Articles by Jeff vonKaenel

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.

My daughter sees Earth Day goals in action while visiting Denmark.

We have a chance to protect our children’s future; will we take action?

Roseville city manager Ray Kerridge plans transition to an urban center that’s “open for business.”

How 60 years of life has changed his perspective.

Jackson Browne encourages us to stop using plastics in his new song “If I Could Be Anywhere.”

Gas prices will go up anyway, why not keep the money at home?

The Republicans are trying to defund Planned Parenthood, in defiance of their own fiscally conservative rhetoric.

Phil Angelides was charged with investigating what the hell led us into the worst fiscal crisis since the Great Depression. But given today’s political realities, will this make a difference?

A grant from the First 5 Sacramento Commission brings dental care to low-income children in Sacramento, but Sacramento’s managed-care system needs to be reformed.

Dr. Arun Gandhi speaks at St Mark’s United Methodist Church in Sacramento.

His Sacramento regional action plan lays out economic, environmental and mindset goals.

The new generation looks for cities with great nightspots, affordable housing, and green spaces. And they’re willing to earn less to live there.

About chickens, eggs, complaining neighbors and those annoying squirrels.