The photo oracle: Sacramento’s Elle Jaye has an eye for capturing the music scene’s creative lightning
Pink hair, lenses and hugs are part of a rare approach the city’s musicians can’t get enough of By Casey Rafter It’s a beat frozen…
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The battle of wine and fire: Inside the struggle to save El Dorado County’s acclaimed vineyards from Caldor
By Scott Thomas Anderson Randy Rossi throws some muscle against the gear-shifter of his Kubota ATV as it plows through broken powder on a mountain…
Essay: The window dressing of environmental justice in the state’s Delta tunnel planning
By Tim Stroshane, policy analyst for Restore the Delta If the California Department of Water Resources says it, it must be official: “Most of the Delta…
Revisiting a groundbreaking novel from Nevada City’s great western writer
Oakley Hall’s ‘Warlock’ remains a towering achievement in California literature By Scott Thomas Anderson Writers, like cowboys, can find themselves penned-in. They get locked in…
After generations of community building, East Sacramento gets recognized as ‘Little Italy’
By Scott Thomas Anderson During a recent lunchtime rush, a small team of workers at Corti Brothers’ delicatessen called out orders as they wrapped and…
Can science transform California crops to cope with drought?
By Julie Cart for CalMatters There’s a hive of PhDs at the University of California at Davis who are working to reinvent food production in…
Letters: Sac Unified does a face-plant, a Blues legend gets his due, and nursing recruitment needs a wake-up call
Sac City Unified will take the COVID punch, to an extent Re: “Essay: During virus surge, Sac City Unified failed its most vulnerable students” by…
Sacramento-area favorite Antsy McClain wants to run for the burning hills
Southerner with one foot in the Sierra foothills copes with being cut-off from a cherished place By Casey Rafter The reek of smoke lingers in…
Mathews hopes to bring experiences to Sacramento District Attorney seat
District Attorney Candidate Alana Mathews’ Vision: ‘Safer, Fairer, More Just’ Sacramento County By Antonio Harvey, The Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento…
Riding by the River: New book explores Sacramento’s long love affair with life on two wheels
Native daughter channels family history into the Capital’s broader legacy with motorcycles By Scott Thomas Anderson The late Italian motorcycle racer Marco Simoncelli once said,…
U.C. Davis study finds dams ineffective for conservation of salmon and trout in Sacramento-area waterways
By Dan Bacher For many years, federal, state and corporate proponents of building more dams in California have touted cold water river releases provided by increased water storage…
Devastating fires could damage Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters
By Rachel Becker for CalMatters Smoke and ash from wildfires near Lake Tahoe — one of the deepest lakes in the world — is already…
The Forever Fires
More Sierra residents evacuate the Caldor Fire as others get the OK to return By Ken Magri For several decades, the Sierra Nevada mountain range…
Sacramento’s Blues beast remains a force on stage, inspiration to new generation
Mick Martin has become a sage of raw wisdom for Capital City musicians: ‘When they’re going through moments of self-doubt, kick them in the ass.’…
On the eve of would-be vaccination deadline for Sacramento employees, tensions rise enough to delay Mayor’s mandate
Tomorrow, Sept. 1, was supposed to be the official cut-off point for all City of Sacramento employees to be at least partially vaccinated – or…
The Battle for Highway 50 spreads to the alpine peaks and meadows along Highway 88
Fire fighters from across the state converge on the Caldor fire to save structures and a mountain highway By Ken Magri There is a hot…
While focusing on poverty and small biz fallout, Sacramento’s new ‘rescue plan’ makes a major investment in the arts
City Council on track to steer $10 million directly to the Capital’s creative economy as venues and artists try to recover By Scott Thomas Anderson…