New tactics to save California’s underground water from a warming world
State’s eco future is riding on reimagining how groundwater is recharged, moved and traded By Scott Thomas Anderson For California water districts, 2020 has been…
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University Art’s wholesome image undercut by pandemic-timed eviction effort
Midtown tenants’ claims of neglect are backed up by two UArt employees By Scott Thomas Anderson University Art Center Inc. bills itself as a family-run…
Tenants say incompetence, indifference triggered mass eviction in West Sacramento
Gov. Gavin Newsom says COVID-19 threatens housing for Californians, but state inspectors don’t act like it By Scott Thomas Anderson On the day before Halloween,…
With the Holbrooke Hotel’s restoration, a piece of California history gets second life
After months of work, one of the most historic hotels in the West can take visitors back in time By Scott Thomas Anderson For 169…
Rocky year in Elk Grove leads to the rise of a new mayor
Once viewed as a trailblazer, Steve Ly’s political fortunes turned in 2020 By Scott Thomas Anderson Steve Ly made national headlines in 2016 by becoming…
Sacramento rent control collides with green wall of cash
By Scott Thomas Anderson A three-year effort to bring strong rent control to the city of Sacramento failed on election night after local and national…
California rent control battle finishes under shadow of billionaires’ wealth jumping 45% during the pandemic
Grassroots volunteers fight for Prop. 21 in the face of $80 million opposition campaign By Scott Thomas Anderson For the third time in three years,…
Sarah Elizabeth Williams Hansel
October 13, 1989 – October 16, 2020 We have some very sad news to share with our readers: Sarah Hansel, an award-winning former art director…
Sacramento’s restaurants look for ways to keep outdoor dining going through the winter
City says heating outdoor tables safely is the key By Scott Thomas Anderson On Sacramento’s R Street, warm October evenings have been filled with people…
Spurred by COVID-19, Sacramento green-lights its first Operation Homekey hotel conversion for the most at-risk living on the streets
The 100-room La Mancha Project will not be a shelter, but a long-term place to call home By Scott Thomas Anderson Four months after Gov….
Department of Water Resources files lawsuit against every Californian to finance embattled Delta tunnel
State agency, water contractors look to issue new tunnel bonds during deepening recession By Scott Thomas Anderson “Defendants are all persons interested in the validity…
Real estate firms trap Sac State students in COVID-19 housing nightmare
Ownership won’t let students out of costly leases even as in-person classes remain canceled By Scott Thomas Anderson The average cost of college has increased…
Elk Grove mayor’s race features high drama and pandemic realities
As Steve Ly tries to win a third term, he’s stressing his ability to get things as he faces a storm of controversies By Scott…
A prolonged political street fight goes to the ballot
Embattled rent control initiative pits tenants and working families against Sacramento’s mayor and business elite By Scott Thomas Anderson During a town hall meeting that…
Simmons, Vang prepare to settle hard-fought campaign
Both candidates agree South Sacramento continues to be ignored by City Hall By Scott Thomas Anderson Campaigning for one of the most hotly contested local…
On the right side of craft and karma
Distillery that helped hospitals, senior care facilities through the pandemic wins two international vodka awards By Scott Thomas Anderson In March, South Fork Vodka won…
The fight at the door
Advocates accuse the governor of failing tenants as eviction court becomes the new battleground By Scott Thomas Anderson On the first day that California’s eviction…