Urban agriculture grows in the Sacramento region
By Lisa Thibodeau On a busy corner in West Sacramento, surrounded by high-density housing and railroad tracks, sits a 1-half acre oasis of soil and…
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Clearing pathways: Partnerships helps formerly incarcerated individuals find their footing in the Sacramento region
By Russell Nichols In wildfire country, every home needs a buffer zone: a landscaped perimeter created to keep blazes from encroaching on neighborhoods. “It’s called…
As Transitional Kindergarten programs grow in Roseville, other communities look to expand offerings
By Athena Stroben and Kai Arellano California Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget provides $2.4 billion in ongoing Proposition 98 funding to permanently expand Transitional Kindergarten, or…
California Workforce Board Executive Director Kaina Pereira on developing a strong statewide workforce
In a recent interview with Sacramento News & Review Publisher Jeff vonKaenel, California Workforce Development Board Executive Director Kaina Pereira shared his vision for workforce…
As Sacramento County is hit with waves of mail theft, audit reveals lax security practices at three of its post offices
Auditors report missing and un-accounted for cluster mailbox master-keys By Ken Magri On April 4, US Representative Ami Bera stood behind a podium in front…
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…
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,…