Lost faces on the longest night: Remembering Sacramento’s invisible dead
“Do not go gentle into that good night,” the poet Dylan Thomas warned us; but for 145 people who died lonely, anonymous deaths on the…
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Sacramento-area senator looks to fix major problems in state’s compassionate assisted suicide law
Eggman’s SB380 attempts to iron-out regulations that caused the terminally ill to suffer longer By Rose Vega and TJ Martinez A new bill is set…
Did California get its money’s worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract?
By Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra for Cal Matters A patient sample that wasn’t processed for more than 30 days. A test used without…
Sacramento’s upcoming seven days of jazz, rock, blues and bourbon for ushering in Christmas
If music’s not your holiday jam, there’s always Jane Austin, magic realism and the Muppets After the last two years, any vision of fun holiday…
Coalition suing the EPA over clean air failures in San Joaquin Valley
Development, oil and agriculture have long-burdened the valley with pollutants, and residents are tired of the EPA doing nothing about it. By Alexandria Herr, Capital…
Push to hold Sacramento’s corporate landlord titan accountable carries into the State Capitol
Constituent support of AB 1199 could be critical in breaking Wall Street’s stranglehold on the region’s rental market By Scott Thomas Anderson Last week, housing…
Sacramento’s Hispanic population had a growth rate nearly double that of the entire county
By Rose Vega and Erick Amaya Hilda Rivera immigrated to the United States nearly 32 years ago. She was 19 when she came looking for…
Why is California’s redistricting commission under increasing scrutiny?
By Sameea Kamal for CalMatters California’s independent redistricting commission is taking a lot of heat for the congressional and legislative maps it’s drawing to beat…
Spring 2023 the target for removing four Nor Cal dams to free 400 miles of rivers and tributaries
Elimination of four PacifiCorp dams on Klamath River slated to move ahead By Dan Bacher If all goes as planned, the removal of four PacifiCorp…
Will Democrats stop appointing legislators with fossil fuel investments to key committees in 2022?
California senator who helped kill environmental regulations runs oil and gas staffing firm By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
After the Caldor Fire
Along Highway 50, a devastated mountain range waits to recover By Ken Magri As we head towards winter, the Caldor Fire that dominated the late…
Panel won’t ban coyote-killing contests around the Sierra
By Carol Schaye Coyote-killing contests will continue in Nevada after the state’s Wildlife Commission narrowly voted against banning the contests. Proponents say the wildlife-killing contests…
Sacramento’s water rebates continue as warm, gorgeous December spells trouble ahead
Warm and dry; that’s our current weather outlook, and it has rain watchers worried. Can we complain about near-perfect December weather? Yes, if it means…
California utilities leaving millions in debt relief on the table
A significant portion of eligible water systems haven’t yet applied for funds meant to help customers, despite a Dec. 6 deadline. By Dan Ross, Capital…
Frustration on full display as Sacramento leaders ponder losing the city’s zoo to Elk Grove
Ashby lays into colleagues for lack of leadership, commitment to listening to the public – until it might be too late For eight years residents…
Recent ‘atmospheric river’ proved catastrophic for fall salmon run in some area waterways
While many Californians were celebrating October’s powerful storm, fish biologists on the Mokelumne River were not By Dan Bacher The Mokelumne River was seeing an…
Local prosecutors get convictions in slaying of toddler, execution of teen girl and death of sword-hacking victim
Ghost gun sale-turned-murderous encounter ends with guilty verdict Sacramento prosecutors spent the final weeks of fall seeking closure for a handful of families whose…