Home care workers are losing minimum wage protections — and fighting back
Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals. By Kelena Thomhave, Capital & Main…
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All roads to a revival: Sacramento band ROADS finds the way back to rock’s bareknuckle roots – takes the stage with Forever Goldrush on Dec 19
Upcoming double-bill will be at The Green Room Social Club in Placerville By Odin Rasco A double-header of bands with long lineages in the Sacramento…
Stop the Hate showcase in Sacramento emphasizes the importance of AAPI representation in arts and media
By Justine Chahal Sacramento State’s Ethnic Studies department held its biannual Stop the Hate Arts and Media Showcase on Wednesday, Dec. 3, hosted in the…
Sacramento River advocates react to Trump administration approving plan to export more water from the Delta
Golden State Salmon Association urges Newsom to sue Trump over the fresh water grab By Dan Bacher The Trump administration just released a controversial…
Meet Sacramento’s ‘Raging Grannies,’ the jubilant protesters using wisdom, wit and abiding convictions to push for a better world
By Emily Haerter There is a storm brewing in Sacramento, and it consists of a raging gaggle of grannies. It all started back in 1987,…
Nightmare on Field Street: Inside the shuddering North Highlands crime scene that followed CDCR releasing a convict who only served a third of his sentence
Area prosecutors spent three years decrying state corrections for granting extremely violent offenders surprisingly early parole – now they say a worse-case scenario has come…
California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers
Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This story…
Researchers at Sacramento gathering explore exercise and health with cannabis
How cannabis research can provide answers to an understudied field By Melina DeBolt Sacramento State’s first Cannabis in Health and Performance Symposium was hosted Friday,…
Federal court issues injunction blocking Army Corps of Engineers’ removal of American River trees in Sacramento
By Dan Bacher A Sacramento federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from cutting down more than 700 trees, including some heritage…
Sacramento’s first veterans mural at VFW Post 67 pays tribute to all service members
By Roberta Alvarado Vietnam veteran David Rasul says, “When you think of veterans, you think of honor, respect, pride, commitment and sacrifice.” They left behind…
‘I’m lost in this country’: Non-Mexicans living undocumented after deportation to Mexico
Cubans and other third-country nationals are dropped off on the streets of Villahermosa where they struggle to survive. By Kate Morrissey, Capital & Main This…
The politics of creative protest: Seasoned artists and emerging voices unite at Sacramento Poetry Center to answer national ‘fall of freedom’ call
By Serena Roberts Fervent snaps, vocal affirmations and applause filled the Sacramento Poetry Center on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22 as an array…
Four Sacramento fighters win championships at ‘Rising Stars’ Muay Thai tournament
Manic Muay Thai action in the Pocket neighborhood came on the heels of Capital Region MMA fighters competing in Reno earlier in November An Elks…
New report by DoorDash suggests Sacramento’s restaurants have been resilient in 2025’s confused, frustrating economy
One of the biggest tech-commerce platforms for food delivery just released data suggesting that Sacramento’s dining hubs have proved unusually buoyant against growing fiscal headwinds,…
Sacramento State University Library sees 11% decrease in funding for 2025-26 year
“We’ve been underfunded for years” By Jada Portillo The University Library at Sacramento State saw an 11% decrease in funding this academic year, according to…
U.S. deports asylum seekers to southern Mexico without their phones
The Trump administration’s deportation flights to the Mexican southern border towns of Tapachula and Villahermosa leave people stranded with few resources. By Kate Morrissey, Capital…
Beat the newsies at trivia while supporting local journalism in Sacramento on Nov. 13
Put your knowledge of the news to the ultimate test at the next ENLIGHTENMENT Trivia Night on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m.. The event…