Why writing matters
By Scott Thomas Anderson It was a big week for pop entertainment, a kind of stress test for whether the newly reborn Hollywood studio system…
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Analysis: Hate triangle – Sheriff Jones, Kevin Kiley & The Sacramento Bee
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico and co-published here with permission. When a top Congressional candidate refuses…
Amid rising numbers for youth smoking and associated bad COVID outcomes, Sacramento County doubles down on flavored tobacco ban
By Ariel Caspar Sitting on a couch in her living room, Hailey Darmogray holds her baby boy, gently patting his back after feeding him breast…
The future of Sacramento’s District 5: a report on the entire race
By Scott Thomas Anderson On a recent morning in south Sacramento, all four people vying to be District 5’s next councilmember sat in front of…
Essay: My family left Soviet Union-era Ukraine to find freedom – today, we must welcome those doing the same
By Anya Starovoytov, Woodland resident My father shared a story with me recently about his adolescence in Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union….
May heats up for live entertainment and the arts across the Sacramento region
Northern California is rolling into its best weather month of the year and local stages are taking full advantage, hosting everything from Sacramento’s favorite musicians,…
Amazon employees’ victory is inspiring workers at other retailers. Could a Walmart union be next?
The improbable labor win is raising comparisons to thwarted efforts to organize workers in the early 2000s. By Coco McPherson, Capital & Main This story…
Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste discusses the plastic initiative slated for the November 2022 ballot
There is a famous scene in the 1967 movie “The Graduate.” A middle-aged man tells a young and distracted Dustin Hoffman at a party: “I…
In a closely watched race in Sacramento, most Attorney General candidates are taking the fifth
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico.com and co-published here with permission. Most frontrunning incumbents avoid debate…
Yet another setback for PG&E wildfire victims
By Emily Hoeven for CalMatters All roads lead to Sacramento. That’s one takeaway from the convoluted series of events that led to tens of thousands…
A stand in Sacramento: Stand.earth, Amazon Watch demand California end role in rainforest destruction
Youth activists and environmental groups hang 75-foot banner on city’s famed Tower Bridge to challenge Gov. Newsom’s Big Oil affiliations By Dan Bacher On…
California oil and gas industry leans on political heavyweights to drill wells
New well count rises as governor appoints oil lobbyist to top role. By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
Journalist from Sacramento takes readers behind the conservative media curtain in ‘Write Wing’
J.P. Ba sets his literary aim on a news landscape gone awry By Scott Thomas Anderson A journalist who was raised in Sacramento – cutting…
Grow Your Own for 4/20!
It’s Spring, and good Cannabis is relatively easy to grow By Ken Magri They don’t call it “green gold” for nothing. At $4.6 billion, Cannabis…
Essay: Midterm roundup – why the media apathy?
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico.com and co-published here with permission. Many items in this midterm election roundup…
Exotic Plants and Mikuni Sushi team for Japan Night
Learn about bonsai and Ikebana while enjoying sushi and sake at special event by Debbie Arrington This is a garden party like no other –…
The Bitter Buddha is breaking into Sac’s beer garden
Eddie Pepitone makes his local debut with JT Habersaat on April 17 at outdoor taphouse By Casey Rafter The Greek god Helios recently seemed to…