Articles by Jeff vonKaenel

The Oak Park Farmers Market boosts health, creates jobs and provides entertainment, as well as providing food-stamp tokens at twice the value.

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors made cuts across the board, but somehow finds a million dollars to close down medical-marijuana dispensaries.

High energy usage and high rates, or energy-saving programs, lower rates and less air pollution. Which will we choose?

The Center for Strategic Economic Research shows the region’s donations to nonprofits are generous but can be improved.

Del Paso Heights Certified Farmers Market opened on July 2.

The Sacramento Tree Foundation wants to plant 5 million trees by the year 2025; SN&R will plant 21 this year.

A recovering North Sacramentan works with Habitat for Humanity to build a new house for his family.

Solar farm near Fresno appeals to all, from the utility companies to the Sierra Club.

The mPower Placer program gives affordable loans to commercial building owners for water- and energy-efficiency improvements.

Sacramento’s Rural-Urban Connections Strategy balances urban growth with farmland preservation.

Tithes from Sacramento Habitat for Humanity build houses in Nicaragua.

The Sacramento Metro Chamber’s trip to Washington, D.C., gave locals a firsthand view of gridlock.

WEAVE’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event challenges Sacramento men to trek a mile in spike heels.

Nontraditional heroes get rewarded for their good works.

Sacramento yard waste is swept into sewer drains, creating mosquito breeding grounds.

WEAVE’s Cinderella’s Closet to the rescue; high-school girls go to the prom.