Journalist captures sound, fury and lasting symbiosis in ‘Gun Comedy’ Silver-shaded transitions from face to face. A camera’s eye that drifts behind turning wheelchairs and…
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Nonprofit teaches economic development skills to low-income youth By Jenelle Lum Valeria Ulloa was contemplating her next steps when she first heard of Juma during…
Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation. By Siri Chilukuri This story was supported by the Economic Hardship…
By Alesha Blaauw and Chris Woodard Lately renting in Sacramento can often be summed up with one word: “Packed.” Housed residents in the Sacramento region…
More than 7 out of 10 think children will be worse off than their parents and favor spending on tax credits, child care and job…
By Marie-Elena Schembri Reneta Jenik quickly saw the benefits with her Folsom-based home chef service, Foodom, when she gained her first corporate customer from a…
California cities have the least urban tree canopy in the U.S. A Los Angeles housing project shows how residents can transform their environment — if…
The first firefighter who tried to rush into the house that morning found himself struggling with the door. He could see a key sitting in…
By Dan Bacher Despite strong opposition from indigenous tribes, fishing groups and conservation organizations, Governor Gavin Newsom took action in early November to fast-track the Sites Reservoir…
The expanded Child Tax Credit cut child poverty rates in half — now they’ve doubled By Russell Nichols In 2021, when federal lawmakers cut child…
By Carolyn Jones for CalMatters Pushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills…
By Will Duvall and Kimberly Gomez Santos The number of deaths due to opioid related overdoses has steadily increased in Sacramento County, with 215 fatalities…
By Lauren Reagan, Idaly Valencia and Gavin Hudson Kevin McCarty says he is running for mayor of Sacramento because he wants to give back and…
“Growing up within the poorer half of our country is my history.” By Michelle Tea for The Economic Hardship Project What is family for broke…
By Jessica Laskey here’s never a day’s rest for Christopher Martin, policy director for Housing California, a statewide advocacy organization that “works to create a…
By Dan Bacher For 20 years there’s been a movement by tribes, fishermen and conservationists to remove the dams on the Klamath River. Those groups…
Historian Nelson Lichtenstein’s new book details the price we have paid for free trade, deregulation and failed health care reform. By Kelly Candaele, Capital &…