After the war: Trauma still haunts California’s Hmong community
By Scott Thomas Anderson In 1976, Robert By Khang was lost in a city where no one spoke Hmong, where no one could tell him…
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Guest Commentary: No War On Iran: The War Economy Is Immoral
My fellow Sacramentan sisters and brothers are taking to the streets to protest the War on Iran. The War Economy is wrong and inhumane, and…
Essay: In Sacramento, we know why the war economy is immoral
By Faye Wilson Kennedy On Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, under the Trump administration, the United States engaged in racist colonial actions—the US launched a military…
Trump’s War on ICE-Fearing Catholics
A president with strong Christian support is driving an aggressive crackdown on immigrants who are disproportionately Catholic. How is this playing out in the pews…
Hollies and jollies: A Sacramento writer weighs in on 5 humorously heartwarming Christmas movies
Festive, humorous and sentimental entertainment By Na’Jay Lewis Holiday movies can be some of the most heart-warming and joyful of any genre. While the merriness…
FSC’s Sacramento County warming center is helping unhoused people withstand the winter, but needs more supplies donated
After 24 days of a chilly, bone-shuddering fog covering Sacramento, locals living outdoors are now bracing for a week of severe rainstorms. According to reports,…
‘I’m lost in this country’: Non-Mexicans living undocumented after deportation to Mexico
Cubans and other third-country nationals are dropped off on the streets of Villahermosa where they struggle to survive. By Kate Morrissey, Capital & Main This…
People in ICE custody face invasive strip searches after visits with loved ones
Some people decide not to participate in in-person visitation because they don’t want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard. By…
Gallery: The final blow was big for Day 4 of Aftershock
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf One might have expected the fourth day of this year’s Aftershock Festival to serve as a cool-down, but the parting…
Gallery: The momentum continues at Day 3 of Aftershock
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf After the raucous party that took place Friday night, on Day 3 of Aftershock, Discovery Park felt like a post-apocalyptic…
Gallery: Festival overdrive at Day 2 of Aftershock 2025
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf For many attendees, Day 2 of Aftershock was the day the festival really came alive. Hotter temps, heavier riffs and…
How one former federal employee in Sacramento is pivoting after DOGE confusion
By Steve Martarano The chaos following the creation and then disruption within Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, provided the impetus for Sacramento’s Sav…
Healthcare CEO warns of a system on the brink
Jarrod McNaughton, who leads Inland Empire Health Plan, says the math points to a crisis California’s safety net can’t sustain. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
Taken Without Warning
Woman finds support from Valley Watch Network after her husband is detained by ICE and threatened with deportation On Feb. 19, a man emerged from…
Is the Trump Administration using Head Start to go after immigrants?
President and Kennedy throw Head Start into reverse, seek to use the venerable children’s care program as an anti-immigrant weapon. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
Sac State filmmaker wins awards, sets sights on the American River
Kathy Kasic isn’t just a filmmaker—she’s our filmmaker. A professor at Sacramento State since 2018, Kasic teaches documentary filmmaking and helps run the university’s Science…
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…