like I…
For Kaiser therapists, the strike is over but the work goes on
After 10 weeks of workers walking the picket line, core issues regarding patient care remain unresolved. By Gabriel Thompson, Capital & Main This story is…
City officials eye finding ‘the missing middle’ in Sacramento housing
The city commissions study, looks at adding more two, three, and four-unit developments By Graham Womack Statistically speaking, Dumitru Cucicea has something of a rare…
Essay: Missing middle trees? The costs of densifying Sacramento with more ‘missing middle’ housing hurts neighborhoods
By Maggie Coulter and Zoe Harrison Sacramento city officials continue to press for the densification of established single-family neighborhoods, ignoring the need for trees and…
Regional tribes, groups file civil rights complaint against State Water Board
By Dan Bacher As salmon and Delta fish populations continue to plummet, a coalition of California Indian tribes and environmental justice groups filed a Title VI civil…
A Donner Christmas carol—despair and a moment of joy
By Frank X. Mullen As the first snows of winter sweep across Donner Summit, rush over Sierra lakes and tumble down the Truckee River Canyon…
As rent prices get brutal, Sacramento’s studio apartments have become a go-to for trying to make it
By Zach Lallian and Isaac Streeter More people in the Sacramento region are opting for studio apartments. Real estate developers have noticed this element of…
Family trying to find Oak Park woman who went missing in early December
Kendra Parsons is spending her Christmas season locked in a tense search for her mother, Desaraie Carrol Parsons, who went missing on the first full…
Farmworkers’ working and living conditions take a mental health toll
Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma and the harsh effects of COVID-19 with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population. By Pilar Marrero, Capital &…
Stolen wheels, lost connections: The story of a theft can be the story of a moment in life
By Scott Thomas Anderson When Nikki Chamberlain’s plans were disrupted by the pandemic, she didn’t sit around stewing in frustration or embracing a sense of…
The supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using them
By Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters As California gears up for a winter of respiratory illnesses, health officials and providers often reference one encouraging factor…
Sacramento’s holiday highs: A half century of celebrating the season with family, friends and cannabis
By Ken Magri As the autumn leaves turn yellow and the Central Valley mornings usher in the coldness of winter, holidays in Sacramento bring back…
Savage Santa: ‘Violent Night’ starts slow, but delivers gory laughs in the end
By Bob Grimm Santa gets all liquored up and kills him some bad guys in Violent Night, a gory comedy that starts off a little…