Community Lead Advocacy Program brings essential Black hair and skincare products to Sacramento’s unhoused
By Hannah Ross Orange and green tubs of Vaseline, coconut and tea tree oil ring a picnic table at Jack Davis Park in South Oak…
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Fire season’s front-line workers get organized
Firefighters credit a perfect storm of more fires, low wages and dangerously high turnover rates for the trend. By Nathan Pipenberg, Capital & Main This…
As performers struggle, a night of live podcast recordings in Midtown spurs fundraiser to keep journalistic arts coverage alive
Mick Martin, Nick Brunner, Josh Fernandez, Larisa Bryski, Rituals of Mine’s Terra Lopez and KSSU FM’s Casey Rafter will take center stage on Sept. 5…
What happened after Newsom’s executive order on encampments? State agencies refuse to answer how they are carrying out the governor’s directive.
Local jurisdictions claim increased but measured enforcement, Camp Resolution goes to court to prevent its demise By Scott Thomas Anderson “No more excuses,” Gov. Gavin…
A soil fungus that can kill is on the rise in California: What to know about Valley fever
By Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters It’s shaping up to be a bad year — possibly the worst yet — when it comes to Valley…
Battle against the Park Fire continues
Cal Fire, US Forest Service working towards containment By Ken Magri Now burning through its second week, the Park Fire has already become the fourth…
Recognizing the economic need for California’s undocumented immigrants
A new study finds 1.6 million undocumented workers created 1.25 million jobs and produced 5% of the state’s GDP. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
California’s home costs have run away from working-class residents
Multiple efforts to boost housing construction are meant to bring home ownership back within reach. Meanwhile, workers can’t keep up. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
Crime, punishment and finding redemption through writing
Serving a life sentence, an incarcerated journalist has launched two prison newspapers and helped fellow inmates find self-worth and purpose. By D. Razor Babb This…
The Black Youth Leadership Project in Elk Grove advances educational advocacy
By Keyshawn Davis In 1999, Black staff working in California’s Capitol developed a program to make Black elected officials and staff more accessible to the…
Hops of Wrath: 1913’s bloody Wheatland Hop Riot eventually led to better conditions for workers
By David A. Kulczyk The summer of 1913 was one of the hottest summers in California history. On July 10, the thermometer hit 134 degrees…
Plans to extend and expand Trump-era tax cuts would largely benefit the wealthy
Though most Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share, conservatives still want to lower their taxes. By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main In…
Sacramento’s first Passive House sets the standard for green building
By Krista Minard In East Sacramento, on a narrow avenue of small, single-story homes, a transformation is underway. An 82-year-old bungalow is becoming the new…
State suffers another legal loss in its effort built controversial Delta Tunnel
In late June, a Sacramento County Judge ruled that the California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, had to suspend its efforts to conduct geotechnical…
Young artists worry about a future supplanted by Artificial Intelligence
California young adults probe the conflict between bots and humans in their podcast “The Creative Code.” By Yuri Nagano, Capital & Main This story is…
Detained immigrants lose a lifeline as ICE ends free phone time program
Expensive per-minute fees make calls unaffordable for many migrant detainees, who can earn as little as $1 a day working in ICE facilities. By Kate…
The Willow Clinic provides ‘critical, life-saving’ services to Sacramento’s unhoused
By Ken Magri Once a week, UC Davis students, many of them medical majors, team up with an attending physician to offer free medical services…