Six must-see theater shows coming to the Sacramento area in 2026
By Odin Rasco December is the time for lists — wish lists (to be strategically sent to every friend, relative and North Pole dweller just…
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This big California landlord turned away people seeking Section 8 housing
Apartment hunters with rental assistance were not welcome at many Jamison buildings, in apparent violation of California law, an investigation found. By Robin Urevich, Capital…
Remembering Pablo Rodriguez
Late activist inspired a generation of organizers and built lasting grassroots power Pablo Rodriguez, the executive director of Communities for a New California (CNC) Education…
Time’s shadow: Calaveras Sheriff’s detectives and their community find common cause in unearthing long-buried truths about cold cases in the hills
By Scott Thomas Anderson They were taken in darkness. The inscription on a marble crypt in the People’s Cemetery of Calaveras County uses those words:…
Sacramento State educator Bao Lo on the importance of teaching Hmong history in California’s classrooms
By Srishti Prabha Long-overlooked history is now being written into California’s classrooms through the state’s new Hmong Model Curriculum, a project years in the making…
Fabrizio Sasso, leader of Sacramento Central Labor Council, pushes Dems to fight corporate strangleholds by returning to working-class roots
When I heard Sacramento Central Labor Council Executive Director Fabrizio Sasso speak at the first No Kings Rally, his remarks stood out immediately. He offered…
Beyond Hollywood, Rob Reiner created opportunity for young children out of a massive health crisis
The actor-director-producer’s legacy includes succeeding in passing a tax on tobacco products to bolster early childhood development in California. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
‘A state of anxiety’: As ICE raids reach fevered pitch, Sacramento college students find relief in new law safeguarding their status
By Daisy Martinez and Jaiden Lopez As detention of immigrants reaches an all-time high, some California college students are scared and wondering if getting picked…
City of Sacramento considers new rules to better manage outdoor concert noise — here’s what to know
By Serena Roberts Noise from outdoor concerts may not be top of mind during this cold and foggy stretch, but the City of Sacramento is…
Home care workers are losing minimum wage protections — and fighting back
Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals. By Kalena Thomhave, Capital & Main…
Stop the Hate showcase in Sacramento emphasizes the importance of AAPI representation in arts and media
By Justine Chahal Sacramento State’s Ethnic Studies department held its biannual Stop the Hate Arts and Media Showcase on Wednesday, Dec. 3, hosted in the…
Meet Sacramento’s ‘Raging Grannies,’ the jubilant protesters using wisdom, wit and abiding convictions to push for a better world
By Emily Haerter There is a storm brewing in Sacramento, and it consists of a raging gaggle of grannies. It all started back in 1987,…
Nightmare on Field Street: Inside the shuddering North Highlands crime scene that followed CDCR releasing a convict who only served a third of his sentence
Area prosecutors spent three years decrying state corrections for granting extremely violent offenders surprisingly early parole – now they say a worse-case scenario has come…
Movie notes: Looking back, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ was Tarantino’s fairytale love letter to cinema
Hollywood 1969…you shoulda been there!” By Omid Manavirad Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers In “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” released July 2019, Quentin Tarantino giftwraps his…
California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers
Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This story…
Researchers at Sacramento gathering explore exercise and health with cannabis
How cannabis research can provide answers to an understudied field By Melina DeBolt Sacramento State’s first Cannabis in Health and Performance Symposium was hosted Friday,…
How we contain our stories in Sacramento — and choose what’s worth saving
How we contain our stories — and choose what’s worth saving By Angie Eng “It’s not worth saving,” I told my parents as I helped…