The Sacramento region grapples with the intersection of wildfires and affordable housing
By Ken Magri After a wildfire is extinguished, there is a natural concern for the environment and what kinds of long-term damage it will sustain….
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Analysis: In red-hot Jones-Kiley CA-3 House race, does anyone have homestretch advantage?
By Jeff Burdick, SactoPolitco This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico and co-published here with permission. To describe the CA-3 House race…
Pulse check: growing concern, negative outlook on the future of Sacramento housing
SN&R sent reporters to local neighborhoods to ask people’s views about the housing crisis — here’s what they found By Dina Bugayevskaya, Liam Gravvat, Gavin Hudson,…
Can the ‘social housing’ model work in Sacramento?
Traction seems to be growing around housing model that’s had success elsewhere in the world By Graham Womack Mai Vang is trying something new. The…
Photo gallery: KAROL G turns the heat up to high at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center
Photographs by Sugarwolf Columbia-born artist KAROL G made a scheduled stop at Golden 1 Center this past Tuesday evening on the back leg of her…
Year after year of smoke-choked skies put Sacramento at the center of the Prop. 30 debate
By Hayley Repetti and Will Smith-Moore Sacramento State student Victor Lozano lives between Lodi’s two major freeways, I-5 and I-99. “It’s a continuous flow of…
The spirit of Ronnie James Dio is strong with these ones preparing to rock Goldfield Trading Post in Roseville on October 21
By Eddie Jorgensen For those lucky enough to catch Last In Line, a tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio, at the downtown Goldfield location,…
Sacramento educators and artists see hopeful horizons for kids with Prop. 28
By Elizabeth Meza and Angela Rodriguez Gabriel Read, director of bands at El Camino Fundamental High school, fell in love with instrumental music when he…
Can SB 9 really help build housing for all in Sacramento?
Proponents say the end of single-family zoning is needed to ease California’s housing crunch By Russell Nichols California’s housing crisis wasn’t built in a day,…
Social media sensations return to Sacramento to pay their respects and more on October 22
By Eddie Jorgensen For the uninitiated, Leonid & Friends rise to fame was wholly and utterly unexpected. What started as a humble tribute to the…
Bad moon rising: Big Idea Theatre’s ‘Wolves’ brings a darkly brilliant spirit to the season of spirits
By Marie Hoffman Big Idea Theatre Company kicks off the spooky theater season with “Wolves,” a mind-bending deconstruction of Little Red Riding Hood written by…
Flor De Toloache returns to Sacramento to promote new album on October 18
By Eddie Jorgensen Sacramento, little by little, has become a destination rather than a pass through town for many touring artists. Such is the case…
Photo gallery: A muse-ing finish – Day 4 of Aftershock
Photographs by Sugarwolf The fourth and final day of Aftershock 2022 brought a bevy of talent to the stage, giving fans much to be thankful…
Could an ADU revolution be underway in the Capital Region?
Accessory dwelling units could help California’s housing crunch — if they can avoid exacerbating inequities By Jeff Wilser They used to be called “granny flats.”…
Photo Gallery: Roach and Romance – Day 3 of Aftershock
Photographs by Sugarwolf Day 3 of Aftershock featured a lineup of bands that kept the festival moving in high gear. My Chemical Romance gave a…
As gas hikes hit Sacramento again, Newsom calls for special session to impose windfall tax on oil profits
Meanwhile, the governor’s administration has approved nearly 12,000 new oil drilling permits since 2019 By Dan Bacher At a news conference on October 7, Governor…
Photo gallery: Pyro and painted faces – Day 2 of Aftershock
Photographs by Sugarwolf The second day of the Aftershock Festival was marked by stunning pyrotechnics. KISS headlined the warm Saturday evening and delivered all the…