$2 million Creative Growth Fellowship aims to springboard, support Sacramento artists
By Ruth Finch After studying traditional Hmong textile arts at UC Berkeley, Pachia Lucy Vang used her free time isolating during the pandemic to develop…
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Why California backed off again from ambitious A.I. regulation
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters After three years of trying to give Californians the right to know when AI is making a consequential decision about…
Inside The Red Museum: Where Sacramento creatives welcome the strange and unusual
By Steph Rodriguez The Red Museum has taken on many identities over the decades — a bustling warehouse, a community hub, a volunteer-driven epicenter for…
ICE raids take toll on Latino mental health: ‘It’s been nonstop’
Therapists describe greater stress, anxiety, anger and fear among Latino patients in Los Angeles since immigration raids intensified in June. By George B. Sánchez-Tello, Capital…
Remembering Ground Chuck: Sacramento says goodbye to its man of multitudes
By Odin Rasco “I’m proud that I helped get people inspired,” Charles Thomas, known widely as Ground Chuck, said as he leaned back in his…
The Delta strikes back: Newsom’s plan to exempt controversial tunnel from environmental review process dies in statehouse
By Dan Bacher A broad coalition of tribes, environmental groups, fishing organizations and family farmers joined elected officials across six counties last week to…
Hmong flower cloth making preserves culture and strengthens community in Sacramento
By Lien Apoux The Labubu dolls might be a very modern sensation, but this month they were combined with Hmong culture that is thousands of…
The night they burned old Moore’s boat down
Court records confirm that iconic bar was lost to drugs, arson and Fear and Loathing in the Delta By Scott Thomas Anderson Tonight, even with…
Federal cuts lead to uncertainty for foster care in Sacramento
By Jacob Peterson There were 1,136 children in the foster care system in Sacramento County as of April 1, according to the California Child Welfare…
When History rhymes in startling ways: Return of a journalistic darkness?
In the last four months, the U.S. veterans’ community has been going through the same shock to the system that the American journalism community experienced…
Comedy-thriller ‘Accomplice’ proves Chautauqua is a driving force for high-caliber theater in the Sacramento Valley
By Odin Rasco Kicking off its 50th season with a bang, Chautauqua Playhouse’s newest production, “Accomplice,” is a delightfully deceptive show that will keep the…
Will California ban companies from charging vets to secure benefits? Some say it should
By Adam Ashton for CalMatters The $1,102 Adan Montalvo gets every month in disability from the Department of Veterans Affairs makes a difference for him,…
What ancient healing sanctuaries can teach us about the benefits of art
By Angie Eng In ancient Greece, if an Athenian statesman fell ill, he might enter an Asclepieia sanctuary where patients were treated with art, music,…
Unions are shrinking nationwide — but not in California
Organizing here is holding strong, showing what’s possible even as Trump 2.0 makes the fight harder. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
Keepers of the quiet goodbye: Meet the people who pulled off a hospice miracle by overcoming society’s fear of homelessness and death itself
Inside the decade-long struggle to make Joshua’s House a reality in Sacramento By Scott Thomas Anderson Craig Dresang has lived in the shadow of death…
Guitars and reflections: Dallas Burrow’s show in Folsom touched on city’s music legacy, previewed intrepid new album ‘The Way the West Was Won’
By Scott Thomas Anderson Texas birthed some titans of that restless renegade sound that defines Outlaw Country, but last Friday night, when one of the Lone Star…
Sacramento audio producers: Step aside, boys. Women are joining the club
By Casey Rafter Stacked keyboards, a collection of acoustic and electric guitars, a hodgepodge of drum pieces, sound boards and a cart made heavy by…