How to get over writer’s block
The sincerest way to tell yourself to relax, or not. By Josie Klakström Right my fellow human, today is the day you’ll start/ finish/ rewrite…
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Analysis: Hate triangle – Sheriff Jones, Kevin Kiley & The Sacramento Bee
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico and co-published here with permission. When a top Congressional candidate refuses…
Roseville’s rise to ramping up on population encounters mixed feelings
South Placer County’s biggest city became a darling destination amid the new Bay Area exodus, but can its housing prices and availability take the hit?…
Amid rising numbers for youth smoking and associated bad COVID outcomes, Sacramento County doubles down on flavored tobacco ban
By Ariel Caspar Sitting on a couch in her living room, Hailey Darmogray holds her baby boy, gently patting his back after feeding him breast…
Essay: The city, county, state and federal governments are now working together to increase low-income housing
By Roberto Jimenez Here we go again – another report that puts an exclamation point on Sacramento’s affordable housing crisis. According to the latest National…
The future of Sacramento’s District 5: a report on the entire race
By Scott Thomas Anderson On a recent morning in south Sacramento, all four people vying to be District 5’s next councilmember sat in front of…
Essay: My family left Soviet Union-era Ukraine to find freedom – today, we must welcome those doing the same
By Anya Starovoytov, Woodland resident My father shared a story with me recently about his adolescence in Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union….
May heats up for live entertainment and the arts across the Sacramento region
Northern California is rolling into its best weather month of the year and local stages are taking full advantage, hosting everything from Sacramento’s favorite musicians,…
California’s youngest children need more mental health support, advocates say in request for funding
By Elizabeth Aguilera for CalMatters While California has committed billions of dollars to support the mental health of K-12 students, little has been specifically dedicated to children…
A step toward Oak Park deserting its ‘food desert’ status
By Elizabeth Meza Oak Park residents are getting groceries at better prices without driving outside the neighborhood due to the recent opening of a new…
In a closely watched race in Sacramento, most Attorney General candidates are taking the fifth
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico.com and co-published here with permission. Most frontrunning incumbents avoid debate…
Pink Mountaintops prepare to rock Goldfield in Midtown Sacramento
Frontman Stephen McBean: Gigs dried up, so here comes ‘Peacock Pools’ By Casey Rafter After a raucous show opening for Dinosaur Jr. at Ace of…
Yet another setback for PG&E wildfire victims
By Emily Hoeven for CalMatters All roads lead to Sacramento. That’s one takeaway from the convoluted series of events that led to tens of thousands…
A stand in Sacramento: Stand.earth, Amazon Watch demand California end role in rainforest destruction
Youth activists and environmental groups hang 75-foot banner on city’s famed Tower Bridge to challenge Gov. Newsom’s Big Oil affiliations By Dan Bacher On…
Journalist from Sacramento takes readers behind the conservative media curtain in ‘Write Wing’
J.P. Ba sets his literary aim on a news landscape gone awry By Scott Thomas Anderson A journalist who was raised in Sacramento – cutting…
Grow Your Own for 4/20!
It’s Spring, and good Cannabis is relatively easy to grow By Ken Magri They don’t call it “green gold” for nothing. At $4.6 billion, Cannabis…
Duplex housing law met with fierce resistance by California cities
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters The state housing department is gearing up to send stern warnings to cities trying to skirt a new housing law…