Will the Biden Administration deliver on overtime pay?
The Labor Department is readying a rule that could allow millions more Americans to earn additional wages. By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main The typical…
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A winter of worry: Sacramento’s violent crime rate in January puts a chill on the community
Last Friday, Emmy award-winning ABC 10 anchor Madison Wade tweeted, “It’s sad when you don’t feel safe going on a run in the middle of…
EDD wants its jobless money back. But some people can’t pay.
By Jesse Bedayn for CalMatters A musician who lost all her unemployment documents when her home burned in a wildfire. An arborist who filed for…
No celebration in Sacramento: environmental groups divided on Newsom’s big, headline-grabbing budget
Critics say the governor’s proposed spending plan for 2022-23 falls short on confronting fossil fuelsBy Dan Bacher This week Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2022-23…
New report reveals workers for company that owns Food 4 Less struggle to afford healthy food
“Hungry at the Table” singles out pay and conditions at grocery giant, whose profits have soared during the pandemic By Bobbi Murray, Capital & Main…
California health workers sound alarm over ‘ridiculous’ new COVID guidance
New state protocols allow health care workers who test positive but are asymptomatic to immediately return to work. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This…
Sacramento’s cheerful homicide historian releases book after brush with his own mortality
David Kulczyk’s ‘Forgotten California Murders’ will likely be his last outing in the genre Everyone seems to enjoy chatting with David Kulczyk when he walks…
Rents are crippling for Sacramento-area college students: Is help on the way?
By Magaly Munoz and Jordan Parker UC Davis Sophomore Quynh Trosien lives off-campus at a student apartment complex where the lowest price for your own…
California schools risk ‘colossal’ loss of dollars as enrollment drops
By Joe Hong for CalMatters As they await the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2022-23 state budget, school district officials across California are worried…
Scenes from a local winter
Eleven days after record-breaking storms buried the Sierra foothill communities that surround Sacramento under blankets of snow, thousands of people are still living without power…
Petition against Sites Reservoir in Sacramento Valley reaches 50,000 signatures after deadly year for salmon
Regional tribes are playing a major role in opposition on cultural and environmental grounds by Dan Bacher Just before the California Department of Fish and…
California legislators ponder helping workers sick with COVID
They understand the need to extend sick leave. They have the money. Do they have the will? By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story…
Chaos in Sacramento: Did a major state employees’ union just lose the ability to pay its bills?
SEIU Local 1000’s controversial president fails to pass a budget, setting up potential legal battle By Scott Thomas Anderson After months of internal conflict, Service…
Stores, restaurants will see emotional support animals curbed so trained service dogs can do their own work
Fully qualified canines, people with disabilities, will move ahead of an anything-goes designation under new law By Julia Lindbloom and Jenna Cooper Fair Oaks resident…
Rapid COVID-19 tests in short supply in California
By Kristen Hwang for CalMatters Sarah Voit likes to keep 10 to 15 rapid test kits on hand in case any of the residents of…
Sacramento-Yolo investigation highlights how cartels keep fueling fentanyl’s ‘parallel epidemic’
Organized crime, gang-linked players continue to sell deadly fentanyl disguised as Oxy It’s being called the “parallel epidemic,” a merciless tsunami of death and family…
Looking back on Gov. Newsom’s healthcare wins and losses
As the California governor heads into re-election mode, we examine his progress (or lack thereof) in several healthcare categories By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…