All about begonias
Sacramento hosts national convention for popular plant For the first time in 41 years, Sacramento is the Begonia Capital. Begonia lovers from throughout the country…
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Bern-ing Sacramento
California hasn’t always mattered in presidential primaries. Bernie Sanders’ rally proves that’s about to change. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ visit to Sacramento last week confirmed…
What’s new, cannabis?
Proposed legislation at the state Capitol and Capitol Hill could make changes, big and small, in the cannabis industry. There is a lot going on…
Down on the farm
One place at the State Fair stays true to agricultural roots How does a kiwi grow? What do hops look like on the vine? Can…
Living with climate change: Get trained, volunteer
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Editor’s note: Coming to America
When I first arrived in America in 1972, I was in fourth grade at Frances Lacy Elementary in Raleigh, N.C. My classmates were somewhat confused…
Living with climate change: Fireworks
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Q&A with Mermaid Rachel, co-founder of the California Mermaid Convention
From start to fin, Dive Bar’s head mermaid and her mythical sea friends stretch their gills putting on the Golden State’s first mermaid con Merpeople…
Living with climate change: Doctor’s orders
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Essay: We protect public schools
New CTA leader, who taught in Elk Grove Unified, outlines to-do list for California teachers By Toby Boyd Public education is the cornerstone of our…
Living with climate change: Evacuate!
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Living with climate change: Defend your space
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
Disaster politics
For California governor battling president’s whims, climate change is about science—not politics Government aid should be a given for communities facing disasters, regardless of the political…
Living with climate change: Throw a block party
Governments and businesses can still take bold action to limit global warming, but average temperatures are already rising. As climate change worsens, extreme weather will…
California organizers are trying to complete Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of uniting the poor
King’s dream of ending poverty fizzled after his 1968 assassination. So why is it resonating a half-century later in Sacramento? For six Mondays last summer,…