How the Old Sugar Mill became a river-bound wine citadel
As the days get warmer, Clarksburg’s great hall of vino is pouring again By Scott Thomas Anderson Spring skies are sparkling against the river near…
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Plan to downsize beloved U.C. Davis radio station, demolish historic building, was hatched by the administration of Linda Katehi
As generations of alumni try to keep KDVS FM intact, they’re battling a proposal that started with the controversial college leader who many would rather…
California faces Johnson & Johnson vaccine dilemma
It’s been a particularly brutal few days for America’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, most recently due to the Johnson & Johnson rollout. By Mark Kreidler, Capital…
Fig collectors’ paradise
While driving north toward Oroville for a Feather River salmon fishing trip in August of 2003, a voluminous tree beside Highway 70 caught my eye….
Essay: Recall politics? No thanks, because the Delta keeps losing either way
By Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta Today’s commentary breaks my heart. Why? Because Restore the Delta is focused on water quality issues, flood control issues, future planning,…
City Hall drops the legislative hammer on Sacramento’s massage parlors over trafficking fears
Council members wrestled with whether their policy might fuel stereotypes during a fraught and dangerous time for Asian-American women Sacramento officials are cracking down on…
Drug dealer from exclusive Granite Bay neighborhood tied to numerous overdoses, disturbing hotel arrest
Steven Robinson was living off an inheritance in a posh part of South Placer, but still helping spread the fentanyl scourge that’s cost thousands of…
A different kind of 4/20 playlist
Songs for stoners that each last four minutes, twenty seconds By Ken Magri I was listening to Kid Cudi’s “Marijuana” the other day, drawn into…
Combating the blues with California sunlight and the sounds of Sacramento
By Scott Thomas Anderson Our light at the end of the COVID tunnel feels like it’s arriving as the sky-glow of spring; but that does…
Dawg Pound finds home on Del Paso
“I’ve gotten to know almost everybody in the skateboard community, so we’re a destination shop.”
Lucas Underwood
Owner, Dawg Pound Skate Shop
California is greenlighting oil wells linked to groundwater pollution
The impact of underground injection wells on aquifers is not well understood, but the state continues to allow their proliferation. By Aaron Cantu, Capital &…
Sacramento’s Forever Goldrush celebrates 25 years, bringing its debut album to the digital age
For a brief moment in the late 90s, the Capital City was on the verge of being the next ‘big’ music scene — and a…
Delta tunnel authority changes leaders as Newsom fights the recall by turning to billionaire champions of the project
By Scott Thomas Anderson The little-known Joint Powers Authority charged with getting the embattled Delta tunnel across its finish line recently changed executive directors, marking…
Emails raise questions about Chevron’s Bay Area oil spill response
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt was publicly optimistic about a Chevron oil refinery spill. In private he offered a much more critical assessment. By Aaron Cantu , Capital…
Editorial: In defense of pandemic drinking
The neo-prohibitionists are back, using COVID as a Trojan horse to sneak their proverbial bottle hatchets into our favorite spots. By Scott Thomas Anderson Even…
Small businesses exempted from California’s expanded sick leave
New legislation requiring paid time off for COVID-related issues excludes businesses with 25 employees or less. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
Within Sacramento’s unregulated market, micro-dosing Psilocybin is being heralded for treating depression and anxiety
Will health benefits of ‘shrooms’ lead to legalization? By Ken Magri Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as “psychedelic mushrooms,” “magic mushrooms” or just “shrooms,” have been…