Remembering Davis’s tragic ‘House of Horrors’
The Chiles Mansion and what happened in 1972 By David Kulczyk Over a decade ago, the heirs of Mary Simmons put 12 undeveloped acres of prime…
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Sacramento, Yolo and San Joaquin groups join native tribes and environmentalists to battle Newsom as he gets more water districts to support Delta tunnel
By Dan Bacher Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated the recent votes by three water agencies for the next phase of funding for the proposed…
Why mass deportations would cripple California’s economy
Mythology aside, nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and pay billions in taxes for services they will never receive. By…
Yes, having a climate denier at the helm is alarming. But all Is not lost
UCLA’s Cara Horowitz says Trump will act quickly to gut Biden’s climate agenda but states like California can slow the damage By Audrey Carleton, Capital…
Sacramento’s Axis Gallery features work exclusively by artists over 60 in its exhibit ‘View from the Hill’
By Jennifer Junghans Featuring distinctive work from seven artists over the age of 60, the art exhibit “View from the Hill” is showing at Axis…
Incubator program for small developers aims to make way for more affordable housing in Sacramento
By Ken Magri The City of Sacramento has attempted to come up with an imaginative plan to meet its housing needs through its new Small…
UC faces half-billion-dollar budget shortfall and increases tuition for new nonresident students
By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters The University of California is eyeing a looming budget gap of half a billion dollars next year. To help balance…
A look back at Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s contributions to Sacramento’s arts and creative economy
By Rachel Leibrock Mayor Darrell Steinberg stepped up to the podium outside of the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street in downtown Sacramento. It was…
When fish are free: Hundreds of salmon are now spawning in Klamath River and tributaries after dam removal completed
By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites…
Don’t expect Kamala Harris’ loss to boost Gavin Newsom’s presidential prospects
By Alexei Koseff for CalMatters As debate raged this summer over whether President Joe Biden should abandon his re-election bid, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stock soared….
Four policies that could make our elections more fair and democratic
There are lots of ways to increase voter turnout and lessen the influence of money in elections — as other countries have proven. By Nick…
Why Californians got tougher on crime: Bleak downtowns and attention-getting retail thefts
By Nigel Duara and Joe Garcia for CalMatters From their phones and their television screens and sometimes out their windows, Californians saw their state change…
Sac State’s NIAIS on the future of AI in education
The NIAIS’ custom AI is helping students and faculty learn to use artificial intelligence By Omid Manavirad Last year, Sac State President Luke Wood launched…
Sacramento Global Shapers partners with nonprofit to chip away at local medical debt
By Kate Gonzales When Gustavo Garcia began looking for ways to alleviate people’s medical debt, his reasons were personal: mom and dad. They’d emigrated from…
Federal firefighters say their pay is on the line in 2024 Election
As wildfires worsen, some federal firefighters fear Republican control of Congress and the White House could accelerate their exit from the workforce, leaving critical gaps…
Mayoral candidates share visions for Sacramento’s creative economy
By Marie-Elena Schembri Sacramento’s mayoral candidates presented their visions for the city’s creative economy at a two-part “Meet the Candidates for Mayor” Creative Economy meeting…
ENLIGHTENMENT: Public invited to mini-symposium on True Crime and the genre’s Sacramento-area connections
True crime has become one of the biggest genres in American media, laying bare the most brutal, opaque and spine-chilling sides of the human experience….