Can California’s ‘Momnibus Act’ create a better future for Black moms and babies?
Discovering the root cause of high rates of Black maternal and infant mortality: racism. By Minerva Canto, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
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Most Kiley endorsers as mum as he on ‘radical associations’
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico.com and co-published here with permission. As Kevin Kiley launched his…
Why is a tenant protection bill failing in the California Legislature, again?
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters Tenant advocates, racial equity groups, YIMBYs and even some of their usual opponents wanted to see the bill pass. The cities of San Francisco…
On a ‘date with destiny,’ California weighs ending mask restrictions in schools
Gov. Newsom calibrates the right time for schools to drop the mask mandate. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
The Long Flight Home: revisiting how detectives finally grabbed one of the Capital Region’s worst serial killers
Special agent Martin Ryan could hear the tiny plane’s engine droning against the clouds. Far below the jet stream was the lush tree cover of…
Study: global warming eliminates Tahoe as Olympic venue; boosters remain optimistic about winter sports
Unless mitigation measures are followed, all but one host city will be too warm for games By Frank X. Mullen A new climate change analysis…
Inside the fight to make banks benefit their communities
While banks keep merging, advocates are trying to make sure low income communities won’t have to pay for it. By Robin Urevich, Capital & Main…
Former Stockton mayor launches nonprofit to end poverty in California
By Alejandro Lazo for CalMatters Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who made a political name championing a guaranteed income program, is hoping to take his policy…
Circling shadows: One family’s dual nightmare in a state with no answer for mental illness
Daisy Switzer has spent 21 years knowing how much suffering can be unleashed by failures in the legal and behavioral health systems: She internalized that…
As Sacramento approaches one of its warmest Februarys, gains from recent rain miracles fade
A fierce early spring means ‘normal’ snow pack weakens, mosquitoes arrive with dazzling flowers That February sun sure feels good! As most of the…
SN&R sits down with SMUD’s Chief Zero Carbon Officer to discuss Sacramento’s future
Lora Anguay was born and raised in Sacramento. She was hired at SMUD in 2004 and worked in several capacities, including project manager for the utility’s Smart…
Why single payer died in the California Legislature, again
By Alexei Koseff for CalMatters Despite, or perhaps because of, an aggressive last-minute push by progressive activists ahead of a crucial deadline, legislation to create…
What good is COVID sick leave if it doesn’t aid the most vulnerable?
Promising new legislation to keep California workers safe would leave many uncovered. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
The clock is set for Sacramento street racing
Capital City CHP says law putting the brakes on ‘sideshows’ was needed, safety advocates baffled it won’t go into effect until 2025 By Blynn…
Will California take the high road to good jobs?
A new state bill seeks to find out what we don’t know about the jobs we want to have. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Sacramento’s oil secret: New analysis reveals fossil fuel industry’s job claims are ‘wildly inaccurate’
By Dan Bacher The Western States Petroleum Association, or WSPA – the most powerful corporate lobbying group in Sacramento – claims that there are 368,000 jobs in…
Will worker shortage disrupt California homeless strategy?
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters In the middle of March last year, Los Angeles officials were gearing up to clear a 200-person homeless encampment at Echo Park…