Articles by Jeff vonKaenel

Reflections on a conversation with Catholic Bishop Jaime Soto.

Michael Burgess and other members of Congress fought to delay the implementation of new, energy-efficient bulbs.

Overly complicated food-stamps system robs state of $4 billion.

When Mitt Romney criticized the safety net, was he confused about the facts?

How does one avoid bad home loans, predatory interest charges and massive overdraft charges? With a little financial education.

Andrea Hillerman-Crook and California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg bring a jolt of hope to the audience at Sam Pannell Community Center.

Sacramento Unity minister receives the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize.

What should the government’s role be in caring for the needy?

The 5-year-old twins are beautiful, energetic, smart, rambunctious and … profoundly deaf. My 84-year-old mother is, well, she’s 84 years old.

While confrontations with police have grabbed headlines recently, many police find opportunities to work with the community to create change.

A donation to a nonprofit was a gift that really meant something.

Sacramento’s new Climate Action Plan urges sustainability and conservation.

How could I give a shout-out to Bank of America given the role of big banks in our country’s financial meltdown?

Chillin’ with Junior Honorary Mayor Clay Gaunt and Grandma Curry.

Names of 60,000 foster kids are read aloud on National Adoption Awareness Day.

The Occupy movement storms an Oakland Bank of America branch; the bank faces public-relations nightmare; the bank gives money to Sacramento-area heroes and nonprofits.