How Yolo County bats help sustainable farming methods
By Lisa Thibodeau On any given summer evening, as construction crews work and traffic hurtles over the Yolo Causeway, which connects West Sacramento and Davis,…
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Sacramento’s current affordable housing projects
By Ken Magri As the need for more affordable rental units continues, developers in the Sacramento area work to complete new affordable housing projects across…
New book by Sacramento historian reveals the early years of Lake Tahoe
By Casey Rafter In a rising drone shot, the crystal-clear shimmer of Lake Tahoe expands, revealing stones and silt far below the surface of its…
Still waiting for Kaiser’s plan to fix its mental health care shortfalls
Kaiser and regulators are two months away from their deadline for a required action plan to overhaul mental health treatment at the state’s largest health…
Graffiti Jam transforms state building in Sacramento due for 2025 demolition
By Steve Martarano A state-owned abandoned warehouse in downtown Sacramento is getting one final shot at glory before the site becomes a multi-use affordable housing…
What California lawmakers did to regulate artificial intelligence
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters California legislators just sent Gov. Gavin Newsom more than a dozen bills regulating artificial intelligence, testing for threats to critical…
The Center for Land-Based Learning grows opportunities for beginning farmers with training in the Capital Region
By Joan Cusick “Hands-on” best describes the Beginning Farmer Training Program at the Center for Land-Based Learning in Woodland. And prepare for those hands to…
Will Harris go after Big Oil?
The candidate has kept her climate policy vague so far, but her record as a prosecutor gives climate activists hope. By Marcus Baram, Capital &…
CalCenter works to engage the next generation of civic activists with r(E)volution! event
By Jacob Peterson The California Center for Civic Participation (CalCenter) held its r(E)volution! event at Sacramento State to introduce attendees to some of the voices…
California for the Arts CEO Julie Baker weighs in on budget challenges facing Sacramento’s creative sector
By Marie-Elena Schembri Despite Sacramento’s vibrant creative and cultural ecosystem, the creative sector faces challenges to its growth. Recent legislative budget cuts coupled with the…
Libraries staying relevant in a digital world for Sacramento and beyond
By Stephanie Olvido There are more public libraries in the U.S. than McDonald’s restaurants: 17,278 libraries to about 14,000 stores of the fast food chain….
‘I’m not going to live with dementia; dementia is going to live with me’
California program helps patients navigate the complexity of early Alzheimer’s and dementia care. By George B. Sánchez-Tello, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
California’s low wage future
Low-wage industries are forecast to lead job growth, and the share of workers 55 and older has doubled. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This…
Officials and residents celebrate full occupancy of Cornerstone affordable housing development in South Sacramento
By Steve Martarano Patrick Kennedy remembers driving past the empty 7-acre lot adjacent to Le Donne Drive near 47th Street and Nicholas Park in South…
New city division aims to streamline Sacramento’s entertainment permits and boost live programming
By Helen Harlan The City of Sacramento recently created a new entertainment services division designed to be a single point of entry for all entertainment-related…
Prefab temporary housing might soon shelter unhoused Californians
Small, less-expensive readymade homes could buy time as the state continues to struggle with homelessness and high building costs. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Why Silicon Valley is trying so hard to kill this AI bill in California
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters Though lawmakers and advocates proposed dozens of bills to regulate artificial intelligence in California this year, none have attracted more…