Return of the survivor
Mario Garcia brutalized women for years, but his conviction for Christie Wilson’s murder was assisted by the one woman he didn’t break By Scott Thomas…
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A prolonged political street fight goes to the ballot
Embattled rent control initiative pits tenants and working families against Sacramento’s mayor and business elite By Scott Thomas Anderson During a town hall meeting that…
Simmons, Vang prepare to settle hard-fought campaign
Both candidates agree South Sacramento continues to be ignored by City Hall By Scott Thomas Anderson Campaigning for one of the most hotly contested local…
Battle begins to save rare redwood forest in Northern California
Conservation groups sue massive logging project as violation of Endangered Species Act By Scott Thomas Anderson For many, the lush, towering redwoods along Sonoma County’s…
On the right side of craft and karma
Distillery that helped hospitals, senior care facilities through the pandemic wins two international vodka awards By Scott Thomas Anderson In March, South Fork Vodka won…
The fight at the door
Advocates accuse the governor of failing tenants as eviction court becomes the new battleground By Scott Thomas Anderson On the first day that California’s eviction…
The sounds of hope springing from tragedy
iSound Performing Arts is changing lives in Sacramento By Scott Thomas Anderson James Jackson sees a bright future for Sacramento’s youth, even though he survived…
The desperate hour
Hundreds arrive at Capitol demanding lawmakers prevent eviction nightmare By Scott Thomas Anderson Fearing that California’s powerful real estate and banking lobbies will stop lawmakers…
Fire from the sky: Early morning evacuation follows lightning-driven inferno in Nevada County
By Scott Thomas Anderson It started with a sound like the sky splitting open. Around 2 a.m. Monday, a crashing clasp of thunder rattled the…
Political battles converge in Sacramento as eviction avalanche looms
While city voters will get to vote on rent control, deferred rent and mortgages in the hands of the state lawmakers By Scott Thomas Anderson…
Environmental groups say Newsom’s water plan will worsen toxic threat in the Delta
Documents continue to reveal big and uncertain spending around Delta tunnel, Sites Reservoir By Scott Thomas Anderson At the end of July, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Streetscapes change as restaurants try to survive the latest lockdown
After Folsom and Roseville saw cornerstone dining hubs permanently closed by COVID-19, they are now adapting on the fl By Scott Thomas Anderson Some of…
The lonesome death of ‘the Can Lady’
After more than three decades, detectives reopen an unsolved Roseville murder By Scott Thomas Anderson There was darkness over the tracks. In the pre-dawn hours…
New book revisits California’s ‘hellacious’ past
Sierra College history professor explores a long legacy of vice in the Golden State By Scott Thomas Anderson Whatever California was before the Gold Rush,…
Memories swirl around family-owned movie theater company threatened by COVID-19 lockdown
By Scott Thomas Anderson One of the few family-owned movie theater companies in California is fighting to hold onto everything it’s built over 40 years…
Sacramento tries to bolster Section 8 housing with new CARES Act money
By Scott Thomas Anderson The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency is working against the clock to try to use federal COVID-19 relief to fix a…
Surviving it all while in mourning
When a rural café lost its co-owner, the community wouldn’t let it lose everything By Scott Thomas Anderson Jon and Sina Hanning spent the last…