California oil industry continues to thwart climate-related bills
Amid drought and wildfire crises, the state’s powerful industries have stymied 12 bills meant to address climate change and industry accountability. By Aaron Cantu, Capital…
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Editorial: U.C. Davis’s muzzling of KDVS personalities is another major red flag
By Scott Thomas Anderson There has been a lot of recent fretting about whether universities still represent America’s “market place of ideas.” Most of these…
California’s affordable housing law faces uphill battle in halls of Sacramento
It seems everyone in the state wants more housing, but not necessarily in their own backyards. By Robin Urevich, Capital & Main This story is…
Mathews hopes to bring experiences to Sacramento District Attorney seat
District Attorney Candidate Alana Mathews’ Vision: ‘Safer, Fairer, More Just’ Sacramento County By Antonio Harvey, The Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento…
A force beyond fire is still killing the forests – illicit black market grows
Four years after California created a legal, regulated marijuana industry that’s largely shepherded by contentious growers, its public lands continue to be decimated by criminal…
U.C. Davis study finds dams ineffective for conservation of salmon and trout in Sacramento-area waterways
By Dan Bacher For many years, federal, state and corporate proponents of building more dams in California have touted cold water river releases provided by increased water storage…
California attempts to rein in exploitation of truck drivers
Three bills would give trucking companies less incentive to misclassify full-time drivers as contractors. By Larry Buhl, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
Devastating fires could damage Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters
By Rachel Becker for CalMatters Smoke and ash from wildfires near Lake Tahoe — one of the deepest lakes in the world — is already…
Why one California school district mandates COVID vaccinations for students
Other districts may well be watching — and wondering how soon they can enact a similar policy. By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by…
The Forever Fires
More Sierra residents evacuate the Caldor Fire as others get the OK to return By Ken Magri For several decades, the Sierra Nevada mountain range…
Post-COVID Kitchen Confidential: Sacramento’s tough-willed cooks and pastry chefs soldier on through an upside down world
Worker shortages, supply chain chaos, constant rule changes, public fear, bad air and petty criminals – life is never boring for the indie kitchens making…
On the eve of would-be vaccination deadline for Sacramento employees, tensions rise enough to delay Mayor’s mandate
Tomorrow, Sept. 1, was supposed to be the official cut-off point for all City of Sacramento employees to be at least partially vaccinated – or…
The Battle for Highway 50 spreads to the alpine peaks and meadows along Highway 88
Fire fighters from across the state converge on the Caldor fire to save structures and a mountain highway By Ken Magri There is a hot…
While focusing on poverty and small biz fallout, Sacramento’s new ‘rescue plan’ makes a major investment in the arts
City Council on track to steer $10 million directly to the Capital’s creative economy as venues and artists try to recover By Scott Thomas Anderson…
Nurse shortages in California reaching crisis point
By Kristen Hwang for CalMatters In the past month, four emergency room nurses — exhausted by the onslaught of patients and emotional turmoil wrought by…
To ease affordable housing crisis, California views a broad new law
The debate around SB 9 centers on equity, social justice, affordability — and whether it benefits residents or developers. By Robin Urevich, Capital & Main…
As temperatures rise, so do the health risks for California’s farmworkers
By Miranda Green and Heidi de Marco for California Healthline Leoncio Antonio Trejo Galdamez, 58, died in his son’s arms on June 29 after spending the…