Will California leaders take a hard look at tax breaks?
Foregone revenues add up to more than double the amount of the expected deficit By Jessica Goodheart, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
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How climate change threatens California wine
Longstanding varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon just can’t take the heat By Mark Schapiro, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit…
After Woodland leads the way, region looks to build more year-round affordable housing for farmworkers
Law now mandates the first statewide study of farmworker housing conditions, needs and solutions By Jennifer Junghans When Tonia Ochoa, an agricultural worker in Woodland,…
Q&A with Sacramento County’s new Sheriff, Jim Cooper
Last December, Sheriff Jim Cooper was sworn in at the Sacramento State Ballroom, thereby becoming the first Black Sheriff in the county’s history.
Could shared homeownership work for Sacramento?
It could be on the rise in the Capital Region through apps such as Cher By Graham Womack Roshaun Davis is looking around Sacramento for…
California homelessness: Where are the state’s billions going? Here’s the new, best answer
By Ben Christopher for CalMatters In Sacramento, there’s a word that keeps popping up during discussions about the state’s homelessness crisis: “accountability.” Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Silicon Valley sits on the sidelines in the fight against homelessness in California
With the right app, you can get anything you want. So why can’t the unhoused find one to help them get a roof over their…
Second try at killing ‘a zombie’ – Rep. Josh Harder swings the axe again, trying to bring down the Delta Tunnel in Congress
By Dan Bacher Last Thursday, Democratic representative Josh Harder reintroduced his Stop the Delta Tunnels Act, a bill that would prohibit the Army Corps of Engineers…
New Capitol Area Development director Danielle Foster sees partnerships as a promising path forward
By Dakota Morlan Danielle Foster is the new executive director for the Capitol Area Development Authority, a joint powers authority created by the City of…
‘No light at the other end’: Impending loss of pandemic CalFresh boosts could trigger hunger spike
By Jenna Kuang for CalMatters Food banks across California are bracing for a feared spike in hunger amid inflated prices after a pandemic-era boost in…
The untold story of COVID’s impact on California’s mental health
The pandemic continues to bring stress upon those in the state who can least afford it. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
Sacramento witness brought down ‘coyote’ engaged in extortion around migrants being trafficked over the border
A Sacramento County resident who’d hired human smugglers to bring his relatives up from Mexico eventually turned to law enforcement for help after the “coyotes”…
Proposed law could be a game-changer for new housing on 1,965 acres in Sacramento County
Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 4 bill aims to streamline new building projects By Ken Magri The first steps in solving California’s affordable housing crisis are…
California hotel workers fight an uphill battle to live where they work
Making developers who stoke the housing crisis repair the damage they’ve done. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
After U.C. Davis study showed student parents struggling, community colleges and state campuses around Sacramento implement new support systems
By Tyra Willis and Celene Talavera A new law hopes to address the equity gap for parents that are enrolled in California community colleges and…
Real-estate expert Greg Paquin on how Sacramento’s lack of housing affordability impacts younger generations
By Ken Magri Greg Paquin, a real-estate consultant who runs The Gregory Group with offices in Folsom and Aliso Viejo, echoes what “we all realize,”…
California lawmakers try again to cap insulin costs
By Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters As many diabetics across the Golden State struggle with insulin costs, California’s efforts to make the medication more affordable…