Scenes from a local winter
Eleven days after record-breaking storms buried the Sierra foothill communities that surround Sacramento under blankets of snow, thousands of people are still living without power…
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Petition against Sites Reservoir in Sacramento Valley reaches 50,000 signatures after deadly year for salmon
Regional tribes are playing a major role in opposition on cultural and environmental grounds by Dan Bacher Just before the California Department of Fish and…
When spiritual portals prevail: Meet the Sacramento art galleries that clung on and are keepin’ on
By Casey Rafter Pocked from age, the darkly stained planks visible in Brickhouse Gallery’s cement have outlived their original purpose: Once Soracco’s Sheet Metal works,…
Chaos in Sacramento: Did a major state employees’ union just lose the ability to pay its bills?
SEIU Local 1000’s controversial president fails to pass a budget, setting up potential legal battle By Scott Thomas Anderson After months of internal conflict, Service…
Stores, restaurants will see emotional support animals curbed so trained service dogs can do their own work
Fully qualified canines, people with disabilities, will move ahead of an anything-goes designation under new law By Julia Lindbloom and Jenna Cooper Fair Oaks resident…
Rapid COVID-19 tests in short supply in California
By Kristen Hwang for CalMatters Sarah Voit likes to keep 10 to 15 rapid test kits on hand in case any of the residents of…
Recent legislative action means a new era for drug crime in Sacramento County
Advocates say SB 73 addresses the county’s disproportionate number of Black and Latinos behind bars, opponents point to skyrocketing crime coinciding with justice reforms …
Charlie Chaplin and the Crocker Museum
How ‘Handsome Harry’ Crocker conquered Hollywood and created the family’s second museum By Kevin Taylor On New Year’s Day in 1928, Edwin Schallert, film critic…
The magic of movement: After some pandemic falls, Sacramento’s dance scene is alive and spinning
From jazz, hip hop and ballet, to burlesque and Brazilian flare, the Capital City’s performers are getting on their feet again By Casey Rafter On…
Essay: Democracy and déjà vu
By Janet Rechtman In the fall of 1991, my mom and I went on a Friendship Force trip to Moscow. It was six years after…
Sacramento’s swing man Peter Petty is reaching his zenith on stage
Fans say that Jazz’s prodigious partier brings an energy and audacity that’s hard to match By Casey Rafter Under the lights of The Sofia Theatre,…
Sacramento-area senator looks to fix major problems in state’s compassionate assisted suicide law
Eggman’s SB380 attempts to iron-out regulations that caused the terminally ill to suffer longer By Rose Vega and TJ Martinez A new bill is set…
Did California get its money’s worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract?
By Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra for Cal Matters A patient sample that wasn’t processed for more than 30 days. A test used without…
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…
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…