New senior housing coming to Oak Park
By Keyshawn Davis After years of behind the scenes work and collaborations between the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Itasker Hollins Community Economic Development Corporation…
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One person stopped California’s divestment from fossil fuels — again
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor refused to take up the bill in a committee, for the second year in a row, as divestment movement grows. By Aaron…
Report card from the trenches: the ‘Solving Sacramento’ experiment 16 months in
By Scott Thomas Anderson “Is there no play, To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?” Shakespeare pondered in Act III of ‘A Midsummer Night’s…
New California Volunteers program in Sacramento helps young people with job training
By Steve Martarano Youth corps member Brandi House was one of the first to step up to the power line at Sacramento’s SMUD Power Academy…
Sacramento receives CityStart grant to address historical disadvantages for Black communities
By Rachel Leibrock With the help of a new grant, the City of Sacramento aims to address historical economic disadvantages for people of color, particularly…
Striking actors, writers, hotel workers make the personal political
With employers stalling, unions seek to build public pressure by spotlighting CEO pay and corporate excess. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
Sacramento’s theaters hit hard by declining audiences, face serious challenges ahead
Several are struggling, though Sacramento Theatre Company is reportedly in the murkiest of waters By Patti Roberts The news that iconic theaters across the country…
Bumps in the air: What’s climate change got to do with It?
Add shaky planes, weather delays and cancellations to our new reality under unfriendly warming skies. By Mark Schapiro, Capital & Main This story is produced…
California’s opioid deaths increased by 121% in 3 years. What’s driving the crisis?
By Ana B. Ibarra, Erica Yee and Nigel Duara for CalMatters It is nearly impossible to escape reminders of today’s boiling opioid epidemic — the…
California centers respond to climate change with social change
Low-income neighborhoods are often dangerously hotter than wealthier areas. At “resilience hubs” there is shelter to survive, with programming for communities to thrive. By George…
In Sacramento the story’s the same: TikTok is consuming a younger generation’s attention spans
By Acsah Lemma TikTok plays a big part in American culture, says Hassan Khadair, a TikTok influencer. In fact, he says, the social media platform…
A half-million pounds of trash pulled from American River and other local waterways to restore sensitive eco habitat
By Russell Nichols Fake $100 bills. Sex toys. A mannequin head. A vintage Pepsi can, 1976 bicentennial edition. Vacuum cleaners. This isn’t some random haul…
Proposed law would reduce barriers to mental health care for California youth
The legislation would overhaul the process to appeal denials of coverage by private health insurance companies. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
From West Sacramento to the Pajaro River, an army of flood fighters is confronting threats through natural intelligence
By Suzanne Nightingale Blake Johnson, general manager for Reclamation District 900 in West Sacramento, is responsible for nearly 52 miles of earthen embankments and floodwalls…
California spent $600 million to house and rehab former prisoners — but can’t say whether it helped
By Byrhonda Lyons for CalMatters As Gov. Gavin Newsom retools the state’s prison system to emphasize rehabilitation, his administration has little evidence that a privately…
California Democrats resisted a child trafficking bill — until they couldn’t
By Nigel Duara and Anabel Sosa for CalMatters It was a perfunctory committee hearing on a day full of them in the Legislature. The measure…
A tale of two evictions: Black mothers report disturbing pattern of displacement in South Sacramento complex
By Marie Hoffman Sacramento is ranked as one of the most diverse cities in the U.S., but the outsized impact of the housing crisis on…