By Jennifer Junghans In California, nearly 4,000 native plant and animal species depend on the state’s freshwater ecosystems. Trout, salmon and smelt run the rivers…
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By Hannah Ross As Sacramento looks to build a more sustainable and inclusive economy, in part thanks to an influx of state funding set to…
Store diverts waste from landfills with little shop of wonders By Russell Nichols Everything — and everyone — that comes through the doors of the…
Cherished radio station will still move, but to a space more suitable for critics By Casey Rafter The scent of dust and decaying adhesive fills…
Four decades and four-hundred miles of space had separated Richard Moore from the Roseville alcove where Madeline Garcia was savagely killed in 1984. On Monday,…
Report from CalMatters In a stunning, last-minute reversal, Gov. Gavin Newsom is scrapping the anti-crime measure he and Democratic legislative leaders just announced. It had…
Group cooking and exercise classes help low-income Californians treat chronic conditions. By George B. Sánchez-Tello This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital…
By Chris Nichols Seven days a week, Mark Lytal starts his day before dawn cleaning shower stalls at the Sacramento Pipeworks property in the River…
Project 2025 plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades, say scientists and analysts. By Marcus Baram,…
By Jenna Peterson When Kathie Moehlig’s personal information was leaked online five years ago, she didn’t believe she had enough options to fight back. “There…
Cold case SN&R has been covering breaks open with apprehension of man who was teen suspect in unrelated arson near killing scene ‘You may throw…
In May, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Zoe Heller as the new head of CalRecycle. Heller is a circular economy and zero waste specialist with a…
A new state law mandates that oil companies put up money to plug wells before acquiring them. It could fail its first big test, putting…
By Keyshawn Davis In 2016, Mule Creek State Prison in Ione introduced an education program for its inmates to earn their associate degrees. David Cable…
By Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters California workplace regulators are fining Amazon $6 million over alleged violations of a recent warehouse labor law at two of…
‘The Grab’ director Gabriela Cowperthwaite discusses her documentary that is both a geopolitical thriller and a call to action. By Alex Demyanenko, Capital & Main…
By Helen Harlan Curiosity was in the air when the City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture hosted dozens of local artists at a…