Salmon in the Sacramento River continue to struggle
Estimate for Sacramento salmon ocean abundance tops last year’s, but adult river spawners remain low By Dan Bacher Low numbers of adult fall-run Chinook salmon…
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SEIU Local 1000 power struggle expands; president suspended
By Jeff Burdick for the Sacto Politico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico.com and co-published here with permission. The term “circular…
After two years fighting COVID, nurses wonder: What has really changed?
California health care workers feel worn out, denied the staffing and support that would let them do what they do best. By Mark Kreidler, Capital…
How long are Californians waiting for rent relief?
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters Only 16% of nearly half a million renters who applied for rent relief from the state of California have been…
Analysis: How to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Please share this information widely By Jason Pramas Want to help Ukrainian refugees as well as civilians staying put in the war-torn nation during the…
Can the California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control be trusted to clean up vulnerable communities?
As the agency rolls out a $500 million clean up program, it must navigate skepticism from environmental experts and the public. By Dan Ross, Capital…
Lost in translation? California election ballots may be in fewer languages
By Sameea Kamal for CalMatters The 2020 Census confirms California’s status as one of the nation’s most diverse states — second behind only Hawaii, despite a likely…
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…
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
By Scott Thomas Anderson Special agent Martin Ryan could hear the tiny plane’s engine droning against the clouds. Far below the jet stream was the…
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
By Scott Thomas Anderson Daisy Switzer has spent 21 years knowing how much suffering can be unleashed by failures in the legal and behavioral health…
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…