Inside the Menendez parole hearings: How fame and notoriety collide with justice
Celebrity helped the Menendez brothers get a shot at parole, but it also brought even more scrutiny to them as they made a case for…
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The insatiable energy demands of data centers could increase fossil fuel emissions in California
By 2030, the centers could consume the equivalent of adding another city the size of L.A. to the state’s power grid. By Aaron Cantú, Capital…
Sunburst Projects Executive Director Jake Bradley-Rowe on navigating funding insecurity for HIV care in Sacramento
By Ruth Finch Sacramento nonprofit Sunburst Projects started off as a summer camp for children living with HIV and AIDS called Camp Sunburst in 1988…
Effort to curb Southern California Rail Yard pollution stalls under Trump
The region’s rail yards continue to pose serious health hazards, prompting local advocates to push state leaders for action By Twilight Greenaway and Maison Tran,…
How one former federal employee in Sacramento is pivoting after DOGE confusion
By Steve Martarano The chaos following the creation and then disruption within Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, provided the impetus for Sacramento’s Sav…
Sacramento groups say ‘No’ to ICE’s reported profiling and alleged violence against immigrants
By Dan Bacher Three local organizations – NorCal Resist, the Center on Race, Immigration and Social Justice at Sacramento State University and the Sacramento Poor…
Gallery: Iu Mien Community Services annual picnic brings together older adults, celebrates community
By Andri Tambunan Starting in 2012 as a small weekday barbecue and evolving into a highly anticipated event, Iu Mien Community Services (IMCS) has transformed…
Political spectacle in Sacramento? Assembly Republican introduces 221st attempt to split California in half
By Ken Magri In the immediate aftermath of Proposition 50’s passage, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act, Assemblyman James Gallagher submitted what he…
NorCal Resist’s Giselle Garcia on supporting immigrants as Sacramento’s ICE arrests double
By Srishti Prabha California currently ranks third in the nation for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests, behind Texas and Florida, according to data published…
$2 million Creative Growth Fellowship aims to springboard, support Sacramento artists
By Ruth Finch After studying traditional Hmong textile arts at UC Berkeley, Pachia Lucy Vang used her free time isolating during the pandemic to develop…
Why California backed off again from ambitious A.I. regulation
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters After three years of trying to give Californians the right to know when AI is making a consequential decision about…
ICE raids take toll on Latino mental health: ‘It’s been nonstop’
Therapists describe greater stress, anxiety, anger and fear among Latino patients in Los Angeles since immigration raids intensified in June. By George B. Sánchez-Tello, Capital…
The Delta strikes back: Newsom’s plan to exempt controversial tunnel from environmental review process dies in statehouse
By Dan Bacher A broad coalition of tribes, environmental groups, fishing organizations and family farmers joined elected officials across six counties last week to…
The night they burned old Moore’s boat down
Court records confirm that iconic bar was lost to drugs, arson and Fear and Loathing in the Delta Tonight, even with the moon rising over…
Sacramento-area art program helps children process grief
By Lisa Thibodeau Sabrina Davis lost her father in 2023, and at first the teenager was reluctant to join a program that helps youth grieve…
Federal cuts lead to uncertainty for foster care in Sacramento
By Jacob Peterson There were 1,136 children in the foster care system in Sacramento County as of April 1, according to the California Child Welfare…
‘We have had enough!’ Tribes, Enviros and Delta advocates rally in Sacramento as Newsom tries pushing anti-CEQA bills for tunnel
By Dan Bacher Tribal leaders, Delta farmers, conservationists and environmental justice advocates rallied for the imperiled Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta on the west steps of…