Essay: Why I fight – battling the Delta tunnel is about the soul of my community
By Gia Moreno I am a mother, an artist, an educator, and I’m tired. I’m tired of coming to these meetings. I’m tired of hearing…
Read MoreBy Gia Moreno I am a mother, an artist, an educator, and I’m tired. I’m tired of coming to these meetings. I’m tired of hearing…
Read MoreBy Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako, Chair of Sacramento County Mental Health Board During the California Psychological Association’s 2022 Convention held here in Sacramento during September,…
By Holly Calderone “Them are us too,” my friend’s then-teen daughter noted, driving through Sacramento and seeing people living in the streets. This is truer…
By Brad Branan By standard political measures, a proposed Sacramento County transportation tax should have won approval in this month’s election. Supporters had a truckload…
“She was my first-born. He took more than my child – he took the child who made me a mother.” Those are the words of…
By Frank X. Mullen I tell journalism students going into public relations about best practices for dealing with negative information related to their company or…
By Jeff Burdick, SactoPolitco This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico and co-published here with permission. To describe the CA-3 House race…
By Kat SplaneWhen the trailer for “Don’t Worry Darling” first dropped in May of this year, no guesswork was needed as to the film’s genre….
By Brad Branan Much like they’ve done at the state capitol, corporations are using “citizen” initiatives to advance agendas previously opposed by politicians. We saw…
Sitting down with Jeff vonKaenel, president and publisher By Kate Gonzalez Solving Sacramento, a journalism collaborative, launched in early 2022 with the goal of covering…
By Jeff Burdick, Sacto Politico The job description of prognosticator is pretty straight forward, requiring just a single qualifier: To predict. Correctly. So what does…
It’s been a surreal week for veteran newspaper journalists. The revelation that Jeff German, an intrepid, blue-collar investigative reporter who wore his legs out walking…
Loose ends and blood Re: “The Cold 52” by Scott Thomas Anderson (Crime beat, Aug. 10) Loose ends in the Bennellack case: Richard John Davis…
By Maggie Nichols As kids head back to school, it’s natural for our minds to meander toward education. Outdoor education has gradually made its way…
By Jeff Burdick, Sacto Politico The Washington Post has the most memorable and consequential motto in journalism: “Democracy dies in darkness.” Adopted in 2017, the…
Restaurant pathfinder Jerry Budrick realized a later life dream becoming a one-of-a-kind journalist in the foothills. Now, that community mourns his passing. What is the…
A real story of deep-rooted corruption, questionable incentives and the work of oversight investigators details how problems grow and are confronted in troubled departments …