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…
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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…
Recent legislative action means a new era for drug crime in Sacramento County
Advocates say SB 73 addresses the county’s disproportionate number of Black and Latinos behind bars, opponents point to skyrocketing crime coinciding with justice reforms …
Friends mourn former-Sacramento musician, artist Crystal McCarthy, whose perplexing death stunned two communities
For an instant, a disturbing situation near Auburn gave people close to Crystal McCarthy reason to hope she was still alive: The beloved musician, artist…
Low vaccine booster rates in California’s nursing homes alarm experts
Less than half of the state’s nursing home residents have received the booster, which provides crucial protection By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story…
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…
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…