The Golden State preps for golden nights at BottleRock
By Sugarwolf The tenth installment of BottleRock Napa Valley, presented by JaM Cellars, is nearly here. This year’s event will feature more than 75 musical…
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All laced up with no place to go: Sacramento Roller Derby keeps dreaming of its own spot to rock the city
Players look to finish new facility renovations, needs home game revenue to do it By Casey Rafter As she turned the corner, the player knelt…
Homelessness, death and the future: A battle in Sacramento over bill to stop loopholes in eviction law
By Scott Thomas Anderson Tenants from around California converged on the State Office Building in Downtown Sacramento Wednesday to implore lawmakers to pass SB 567,…
New report finds proposed Delta Tunnel could bankrupt Metropolitan Water District
By Dan Bacher In a report sponsored by the California Water Impact Network, policy expert Max Gomberg revealed that the continued funding of the controversial Delta Tunnel…
After a long reset, Mr. Bungle returns to Nor Cal for shows that weave some metal magic on May 23rd and 24
By Eddie Jorgensen For music-lovers who grew up in the region during the late 1980s, chances are they knew of a band from Eureka called…
Sacramento City Unified launches major expansion of ‘transitional kindergarten’ in its schools
By Angela Rodriguez As part of Governor Newsom’s AB 130 initiative to make transitional kindergarten programs accessible to all four-year-olds across California by 2026, the…
Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange and Construction Industry Education Foundation CEO Timothy Murphy speaks on the value of wraparound services to address homelessness
By Jennifer Junghans Timothy Murphy is the CEO of Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange and Construction Industry Education Foundation. SRBX is a construction trade association that’s…
Death metal horde, Necrot, to play a rare Sacramento show at Café Colonial May 19
By Eddie Jorgensen Fans of Necrot may remember the band played at Harlow’s back in 2019 with gore merchants, Exhumed, and Sonoran death metal cretins,…
Saving the Sierra: Volunteers can help repopulate lost conifers in the mountains
From charred husks to so-called ‘zombie trees,’ northern California’s high elevations need healing now By Ken Magri As sunshine returns to the Sierra Nevada and…
Sacramento youth get the green light for green jobs
By Jennifer Junghans Hope. That’s what Josh Fryday, California’s chief service officer who oversees the California Volunteers state office, envisions its $6.9 million grant made…
Stripping the grime and gears to go forward: SacRT plans revamp of its decrepit trains, causing delays
‘It would be nice if there was more consistent information, instead of just showing up at the light rail stop and finding a sign that…
Sacramento Housing Alliance Policy Director Peter Cohen on how affordable housing solutions boil down to money, land and capacity
By Dakota Morlan Peter Cohen is policy director of Sacramento Housing Alliance, an organization of around two dozen member organizations that works to increase affordable…
Essay: Gun culture – America’s deadly fasciation is killing us
By Janet Rechtman The other day I woke up with a Carpenters moldy-oldy ear-worming through my brain: We’ve only just begun … Except the words…
Cervezalandia shows Sacramento what Mexican craft beers are all about
By Laura De La Garza Garcia Cervezalandia recently made its debut on Freeport Boulevard, hoping to become a mainstay for anyone looking for Mexican craft…
After the collapse of two California banks, what can the state do?
By Grace Gedy for CalMatters Two major California banks – Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic – have failed. While some banking industry leaders have…
Sacramento Steps Forward CEO Lisa Bates on addressing homelessness through a comprehensive, collective approach
By Jennifer Junghans Lisa Bates has been the CEO of Sacramento Steps Forward since 2019. The nonprofit organization formed in 2011 to act as a…
Local math rock band, Former Animals, returns from hiatus with tappy-riffs and hot-ass beat claps
Folsom musicians are back from 10-year break with a new four-track EP By Cristian Gonzalez Former Animals have resurfaced and released a four-track EP on…