ICE detains people after immigration court hearings in nationwide operation
In California, officers tried to arrest two men who weren’t the people they were looking for. One had a medical emergency. By Kate Morriseey, Capital…
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Award-winning LGBTQ+ journalist and author engages audience at Elk Grove book talk
By Annie Biebl In a heartfelt evening at A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove, LGBTQ+ journalist and author Nico Lang joined local…
The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts
By Julie Cart and Natasha Uzcategui-Liggett for CalMatters An azure jewel set more than a mile high, deep in the High Sierra, Lake Tahoe is…
The war over Burgernomics in California and beyond
Researchers refute fast food industry’s apocalyptic predictions about raising the minimum wage. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
Big coup for a small biz: Local store Face in a Book wins national Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America
There’s almost universal agreement now that the detective story, and literature’s entire mystery genre, started in the mind of Edgar Allen Poe when he penned…
The violent, wild West: Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’ miniseries fizzles after a great start
By Bob Grimm After a grand start, Netflix’s American Primeval fades toward a bland, copout finish. The brutal depiction of the old American West can’t maintain its…
Trump allies warn California leaders they could go to prison over sanctuary city laws
By Wendy Fry and Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters California’s southern border, long ‘ground zero’ in the fight between federal and local officials over immigration policy,…
A super man, indeed: This new Christopher Reeve documentary offers a sad but heartwarming tribute
By Bob Grimm I still remember my dad saying, “Who the heck is this gangly guy?” when the casting of Superman was announced in the mid-1970s. “He’s…
Gallery: Day 2 of Aftershock packs a death punch
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf Moderate temperatures ushered in the second day of 2024’s Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park. Fans got a much welcomed break…
Gallery: Aftershock slays with Day 1 lineup
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf The first day of 2024’s Aftershock Festival kicked off with a lineup of hard rock heavy weights that thrilled fans…
Sacramento’s creative community and city leadership are trying to push forward, together, on saving the arts
By Scott Thomas Anderson In the midst of economic turmoil and a now-decade-long housing crisis, Sacramento’s leaders and creative community are trying to take their…
Will Harris go after Big Oil?
The candidate has kept her climate policy vague so far, but her record as a prosecutor gives climate activists hope. By Marcus Baram, Capital &…
What happened after Newsom’s executive order on encampments? State agencies refuse to answer how they are carrying out the governor’s directive.
Local jurisdictions claim increased but measured enforcement, Camp Resolution goes to court to prevent its demise By Scott Thomas Anderson “No more excuses,” Gov. Gavin…
After heated battle with alum and community, UC Davis changes course with KDVS relocation
Cherished radio station will still move, but to a space more suitable for critics By Casey Rafter The scent of dust and decaying adhesive fills…
Stream & Dream Lounge: The warmth of cool sightings
Notes on recent streaming comforts by our critic By Juan-Carlos Selznick Ripley The latest screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley is an 8-episode “limited…
‘What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light’: After 40 years, investigators make arrest in shuddering murder of Madeline Garcia
Cold case SN&R has been covering breaks open with apprehension of man who was teen suspect in unrelated arson near killing scene By Scott Thomas…
California hits Amazon with fines under warehouse worker law
By Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters California workplace regulators are fining Amazon $6 million over alleged violations of a recent warehouse labor law at two of…