By Bob Grimm Director Darren Aronofsky, purveyor of great and gloomy films like Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan, goes for something a little more upbeat—but undeniably…
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By Jacob Peterson There were 1,136 children in the foster care system in Sacramento County as of April 1, according to the California Child Welfare…
In the last four months, the U.S. veterans’ community has been going through the same shock to the system that the American journalism community experienced…
By Dan Bacher Tribal leaders, Delta farmers, conservationists and environmental justice advocates rallied for the imperiled Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta on the west steps of…
By Odin Rasco Kicking off its 50th season with a bang, Chautauqua Playhouse’s newest production, “Accomplice,” is a delightfully deceptive show that will keep the…
By Adam Ashton for CalMatters The $1,102 Adan Montalvo gets every month in disability from the Department of Veterans Affairs makes a difference for him,…
By Steph Rodriguez Sacramento’s heart beats loud this fall as the city bursts with live music, vibrant culture and plenty of foodie festivals highlighting the…
Reported by Christa Ison, edited by Justine Chahal Sacramento-based Valley Vision works to address social, economic and environmental health through advocacy and research. Kathy Saechou…
By Angie Eng In ancient Greece, if an Athenian statesman fell ill, he might enter an Asclepieia sanctuary where patients were treated with art, music,…
By Marie-Elena Schembri September may be the harbinger of fall, but this month is still bringing the heat with interactive local art shows, an immersive…
By Scott Thomas Anderson Texas birthed some titans of that restless renegade sound that defines Outlaw Country, but last Friday night, when one of the Lone Star…
By Sarah Grace Kubasek When my family was evicted in 2023, I believed we had failed. We were living out of our car, relying on…
By Casey Rafter Stacked keyboards, a collection of acoustic and electric guitars, a hodgepodge of drum pieces, sound boards and a cart made heavy by…
By Dave Kempa Things are finally cooling down in the City of Trees, but the fall season of local live theater is just warming up….
By Macy Yang It will become harder for millions of people who rely on Medicare and Medicaid to stay covered after passage of the “One…
By Odin Rasco Citing an all-time high for the number of individuals “living on the streets” — 274,224 people one night in 2024, according to…
By Chris Woodard Brian Copeland wears many hats: actor, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist and radio personality. But when you ask him to sum up what…