Sacramento’s indie bookstores prep for International Book Giving Day on Feb. 14
Next week, literature fans around the world will give a nod to the cerebral stimulation and emotional journeys that comes through the simple act of…
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Proposed law could be a game-changer for new housing on 1,965 acres in Sacramento County
Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 4 bill aims to streamline new building projects By Ken Magri The first steps in solving California’s affordable housing crisis are…
After U.C. Davis study showed student parents struggling, community colleges and state campuses around Sacramento implement new support systems
By Tyra Willis and Celene Talavera A new law hopes to address the equity gap for parents that are enrolled in California community colleges and…
Real-estate expert Greg Paquin on how Sacramento’s lack of housing affordability impacts younger generations
By Ken Magri Greg Paquin, a real-estate consultant who runs The Gregory Group with offices in Folsom and Aliso Viejo, echoes what “we all realize,”…
California lawmakers try again to cap insulin costs
By Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters As many diabetics across the Golden State struggle with insulin costs, California’s efforts to make the medication more affordable…
‘Fundamental cinema’
A special new film, plus streaming odds and ends By Juan-Carlos Selznick A few weeks back, I walked out of a movie house feeling I’d…
In a time of dire housing shortages, North State Building Industry Association President Michael Strech urges government to remove barriers
By Seth Sandronsky Michael Strech helms the North State Building Industry Association, an advocacy group for the greater six-county Sacramento region’s homebuilding industry. As BIA…
A singer for all seasons: Artemis Arthur is a creative triple-threat who’s been showing our region the rhythm of her soul
By Casey Rafter Artemis Arthur has felt those flames of passion for art breathing down her neck for most of her life. With musical roots…
Economic mobility adviser Michael Tubbs says inequities and old narratives about multifamily housing need to be fixed
By Russell Nichols Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has been an advocate for overcoming adversity since he was a child. No surprise, then, that California’s…
‘Me-and-you-ing’ – delving into Mendocino Headlands State Park
On random transitions in Northern California By Janet Rechtman Mendocino Headlands State Park. We walk a curvy trail alongside the estuary as the Big River…
Katie Knipp and company plan to burn the evening down at Torch Club on Feb. 18
By Scott Thomas Anderson Blustery blues power meets a rollicking freight train of hill sounds when regional all-stars The Katie Knipp Band and Forever Goldrush…
As the Capital Region got gouged at the pumps, Chevron doubled its profits
With consumers’ most cynical assumptions confirmed, a legislative showdown moves to the state house in Sacramento By Dan Bacher Chevron Corporation, the San Ramon based…
Nostalgically decent: The new kids on Netflix’s ‘That ’90s Show’ don’t measure up, but the show is cute enough
By Bob Grimm Netflix gets mixed results with the sequel to That ’70s Show. In all honesty, I watched the first five episodes of the…
Mae McCoy and Her Neon Stars perform at The Machinist Hall on Feb. 5
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento’s queen of heart-breakin’ honky tonk and country-swing swagger will get everyone’s boots moving when she graces the stage at the…
Will California join TikTok ban?
By Sameea Kamal for CalMatters President Biden signed a law banning nearly 4 million federal employees from having TikTok on their government phones, over national…
Del Paso Boulevard Partnership Executive Director Daniel Savala talks about how more affordable housing will also help local businesses
By Dakota Morlan Daniel Savala is a lifelong Sacramentan who joined the Del Paso Boulevard Partnership as its executive director in 2021. The property and…
Sacramento-area community colleges prepare to implement anti-‘dead-naming’ legislation
Student team at Sacramento City College Pride Center calls development an important one By Brandon Pritz and Michael Pacheco A new law mandates that California…