In El Dorado County, the Caldor Fire rains ash on homes like snow
Numerous Sierra foothills homes, recreation areas and wineries are now threatened Photographs by Ken Magri After wreaking devastation on the El Dorado County community of…
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Just Mercy: Even as the pandemic roiled Sacramento’s art scene, Mercy Hawkins pushed her sculptures to the next level
U.C. Davis grad to embark on prestigious art residency, national showcase By Casey Rafter Surrounded by white walls, an armless fiber sculpture stood tall –…
California State University deadline could lead to unvaccinated students on campus and missed classes
By Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California State University’s recent COVID-19…
Sacramento elections office suddenly battling a ‘dominion’ of lies linked to 2020 vote
By Scott Thomas Anderson Some Sacramento-watching conspiracy theorists appear undeterred by a judge’s ruling last week that Dominion Voting Systems has plenty of evidence to…
Revisiting ‘the Vampire of Sacramento’
In an era when doors were left unlocked, and communities were deemed safe places, Richard Chase was the most terrifying of prospects By Josie Klakström…
Homeless advocates split as Sacramento forges ahead with new ‘master plan’ for those on the streets
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg spent Tuesday night making the case for his new Homeless Master Siting Plan, an initiative that comes…
How much will California’s EDD scandal cost Newsom in the recall election?
By Emily Hoeven for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Had Ivy Bland…
Essay: Sacramento could revolutionize its livability by giving artists a stipend to focus on their work
The models and the funds are already there – if we step back from a narrow picture frame By Waverly Hampton III Pope Julius II…
Record spring salmon run on Sacramento River tributary turns into disaster as most fish die before spawning
By Dan Bacher In an extreme drought year where nearly all juvenile Sacramento River winter run Chinook salmon are expected to die before spawning due…
U.C. Davis accused of ignoring public transparency laws regarding push to downsize KDVS radio, destroy Freeborn Hall
By Scott Thomas Anderson Thanks to the California Public Records Act, a community revolt to save a popular college radio station and its longtime home…
Memoir of Sacramento teen’s fight for animal rights gets endorsed by the world’s best-known conservationist
Justin Barker’s story of battling local officials over numbing zoo conditions gets a thumbs-up from Jane Goodall By Scott Thomas Anderson By the time Justin…
A Sacramento music sensation goes crystal-balling through space
SpaceWalker releases new album, plays hometown Aug. 6 at Russ Room By Casey Rafter Echoes filled an otherwise empty room as the cosmic, one-woman show…
Letters: Property-takers, trailblazers and the Dems’ fate in the upcoming mid-terms
Kill the filibuster before it’s too late Re: “Greenlight: Joe Biden is no radical, but …” by Jeff vonKaenel (Voices, July 22) I read your…
UC students turned a ‘forever’ tuition hike into a five-year hike. Now what?
By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Nothing lasts forever,…
Sacramento raises allowable rent hikes for the year from 6% to 9%
Housing advocates push for expansion of the Tenant Protection Act’s just-cause eviction timeline By Scott Thomas Anderson Effective July 1, the formula for the annual…
California says goodbye to ‘the Godfather of Barbera’
Dick Cooper’s vision, with advice from the guru of Corti Brothers, launched Plymouth’s international wine phenomenon By Scott Thomas Anderson In the late 1970s, a…
The carnage of coyote-killing contests
By Carol Schaye Nevada wildlife officials are considering a ban on coyote-killing contests, which have been outlawed in several other states. In question is whether…