Sacramentans rally at capital to put the brakes on big rent hikes
By Ken Magri “The rent, the rent, is too damn high!” shouted dozens of people on April 2 as they gathered outside the state capitol…
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Life under Trump: Migrants win asylum, yet remain locked up
Russians who fled their homeland could be held in U.S. custody for years while ICE pushes back on the decision to grant them freedom. By…
Program aims to provide higher-education opportunities to marginalized communities
By Chris Woodard Executive director of ScholarShare Investment Board Cassandra DiBenedetto believes that youth gaining exposure to financial literacy is critical to educational success after…
A blast of Bernie in Folsom
Senator Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wow a crowd of 30,000 By Ken Magri On April 15, the “Fighting Oligarchy” campaign came to the Folsom…
What’s in a name? Exploring the history of old cannabis slang words and where they came from
By Ken Magri Slang terms for cannabis have existed for centuries in many languages. Not only can their use say something about the speaker, cannabis…
Sacramento State braces for impact with $37 million budget deficit
By Xavier Williams and Zachariah Aguila Sacramento State could soon struggle to sustain academic programs, keep many faculty positions, and provide student services as it…
Three victims shot at ‘the Coachella of Davis’
By Scott Thomas Anderson The event that Davis is most famous for took yet another turn into infamy Saturday afternoon, this time seeing a barrage…
Have skilled nursing facilities become dumping grounds for the mentally Ill?
When the 911 call comes from inside the nursing home, health care workers are sometimes the victims. By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by…
What’s next for Sacramento’s Promise Zone as federal designations expire
By Greg Micek When former President Barack Obama introduced the Promise Zone initiative in his 2013 State of the Union address, the idea seemed straightforward:…
Center for Land-Based Learning explores the possibilities of urban farming with workshop in West Sacramento
By Annie Biebl From a plot the size of a small backyard to one spanning several acres, the possibilities for farmers and gardeners — both…
Xavier Becerra jumps into crowded race for California governor
By Alexei Koseff for CalMatters As Californians wait to find out whether one prominent veteran of the Biden administration is running for governor, another jumped…
Fishing and environmental groups slam $134 million in additional federal funding for Sites Reservoir in Sacramento Valley
By Dan Bacher The Sites Reservoir Project in Northern California, a controversial water project promoted by Governor Gavin Newson and opposed by a coalition of environmental groups,…
Stay hungry: School kids learn the ABCs of chaos
Trump’s penny pinching and immigrant hunting reach rural classrooms. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital…
Sacramento sheriff’s detectives made multiple arrests in a gang shooting spree and murder. Five years later, the case still hasn’t gone to trial
By Scott Thomas Anderson It was New Year’s Eve, 2019, and people were gathering at North Sacramento’s Ramada Inn to toast a coming decade. The…
Capital City schools are on the verge of expanding after-hours learning programs
By Kristopher Caalim and Nancy Rodriguez Schools across Sacramento County are expanding afterschool and summer school classes, with a focus on reaching students who traditionally…
Continued mailbox break-ins in Natomas highlight a crime trend felt across the region
One North Natomas neighborhood suffered over a thousand mail thefts in 2024 By Ken Magri Cluster mailboxes are those group postal boxes one sees in…
Can drink-spiking test kits make a dent in Sacramento’s roofie problem?
By Finneas Brumbaugh and Alyssa Earnest Alexis Smart, a philosophy student who used to work as a bartender, was in downtown Sacramento when a friend…