Federal shutdown expected to delay CalFresh benefits in November
By Macy Yang Mai C. doesn’t recall exactly when she received a text message from Sacramento County notifying her that her CalFresh benefits will stop…
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Traditions at the helm of November’s art scene in Sacramento
By Marie-Elena Schembri This November, Sacramento’s visual arts and cultural landscape brightens the darkening days with cherished ancestral traditions, exciting new exhibitions and community events….
Exploring the dark and dire folklore of Dyer Lane –and the real Roseville crimes that cling to it
By Odin Rasco Driving slowly along Dyer Lane at night, October clouds snuffing out most of the stars in the sky, it is easy to…
Gallery: Scenes from Halloween time in Sacramento
Sacramento’s season of screams has plenty decorative feats and gothic galas for celebrating the dark side this year. Spooky-side revelers who wanted to dance to…
This week’s events and outings that make for a hellacious Halloween in Sacramento
It’s that time again for offering a nod to all things mischievous and nocturnal. Whether its ghoulish drink pop-ups and horror screenings in the bloody…
‘Dorothea Puente Tells All!’ is an intriguing look at one of Sacramento’s most famous notorious crimes
By Patti Roberts Welcome back, Dorothea. It’s been a while. First, we got to know you through your scandalous gardening techniques of burying bodies in…
Breakaway Festival and Good Vibes Cali Tour light up Cal Expo venues
By Steve Martarano Entering the parking lots at Cal Expo the weekend of Oct. 11-12, the signs told a story: One sign pointed left for…
School board members battle it out in a most woke way in CapStage’s ‘Eureka Day’
By Patti Roberts Playwright Jonathan Spector must have used an Ouija board when he wrote “Eureka Day,” which premiered in 2018. It was before both…
Highly controversial, potentially $100 billion Delta tunnel proposal is reportedly failing the cost-benefit test
By Dan Bacher The California Department of Water Resources claims that the embattled Delta Conveyance Project, better known as “the Tunnel,” would cost $20.1 billion,…
B Street Theatre’s Jerry Montoya and the heart of storytelling
By Chris Woodard For Jerry Montoya, storytelling began at home. Growing up in a Mexican-American household, he recalls the power of stories to bring family…
Inside Sacramento’s strong-rooted poetry community
By Marie-Elena Schembri Sacramento is home to an evolving poetry community, one that has been emerging over decades from the quiet corners of the city’s…
Noted California historian Gary Noy to give public talk about Lake Tahoe’s legacy at Sierra College on October 23
Gary Noy, author of nonfiction books that include “Hellacious California” and “Nature’s Mountain Mansion,” will discuss his latest offering about Lake Tahoe as part of…
Sacramento sharpens its fangs for a ‘Castle Dracula masquerade’ at this year’s Vampire Ball on October 25
Somewhere between a medieval Romanian sadist, a diseased Irish Victorian and a rogue copyright-violating film director from Germany, a ghoulish folk tradition born in old…
Elk Grove’s Bayanihan Festival brings people together during Filipino American History Month
By Justine Chahal Music swelled in the air as bamboo poles were placed parallel to each other against the concrete floor at Elk Grove’s District56…
When the federal safety net disappears, Sacramento’s Black climate leaders step up
By Neenma Ebeledike It’s a strange moment in climate justice across the country. Earlier this year, the Trump administration dismantled several key climate and equity…
New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court. Will it help more people?
By Jocelyn Wiener and Marisa Kendall for CalMatters One of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the…
‘Sanctuary City’ is a Sacramento production that explores sacrifice, love and identity in the post-9/11 world and feels perfectly suited for our times
By Odin Rasco It starts with a knock at B’s window late at night. G is there, cold, shaken by a rough night, looking for…