No way out: How the poor get stranded in California nursing homes
By Jesse Bedayn for CalMatters Bradley Fisher, a 62-year-old retired mechanic, lived in a Bay Area nursing home for 14 years. Entering at age 39,…
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Hard numbers on Sacramento evictions remain maddeningly elusive
Tenant group criticizes Superior Court for removing case numbers at a critical moment By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento housing advocates have spent the winter…
There’s a call for more diversity in Sacramento theater and local stages are responding
By Patti Roberts As Hamilton lyrics ask: “Who remembers your name, who keeps your flame, who tells your story?” It’s always been the storytellers, whether…
Tool brings a fearless ‘inoculum’ to Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center
By Casey Rafter After hours of melting the minds and faces of ecstatic audience members, Danny Carey, drummer for the band Tool, climbed back into…
EDD wants its jobless money back. But some people can’t pay.
By Jesse Bedayn for CalMatters A musician who lost all her unemployment documents when her home burned in a wildfire. An arborist who filed for…
No celebration in Sacramento: environmental groups divided on Newsom’s big, headline-grabbing budget
Critics say the governor’s proposed spending plan for 2022-23 falls short on confronting fossil fuelsBy Dan Bacher This week Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2022-23…
Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum is teaching Sacramento the story of Black America
By Casey Rafter Drum raps bounce joyfully off of the walls of the African Marketplace at the Florin Business Arts Complex. The sounds come from…
Sacramento’s cheerful homicide historian releases book after brush with his own mortality
David Kulczyk’s ‘Forgotten California Murders’ will likely be his last outing in the genre By Scott Thomas Anderson Everyone seems to enjoy chatting with David…
Rents are crippling for Sacramento-area college students: Is help on the way?
By Magaly Munoz and Jordan Parker UC Davis Sophomore Quynh Trosien lives off-campus at a student apartment complex where the lowest price for your own…
California schools risk ‘colossal’ loss of dollars as enrollment drops
By Joe Hong for CalMatters As they await the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2022-23 state budget, school district officials across California are worried…
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…
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 …