Legacies both ragged and rich: Michelle Tea on poverty and the American Family
“Growing up within the poorer half of our country is my history.” By Michelle Tea for The Economic Hardship Project What is family for broke…
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Investigations into Facebook, Instagram and Big Pharma are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to A.I. danger
By Scott Thomas Anderson What’s the best nonfiction read you should dig into this fall? It’s not actually a book, but rather a massive civil…
Housing California’s Policy Director Christopher Martin on ‘adopting solutions at scale’ to move the needle on housing
By Jessica Laskey here’s never a day’s rest for Christopher Martin, policy director for Housing California, a statewide advocacy organization that “works to create a…
After years of battling, work on first massive Klamath River dam removal completed
By Dan Bacher For 20 years there’s been a movement by tribes, fishermen and conservationists to remove the dams on the Klamath River. Those groups…
Essay: Embracing the great outdoors is a vital step in developing Sacramento’s next generation
By Trent Murphy In today’s fast-paced digital age, where screens dominate the landscape of childhood experiences, it’s easy to overlook the profound impact that nature…
Race for Sacramento’s mayor: An interview with Dr. Flojaune Cofer
By Lucas McMaster, Malachi Parker, Jacob Peterson, Raymond Purscell and Aya Mikbel Public Health Advocate Dr. Flojaune Cofer says she is running for mayor to…
A shortage of teachers for computer science classes puts California near the bottom of a national instruction ranking
By Carolyn Jones for CalMatters Five years ago, California embarked on an ambitious plan to bring computer science to all K-12 students, bolstering the state…
Storytelling project uplifts the voices of South Asian women
‘Gulabi Stories’ uncovers taboo topics and promotes healing within South Asian communities By Marie-Elena Schembri Farrah Dalal’s story is rooted in a “transformative experience” she…
Against ‘poor’ reporting
By Alissa Quart, the Economic Hardship Reporting Project This article was produced with support from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was originally published there…
Instant classic: Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro masterfully tell a despicable real story in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
By Bob Grimm The true story of the 1920s Osage Nation Indian murders gets a sweeping, epic and appropriately dark treatment from director Martin Scorsese—at…
Unearthing the history of a real-life cannibal’s café in Sacramento
In 1851, someone went into the food and hospitality business who was notorious for his culinary predilections By Scott Thomas Anderson He was viewed as…
Honoring Edgar Allen Poe: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ masterfully weaves the legend’s works into a modern horror story
By Bob Grimm It’s been a long time since I’ve read the works of Edgar Allan Poe, back in my high school and college days—so…
Hell Party #1008 – a poem
By Louise Peterkin Your head bobs down the identity parade: Jason Voorhees, Pinhead, Freddy Krueger and Mike Myers in crushed blue velvet, fake teeth and…
Sacramento’s witchcraft community finds common bonds with fang fanatics at Shannon McCabe’s Vampire’s Ball
The Altar Room is the city’s semi-secret portal to all things mystic and mysterious, the big ball happens again Oct. 28 By Scott Thomas Anderson…
On bad writing and sympathy for the Demon
By Scott Thomas Anderson Is creativity dead in California? As the Hollywood writers come off their months-long strike, some of us who scribble for a…
Is middle housing the missing piece in Sacramento?
How ‘Missing Middle Housing’ could help the city reach its goals By Ken Magri The task seems Herculean: Sacramento needs to add more than 60,000…
Californians of color disproportionately suffer from late detection of Dementia
Doctors, family and community all have a role in ensuring critical early treatment. By George B. Sánchez-Tello, Capital & Main This story is produced by…