Sacramento’s new efforts to train builders in a region that desperately needs housing
The demand for new living units is high – so is demand for skilled workers to actually construct them By Graham Womack Kevin Dobson has…
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‘I want to be a DJ’: being a fly on the wall for Sac State’s KSSU 30-year anniversary.
University’s student-run online radio station celebrates three decades of jams By Casey Rafter The wood framed door clicks, locking as I enter the KSSU studio…
Fight over mask mandate disrupts Nevada City student’s senior year
By Salgu Wissmath for CalMatters Anthony Pritchett, a senior at Nevada Union High School, sits on the Nevada Joint Union High School District’s board of…
Essay: Our meta-gaze and the dawn of ‘Duocracy,’ where Sacramento’s culture, politics and community get ruptured by a digital divide
By Waverly Hampton III Welcome All! Welcome to a world of infinite ones and zeroes! Welcome to a world you have envisioned but never truly…
Lens on history: the new documentary about a Russian rebel’s poisoning
New streaming options include silent Soviet classics and a pitstop in Palestine By Juan-Carlos Selznick Over the last couple of months, the film I’ve found…
The original influencer: Darrell Corti’s early whiskeys for Sacramento hit it big on the world-wide market
Whisky Auctioneer proves how badly bourbon collectors want to bring home Corti’s labels By Scott Thomas Anderson If there’s any doubt about Darrell Corti’s legendary…
The quaternity of bands helping celebrate Pride in Sacramento this weekend
Spacewalker, Autumn Sky Hall, Steev and the Bitch Club and Emily Durbin take the stage at Harlow’s June 18 By Casey Rafter The signature marquee…
Bountiful reflections: Davis faith leader writes about the terran-spiritual connection in ‘Contemplative Gardening’
By Alex Muegge A light breeze rustles through Grace Garden behind Davis United Methodist Church. A majority of the garden is shaded by trees, and…
Sacramento awash in ‘dirty donations’ from big oil? Watchdogs say it is
58 California legislators have taken over $10,000 from questionable sources By Dan Bacher Conservationists are asking why is California, once a leader in innovative environmental…
Overworked California firefighters struggle with PTSD, suicide, fatigue, intensifying wildfires
By Julie Cart for CalMatters The morning sun warms California’s high desert, launching a clear spring day. Behind high walls at The Nurturing Nest, across…
Proponents make their case for the future of affordable housing in North Sacramento
Nonprofit developer meets with residents to discuss concerns over armory site project By Amy Abt For Del Paso Boulevard Partnership Executive Director Daniel Savala, the…
Letters: Judgy jerks, jarring crime, ‘Ponzi Placer’ and a city of musical, vegan grandeur
‘Deere’ John, you suck Re: “The story of an encampment: What happens to those on Sacramento’s streets after they’re forced to move” by Elizabeth Meza…
Are Sacramento’s vegans falling in love with their own version of junk food?
By Tyra Willis As vegan options continue popping up across Sacramento, the choice between healthy meals or comfort food is sparking some debate: Burger Patch…
Sacramento Unified’s plummeting enrollment numbers equal a serious threat to its funding
By Steven Gutierrez The Sacramento City Unified School District is seeing a significant fall in their enrollment numbers over the past few years, a trend…
Bill would allow lawsuits for marketing guns to kids
By Nigel Duara for CalMatters The man at the gun show lifted a 2.2 pound rifle and pulled back the stock with an audible “chock,”…
Crucibles: Sacramento’s District 1 candidates talk mental toughness, overcoming challenges
By Scott Thomas Anderson Between a homeless and housing crisis, jarring violence in the streets and the sustained movement for police reform, the last six…
Essay: Mr. President, it’s time for executive action on mass shootings
By Jim Gonzalez As Joe and Jill Biden emerged from the memorial church service Sunday in Uvalde for the victims of the nation’s most recent…