Serving the future at the Sacramento Youth Center
By Keyshawn Davis Raquel Shipp said that throughout the years she has often struggled to find a space for her three young children to play…
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Equity in the Capital: Kacey Lizon and Kendra Macias Reed on transportation equity and what it takes to get from point A to everywhere else
By Nick Brunner We can see how Sacramento gets to work. We get to school, we get to the grocery store, or conversely, we have…
Arts & Culture Summit coming to the Capital City
By Patti Roberts Passionate artists, arts organizations, supporters, and advocates will descend upon the capital city on April 16 and 17 to highlight why arts…
Panelists advocate for mixed-use development strategies and eliminating vacancies in Downtown Sacramento revitalization effort
Housing, homelessness and safety identified as areas of focus during “Suds & Solutions” event By Cristian Gonzalez Experts and community members convened at Touchstone Brewing…
Sacramento millennials are picking between owning a home or having a social life, but many can’t even reach the dilemma in the first place
By Madison Flewellyn When millennials complain that they cannot afford a house, “work harder” is often the response of older generations. So, are millennials lazy? Or…
Passing the torch: Three Sacramento arts organizations navigate leadership transitions
By Jessica Laskey Change is hard. For arts leaders engaged in the delicate act of passing the torch to the next generation, it can be…
Downtown Sacramento Partnership’s Liz Lorand Williams on creating a pro-housing city
By Hannah Ross Liz Lorand Williams, policy manager for Downtown Sacramento Partnership, has worked to advocate on behalf of the downtown community for the last…
New affordable housing community Cornerstone offers hope, homeownership in South Sacramento
By Chris Nichols for Capital Public Radio A unique affordable housing community called Cornerstone opened last week in South Sacramento, offering everything from services for…
Solving Sacramento hosts its next ‘Suds & Solutions’ event for the public on revitalizing the Downtown district on March 27
Downtown Sacramento definitely needs a post-pandemic jumpstart, now that fewer government employees work there. What can be done to bring more people back to work,…
Project Attain seeks to close the education gap in adult learners in Sacramento region
By Hannah Ross Mia Lopez graduates next week. The communications analyst for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments will be graduating with a Bachelor of…
Nonprofit arts and culture sector pumped $241.7 million into Sacramento County in 2022, $151.7 billion into national economy
Findings from the sixth Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6) study revealed By Cristian Gonzalez The sixth Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6) study revealed that the…
Equity in the Capital: Reporters Chris Nichols and Ben van der Meer on creative solutions to the housing crisis
By Nick Brunner The issues of lack of housing affordability and availability are likely to hover around Sacramento for some time, but there’s no shortage…
Sacramento artists bring forth community-centric solutions at city arts commission meeting
Artists reconvene to further discuss Wide Open Walls following failed mural project By Hannah Ross Artists of all stripes gathered for the monthly meeting of…
California’s proposed foster care cuts could increase homelessness, advocates say
By Chris Nichols for Capital Public Radio Advocates for California’s foster youth are criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to cut several programs they say are…
Alchemist Public Market planned for Sacramento’s River District
By Keyshawn Davis In the emerging residential and commercial River District in Sacramento, Alchemist Community Development Corporation is planning a public market for the community…
Sacramento’s only high school-run radio station provides real-world tools and fosters community
By Helen Harlan It was business as usual in Room S1 at El Camino Fundamental High School just after 9 a.m. on a recent Friday…
Protecting pets in Sacramento’s unhoused community
By Keyshawn Davis Seven months ago, Joseph Rival drove to California from Oregon with his mother, who’d recently had a stroke, because she wanted to…