Sacramento raises allowable rent hikes for the year from 6% to 9%
Housing advocates push for expansion of the Tenant Protection Act’s just-cause eviction timeline Effective July 1, the formula for the annual rent hike ceiling in…
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California says goodbye to ‘the Godfather of Barbera’
Dick Cooper’s vision, with advice from the guru of Corti Brothers, launched Plymouth’s international wine phenomenon In the late 1970s, a young farming prodigy in…
The best Sacramento butchers for lighting up the barbecue season
‘Summer time, and living’s easy.” At least, it is for those countering the heatwave by igniting their own flames under the grill. Here in California,…
A dagger to due process: Sacramento continues accepting controversial civil asset forfeiture windfall
No matter how many Americans have had their rights trampled through the forfeiture legal anomaly, Capital City leaders can’t get enough of the profits Law…
Dueling pens, torch-wielding mobs and a march to Alcatraz: Looking back at the region’s most fiery newspaper war
The waning days of the Gold Rush were overshadowed by tense journalistic standoffs around the Civil War In 1861, California’s Capital region was far from…
Sacramento region sees over a dozen dangerous blazes in the first month of fire season
California is finally making major investments in inferno prevention, but is it too late for 2021? From a rising crest on Highway 49 south of…
Federal agent went undercover to identify alleged player in Placerville dog-fighting conspiracy
El Dorado County won’t say what happened to 29 dogs that were rescued The liberation of 29 dogs reportedly destined to be mauled – or…
Retired reporter in Sacramento uses the region’s intrigue as fuel for her mystery novels
For some mystery aficionados, storytelling with a sense of place is so crucial to a book’s lasting appeal that every quirk and nuance of a…
Sacramento Fire attempts to change course, while another Black firefighter breaks his silence about alleged harassment
Tale of first responder who worked in the Capital City in 2017 suggests that some supervisors ignored the department’s official goals The Sacramento Fire Department…
As Wall Street looks to conquer what’s left of the rental market, a Sacramento mother of three’s eviction story hits home
A bill largely ignored by the media may be California’s last chance to avoid disaster for tenants With California’s long-feared eviction reckoning on the horizon,…