ICE raids push workers into the shadows, disrupting the economy
Trump’s campaign against immigrants is affecting their ability to work, hurting businesses and eroding workers’ rights. By Kate Morrissey, Capital & Main This story is…
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What the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ means for Medicare, Medicaid and access for immigrants
By Macy Yang It will become harder for millions of people who rely on Medicare and Medicaid to stay covered after passage of the “One…
‘The community is the therapy.’ Clubhouse International is attempting to bring a new model of mental health treatment to those living on Sacramento’s streets
By Odin Rasco Citing an all-time high for the number of individuals “living on the streets” — 274,224 people one night in 2024, according to…
Measles is making a comeback — and California isn’t immune
Vaccination gaps in 16 counties leave some communities exposed as children return to school. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
A summer of murder sentences: Prosecutors in Sacramento close major homicides, while Placer’s big justice saga hits the skids
In recent weeks, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office shut the files on several murder investigations, sending three different men to state prison, potentially for the…
Healthcare CEO warns of a system on the brink
Jarrod McNaughton, who leads Inland Empire Health Plan, says the math points to a crisis California’s safety net can’t sustain. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
Fearing deportation, international students go silent at UC Davis and other California universities
By Emewodesh Eshete for CalMatters International college students are learning that speech isn’t as free as they thought in the United States. After President Donald…
Gallery: Latino Center of Art and Culture in Sacramento battles federal funding cuts with community fundraiser
By Steve Martarano What happens if your Sacramento nonprofit suddenly loses an already approved $65,000 federal National Endowment for the Arts grant that was to…
Sacramento initiative connects Hmong youth internationally, fosters cultural exchange
By Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria Later this year, a group of Hmong American young women from Sacramento will travel to Laos to finally meet their yearlong…
A shock to Sacramento researchers: The California Digital Newspaper Collection is funded—but all of the employees responsible were laid off anyway
By Kevin Fitzgerald The University of California, Riverside’s College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) learned back in April that state funding for the…
Private equity in Hospice care spurs workers to strike
After 29 months without a contract, a new hospice union resists the financialization of end-of-life care. By Jesse Baum, Capital & Main This story is…
Federal cuts are already choking off Sacramento’s pipeline of biomedical and health researchers
By Steven Yoder At the start of a Friday morning seminar at UC Davis this past spring, a student we’re calling Tiana, a junior studying…
Reform refill: Has Scott Wiener convinced Gov. Newsom to rein in prescription middlemen?
Why a state senator may finally win his battle against powerful pharmacy benefit managers. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
WellSpace Health braces for Medicaid cuts threatening women’s health services in Sacramento
Medicaid cuts threaten women’s health services at WellSpace Health in Sacramento By Hannah Ross On July 4, the ”big, beautiful bill” reached the presidential desk…
Is the Trump Administration using Head Start to go after immigrants?
President and Kennedy throw Head Start into reverse, seek to use the venerable children’s care program as an anti-immigrant weapon. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
‘Larger than life’ blues icon Mick Martin remembered
By Casey Rafter In a cramped radio station studio at Sacramento State, Pinkie Rideau sang the last few words of “Bring Me Sugar,” signaling blues…
Sacramento LGBTQ+ groups navigate crisis — and relief — amid hostile climates and funding battles
By Srishti Prabha Lavender Library, a volunteer-run LGBTQ+ archive and lending library in Midtown Sacramento, has long relied on grassroots donations to stay afloat. Moving…