How lawmakers are stonewalling clean energy legislation in Sacramento this year
23 California legislators who failed to support clean energy bills have taken a combined $1.58 million from the oil and gas industry. By Aaron Cantu,…
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Amid rising numbers for youth smoking and associated bad COVID outcomes, Sacramento County doubles down on flavored tobacco ban
By Ariel Caspar Sitting on a couch in her living room, Hailey Darmogray holds her baby boy, gently patting his back after feeding him breast…
The future of Sacramento’s District 5: a report on the entire race
By Scott Thomas Anderson On a recent morning in south Sacramento, all four people vying to be District 5’s next councilmember sat in front of…
Neil Edgar of the California Compost Coalition discusses implementing a law to reduce the state’s landfills and feed our state’s hungry residents
SB 1383 is designed to reduce a significant contributor to climate change in California: unused food decomposing in landfills. But there are still problems in terms of making this legislation a reality.
California’s youngest children need more mental health support, advocates say in request for funding
By Elizabeth Aguilera for CalMatters While California has committed billions of dollars to support the mental health of K-12 students, little has been specifically dedicated to children…
A step toward Oak Park deserting its ‘food desert’ status
By Elizabeth Meza Oak Park residents are getting groceries at better prices without driving outside the neighborhood due to the recent opening of a new…
Amazon employees’ victory is inspiring workers at other retailers. Could a Walmart union be next?
The improbable labor win is raising comparisons to thwarted efforts to organize workers in the early 2000s. By Coco McPherson, Capital & Main This story…
Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste discusses the plastic initiative slated for the November 2022 ballot
There is a famous scene in the 1967 movie “The Graduate.” A middle-aged man tells a young and distracted Dustin Hoffman at a party: “I…
Man who ambushed, executed Sacramento librarian convicted of 1st-Degree Murder
Senseless killing led family into gun violence prevention work The deranged stalker who left Natomas in fear, Sacramento’s libraries in shock and a family in…
In a closely watched race in Sacramento, most Attorney General candidates are taking the fifth
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico.com and co-published here with permission. Most frontrunning incumbents avoid debate…
Yet another setback for PG&E wildfire victims
By Emily Hoeven for CalMatters All roads lead to Sacramento. That’s one takeaway from the convoluted series of events that led to tens of thousands…
A stand in Sacramento: Stand.earth, Amazon Watch demand California end role in rainforest destruction
Youth activists and environmental groups hang 75-foot banner on city’s famed Tower Bridge to challenge Gov. Newsom’s Big Oil affiliations By Dan Bacher On…
California oil and gas industry leans on political heavyweights to drill wells
New well count rises as governor appoints oil lobbyist to top role. By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
Journalist from Sacramento takes readers behind the conservative media curtain in ‘Write Wing’
J.P. Ba sets his literary aim on a news landscape gone awry By Scott Thomas Anderson A journalist who was raised in Sacramento – cutting…
Q&A: Doug Kobold of the California Product Stewardship Council discusses how products can be disposed of properly without harming the environment
What do unused medications, batteries, cell phones, paint and motor oil have in common? For one, if they are dumped in the wrong place, they…
Grow Your Own for 4/20!
It’s Spring, and good Cannabis is relatively easy to grow By Ken Magri They don’t call it “green gold” for nothing. At $4.6 billion, Cannabis…
Duplex housing law met with fierce resistance by California cities
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters The state housing department is gearing up to send stern warnings to cities trying to skirt a new housing law…