Sacramento-area food systems weather big cuts in federal funding
By Jennifer Junghans In Yolo County, families and individuals experiencing food insecurity can show up at one of Yolo Food Bank’s roughly 60 monthly distributions…
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Lawyers clash over whether Sacramento murder suspect Amyis Coogler will stand trial as an adult
With emotions running high from opposing supporters, judge ultimately issued a final ruling Two families just met at a fork in the legal road: Almost…
Institutions have failed to address a mental health crisis on Sacramento’s streets. Now small businesses cope with being at the center of it
By Emily Haerter What exactly is uncomfortable about Sacramento? Is it the culture? Is it the food? The community? It’s clear from social media threads…
Uncertain harvest: Agriculture’s season of gloom
While Trump considers expelling undocumented farm workers, California’s economy hangs in the balance. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
How Spanish school CASA de ESPAÑOL hopes to build community in Sacramento
By Justine Chahal CASA de ESPAÑOL, located at 1101 R Street, is a Spanish school and cultural center that has been operating since 2011. Maria…
California has 30 new proposals to rein in A.I. but Trump could complicate them
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters AI can get rid of racist restrictions in housing covenants and help people access government benefits, or it can deny…
‘Women in Digital Media’ event in Carmichael aims to reveal the secrets of online success
Experts share how they turned passion into profits Want to be a blogger? Or have you thought of authoring an e-book? Maybe words aren’t your…
Gallery: Sacramento activists gather to protest U.S. and Israeli war on Iran
By Dan Bacher Sacramento anti-war organizations held an emergency rally as part of a National Day of Action to oppose the war with Iran on…
Sacramento organizations in limbo as federal actions threaten AmeriCorps-funded programs
By Krista Minard On a Sunday evening in late April, several local nonprofit groups that rely on AmeriCorps grants received official word: The Trump administration’s…
Sacramento groups address loneliness, create community for older AAPI adults
By Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria Every week, 67-year-old Connie Bateman gets ready for a weekly outing with a volunteer from ACC Senior Services, a nonprofit that…
Small businesses in Sacramento navigate changes in response to California energy policies
By Janelle Germain With the effects of human-made climate change already in rapid effect — like rising temperatures and sea levels, extreme weather events, and…
Will Sacramento’s budget shortfall turn off the lights of community health care centers?
‘Patients will suffer. Patients will die.’ Why California’s rural hospitals are flatlining. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
Jakara Movement’s Mandeep Singh on building community power for Punjabi Sikhs in Sacramento
By Srishti Prabha California’s 2020 census identifies Punjabi as the 10th largest linguistic group in California, and the third most spoken language in Sutter County,…
How uncertainty around tariffs is affecting housing affordability in the Capital Region
By Ken Magri There is already a crisis of available and affordable housing in America. But now, political uncertainty and economic volatility could make home…
Stockton-based conservation group calls for audit of billions in public spending by DWR
By Dan Bacher At a time when Governor Newsom’s May revision budget proposal would slash overtime pay for caregivers, consumer access to care and nursing home…
Budget cuts threaten in-home assistance workers and Medi-Cal recipients
Will California gut a medical aid program created in an age of compassionate care? By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
The Sacramento Library’s state park passes are a hit, but will they survive the budget battle?
By Kai Arellano and Asyah Zamani Several times a day, someone leaves a Sacramento Public Library branch with a pass that grants free admission to…