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…
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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…
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…
In the end, as the SWAT members closed in, it was a neighborhood dog in Rocklin that likely made fugitive Eric Abril know that he…
Parent companies now shielded from exposure would be held accountable along with individual franchise owners. By Jessica Goodheart, Capital & Main This story is produced…
State senator cites story, which revealed oil lobbyist’s misleading tactics. By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit…
An innovative program for Medi-Cal patients demonstrates food, when prescribed, can change health outcomes. Why did the state Assembly derail it? By George B. Sánchez-Tello,…
AB 886, which would force tech giants to pay for news, flew through the State Assembly, but opposition is massing. By Graham Womack for California…
Even the safest hospitals still display wide gaps in health outcomes based on patients’ skin color By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
By Dan Bacher Towns from Freeport to Isleton are resting a little easier after Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and…
Some people have asked why SMUD is on such a bold path. My answer is simple. We can’t afford not to. We’ve all seen the devastating impacts of climate change. We’ve all seen the impacts of poor air quality. We can’t afford to waste any time.
California State Assemblymember and former Sacramento City Councilman announced his bid the same day Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg declined to seek a third term By…
Industry is ‘misadvertising’ a carbon capture bill in order to obscure its risky intent, according to an oil and gas advocate. By Aaron Cantú, Capital…
Photographs and story by Neezy Jeffery For Gary Simon, “Juneteenth is not Black history,” he says. “This is American history.” Simon is the executive director…
By Nigel Nuara for CalMatters In most California courts, morning arraignments are a mess. Lawyers refer to them as “cattle calls.” Defendants troop in, typically…
By Chris Nichols, CapRadio Six months after Sacramento’s voter-approved ban on homeless encampments went into effect, supporters and critics of Measure O say the controversial…
Industry opposes a legislative bill to enact protections, but could support less stringent proposed Cal/OSHA safety requirements. By Dan Ross, Capital & Main This story…