8 Sacramento experiences to discover in June
By Steph Rodriguez It’s summertime in Sacramento and the city is buzzing with plenty of exciting and creative activities to explore. Enjoy live music and…
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No end in sight: Sacramento’s soaring rents make working full-time while attempting college a heavy lift for students
By Madison Flewellyn Kaitlyn Raygoza, a third-year student at Sacramento State, lives on campus and pays $1,500 a month for a single bedroom with a…
Gallery: Sacramento’s Destroy Boys headlines Concerts in the Park
By Manuel Figueroa The fourth Concerts in the Park of 2024 took place at César Chávez Plaza in Sacramento on Friday, May 24, and hosted…
How arts in the Sacramento region can improve our health
By Helen Harlan It’s 2 p.m. on a Tuesday at Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center in Marshall Park in Midtown Sacramento. Inside a room they…
Essay: Sutter’s treatment of its frontline mental health workers is unacceptable
By Katie Valenzuela When we think of mental health providers, someone like Kenisha Campbell probably doesn’t come to mind, but she and her colleagues play…
Gallery: Ed Sheeran caps day 3 of BottleRock Festival
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf The third and final day of Napa Valley’s BottleRock ended with the festival’s largest three-day attendance since its humble beginnings….
Gallery: Pearl Jam jams at JaM Cellars on Day 2 of BottleRock
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf The second day of Napa Valley’s BottleRock festival attracted a record crowd with headlining performances from Pearl Jam and Kali…
Compelling prequel: ‘Furiosa’ is good, if not great—but Anya Taylor-Joy is fantastic
By Bob Grimm Director George Miller tends to take some long breaks—or, more accurately, endure interruptions due to studio nonsense—with his Mad Max franchise. He…
Gallery: Megan Thee Stallion uncorks Day 1 of BottleRock 2024
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf The 11th annual BottleRock festival ushered in Memorial Day weekend this past Friday with fine wines, fresh foods, celebrity guests and a…
A safety net will not close California’s income gap
Leaders need to create ways for workers to get the skills needed for higher-paying jobs. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced…
El Dorado County residents in crisis as insurance companies leave the state
By Jessica Shona-Stewart Diana Still had faithfully paid her home insurance for years. But recently, the Placerville resident received notice that her insurer was dropping…
Inclusivity at the forefront of Sac’s Latino Center of Art and Culture’s inaugural Zine Fest
By Marie-Elena Schembri Over 30 tables lined the parking lot outside the Latino Center for Arts and Culture on Front Street in Sacramento on Sunday,…
How California and the EU work together to regulate artificial intelligence
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters While the federal government appears content to sit back and wait, more than 40 U.S. states are considering hundreds of…
CLTRE secures land on Del Paso Boulevard for housing development
By Keyshawn Davis CLTRE, a nonprofit creating pathways for economic development and homeownership in underserved communities, has secured a new site for affordable housing and…
He learned baseball during a grim chapter in local history – now he’s still coaching the game at age 92
Mas Sato has been helping players learn their form around Sacramento since 1976 By Jack Freeman Growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, Mas Sato…
Asian Pacific CultureFest celebrates diversity within AAPI diaspora
By Chanelle Anne Muerong The sound of flutes and two-string fiddles waft through the various booths lining the pavements and lawns across District56 as a…
A complicated love story: Zendaya shines onscreen and on the tennis court in ‘Challengers’
By Bob Grimm Zendaya stars for director Luca Guadagnino (Bones and All, Call Me by Your Name) in Challengers, a movie about tennis that works well as…