New book revisits California’s ‘hellacious’ past
Sierra College history professor explores a long legacy of vice in the Golden State Whatever California was before the Gold Rush, the glitter boom of…
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Memories swirl around family-owned movie theater company threatened by COVID-19 lockdown
One of the few family-owned movie theater companies in California is fighting to hold onto everything it’s built over 40 years after the COVID-19 resurgence…
Sacramento tries to bolster Section 8 housing with new CARES Act money
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency is working against the clock to try to use federal COVID-19 relief to fix a longstanding problem with its…
A business tries to survive the lockdown while in mourning
When a rural café lost its co-owner, the community wouldn’t let it lose everything Jon and Sina Hanning spent the last six years transforming a…
Twin Rivers teacher claims retaliation for going public
After he alleged mistreatment of students, district investigation accused him of hostile campus environment Seven days after Twin Rivers Unified School District teacher Mohamed Bashamak…
State task force on homelessness hopes to use pandemic lessons as a catalyst
Mayor Steinberg co-sponsors bill in Legislature to force municipalities to take action Will the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic make California’s homeless crisis even…
As state slashes budget, director for proposed Delta tunnel earns twice as much as the governor
Some water contractors, expected to reimburse the state for tunnel project, now object in light of the recession While the COVID-19 pandemic has blown a…
Folsom’s political maverick steps down
Residents say they’ll miss Roger Gaylord’s independent streak and commitment to transparency One-term City Councilman Roger Gaylord, who many viewed as a buttress against the…
Can PG&E limit safety power shutoffs enough to save businesses battered by the lockdown?
While economists are trying to determine just how stark the new COVID-19 reality is for mom-and-pop businesses, a recent survey by the U.S. Chamber of…
During pandemic, suburban city finds its inner force
In Roseville, a tale of spontaneous generosity unfolded for the vulnerable during COVID-19 Last December, Debra Pughsley and her mother Pamela were both diagnosed with…