Towns along the Sacramento River with SMUD got power back quickly, while Clarksburg’s connection to PG&E left it in COVID-era limbo By Scott Thomas Anderson…
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Groups representing tenants say they were abruptly shut out of negotiations by the governor’s team By Scott Thomas Anderson If Gov. Gavin Newsom wasn’t already…
Editor’s note: Sacramento County needs widespread vaccinations to further ease lockdown Residents of Sacramento County, like many Californians, can be forgiven for feeling whiplash on…
Editor’s note: Studies show that racial disparities in the pandemic go far beyond health The COVID-19 pandemic has hit particularly hard at communities of color…
Infections are soaring inside Sacramento’s jails—just as advocates predicted A COVID-19 outbreak is sweeping through Sacramento County’s jail system, just as attorneys and advocates for…
Editor’s note: New Sacramento City Council members try to make a difference on housing, COVID and more Katie Valenzuela and Mai Vang aren’t wasting any…
Isolated seniors and farm workers have priority, but reaching them won’t be easy By Scott Thomas Anderson Drive-through and walk-up vaccination clinics are popping up…
Mayor acknowledges homelessness in the city is reaching unimaginable levels during the pandemic By Scott Thomas Anderson It was the type of message George Raya…
Editor’s note: New Sacramento supervisors’ chairperson wants to reopen businesses, but COVID-19 numbers say ‘no’ Sue Frost made her top priority crystal clear as she…
New year, same social diseases If self-destructive behavior wasn’t contagious before, it sure felt like it during the first, way-too-tragically-eventful week of 2021. A violent…
Bookshop.org is helping locally owned bookstores from Davis to Auburn disrupt the great disruptor By Scott Thomas Anderson In recent years, a deluge of journalism…
Editor’s note: Sacramento region stays in lockdown as county officials plan how to slow the spread The Sacramento region’s ICU situation isn’t as dire as…
Mass eviction attempt in the River District sparks face-off with city attorney’s office By Scott Thomas Anderson A corporate landlord has been ordered to halt…
As the end of California’s eviction moratorium looms, protesters use live animals and a timeless tale By Scott Thomas Anderson On Wednesday evening, a procession…
Editor’s note: Sacramento County officials say it’s only bookkeeping, but advocates oppose any federal COVID-19 relief money going to the sheriff or probation After the…
Essay: Sacramento County should promote its public health officer to get through COVID-19 pandemic By Phillip Summers Sacramento County is experiencing multiple severe crises. First…
Editor’s note: Sacramento County puts off a hike in garbage rates for now, listening to COVID-19 fatigued residents. The city of Sacramento is also looking…