Sacramento’s upcoming seven days of jazz, rock, blues and bourbon for ushering in Christmas
If music’s not your holiday jam, there’s always Jane Austin, magic realism and the Muppets After the last two years, any vision of fun holiday…
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Staging a comeback: Sacramento’s theaters fight their way out of ‘the longest intermission’ in history
After nearly two years of shutdowns, patrons’ generosity and artists’ adaptability staved off disaster By Patti Roberts Local theaters are currently aglow with Christmas productions…
Push to hold Sacramento’s corporate landlord titan accountable carries into the State Capitol
Constituent support of AB 1199 could be critical in breaking Wall Street’s stranglehold on the region’s rental market By Scott Thomas Anderson Last week, housing…
Sacramento’s Hispanic population had a growth rate nearly double that of the entire county
By Rose Vega and Erick Amaya Hilda Rivera immigrated to the United States nearly 32 years ago. She was 19 when she came looking for…
Why is California’s redistricting commission under increasing scrutiny?
By Sameea Kamal for CalMatters California’s independent redistricting commission is taking a lot of heat for the congressional and legislative maps it’s drawing to beat…
Spring 2023 the target for removing four Nor Cal dams to free 400 miles of rivers and tributaries
Elimination of four PacifiCorp dams on Klamath River slated to move ahead By Dan Bacher If all goes as planned, the removal of four PacifiCorp…
Sacramento’s Golden Road for game fanatics: The beer and vegan victories have you covered
Newest team at Golden Road’s ‘Pub Midtown’ focuses on brews, bites and year-round game fun By Casey Rafter Holding glasses of beer that glint yellow…
Essay: Delving into plague stories
By Holly Calderone Having spent the entire COVID-19 pandemic engaged in hospice social work, I avoided reading plague stories. But a return from New York…
After the Caldor Fire
Along Highway 50, a devastated mountain range waits to recover By Ken Magri As we head towards winter, the Caldor Fire that dominated the late…
Panel won’t ban coyote-killing contests around the Sierra
By Carol Schaye Coyote-killing contests will continue in Nevada after the state’s Wildlife Commission narrowly voted against banning the contests. Proponents say the wildlife-killing contests…
Frustration on full display as Sacramento leaders ponder losing the city’s zoo to Elk Grove
Ashby lays into colleagues for lack of leadership, commitment to listening to the public – until it might be too late For eight years residents…
Recent ‘atmospheric river’ proved catastrophic for fall salmon run in some area waterways
While many Californians were celebrating October’s powerful storm, fish biologists on the Mokelumne River were not By Dan Bacher The Mokelumne River was seeing an…
California redistricting: Which incumbents are in tough spots?
By Sameea Kamal for CalMatters What’s it like campaigning for re-election in 2022 when you’re not sure which voters will be in your district? Just…
Vagabond virtuosity: The Sofia prepares for one hot night with The Hot Club of San Francisco
December 3 show in Sacramento highlights a rare nomad jazz legacy that’s gaining increased recognition By Scott Thomas Anderson It’s the music of mystery. Guitars…
UPDATE: Landlord in media storm defends eviction, says Sacramento nonprofit unfairly linked to controversy
By Scott Thomas Anderson It wasn’t the headline that La Familia Counseling Center was hoping for. Last Tuesday the nonprofit, which provides multicultural counseling, outreach…
Essay: Recall rumors in Sacramento show some older democrats are living in ‘Groundhog Day’
Moves behind the scene against Katie Valenzuela are symptomatic of a party resisting its new blood By Waverly Hampton III It is physically impossible to…
Refugee grandmother, whose family faces health emergency, gets evicted on the eve of Thanksgiving
She was granted federal rental assistance, but a judge and her landlord don’t want to hear about that By Scott Thomas Anderson It’s looking to…