Serially scary: ‘Longlegs’ is a great-looking, disturbing horror film that lives up to the hype
By Bob Grimm There has been a lot of press about Longlegs, the latest Nicolas Cage vehicle, saying it is the scariest movie of the year,…
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The Black Youth Leadership Project in Elk Grove advances educational advocacy
By Keyshawn Davis In 1999, Black staff working in California’s Capitol developed a program to make Black elected officials and staff more accessible to the…
Hops of Wrath: 1913’s bloody Wheatland Hop Riot eventually led to better conditions for workers
By David A. Kulczyk The summer of 1913 was one of the hottest summers in California history. On July 10, the thermometer hit 134 degrees…
German dance group in Sacramento gears up for Oktoberfest tour, spreads cultural appreciation
By Helen Harlan It’s 6 p.m. on a Thursday at the Sacramento Turn Verein and it’s hot outside — 110 degrees as Sacramento is still…
Essay: New lawsuit reform legislation’s passage is a huge win in Sacramento
By Tom Scott In recent weeks, California’s legislative leaders came together, worked with the Governor, and agreed to pass much needed reforms to the Private Attorney…
Sacramento’s first Passive House sets the standard for green building
By Krista Minard In East Sacramento, on a narrow avenue of small, single-story homes, a transformation is underway. An 82-year-old bungalow is becoming the new…
State suffers another legal loss in its effort built controversial Delta Tunnel
In late June, a Sacramento County Judge ruled that the California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, had to suspend its efforts to conduct geotechnical…
The city of yesterday. The city of tomorrow.
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sometimes my fellow Gen X-ers lament Sacramento losing the uniquely eccentric vibe that defined it in the 1990s and early 2000s,…
Gallery: The Backyard music venue opens at Cal Expo with all-day festival
By Steve Martarano Sacramento’s newest outdoor music venue wasn’t deterred from making a successful debut with an all-day emo-pop music festival, despite the 110-plus degree…
The Willow Clinic provides ‘critical, life-saving’ services to Sacramento’s unhoused
By Ken Magri Once a week, UC Davis students, many of them medical majors, team up with an attending physician to offer free medical services…
California’s freshwater ecosystems are in urgent peril: new report suggests a portfolio of tools may help
By Jennifer Junghans In California, nearly 4,000 native plant and animal species depend on the state’s freshwater ecosystems. Trout, salmon and smelt run the rivers…
Project Censored dispatch: Free people read freely
Growing resistance to book banning signals diminished public support for censorship. By Nancy Kranich People have challenged books for centuries. But following the pandemic, newly…
Hangout Gigs: Josh P. brings the word to the street
By Cristian Gonzalez Josh P. performs a live version of his song “Diego” for the July installment of Hangout Gigs, a monthly series featuring Sacramento-based…
Essay: Understanding environmental justice in Sacramento
By Jennifer Junghans For many middle-class and affluent communities with resources, political power and representation, a day at the local park among mature trees, a…
CleanStart’s Thomas Hall and Christina Granados on the importance of community outreach in clean-tech development
By Hannah Ross As Sacramento looks to build a more sustainable and inclusive economy, in part thanks to an influx of state funding set to…
Rocklin’s ReCreate helps turn trash into treasure with ‘hot glue and imagination’
Store diverts waste from landfills with little shop of wonders By Russell Nichols Everything — and everyone — that comes through the doors of the…
After heated battle with alum and community, UC Davis changes course with KDVS relocation
Cherished radio station will still move, but to a space more suitable for critics By Casey Rafter The scent of dust and decaying adhesive fills…