To adapt to climate change, California pays the banks that are part of the problem
The Treasurer’s Office paid $73.2 million to banks that sell state climate bonds while still funding fossil fuels. By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This…
Read MoreThe Treasurer’s Office paid $73.2 million to banks that sell state climate bonds while still funding fossil fuels. By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This…
Read MoreBy Dan Bacher On August 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, issued a decision accepting for investigation a historic civil rights complaint against the State Water Resources…
By Keyshawn Davis After years of behind the scenes work and collaborations between the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Itasker Hollins Community Economic Development Corporation…
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor refused to take up the bill in a committee, for the second year in a row, as divestment movement grows. By Aaron…
By Scott Thomas Anderson “Is there no play, To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?” Shakespeare pondered in Act III of ‘A Midsummer Night’s…
By Steve Martarano Youth corps member Brandi House was one of the first to step up to the power line at Sacramento’s SMUD Power Academy…
By Rachel Leibrock With the help of a new grant, the City of Sacramento aims to address historical economic disadvantages for people of color, particularly…
With employers stalling, unions seek to build public pressure by spotlighting CEO pay and corporate excess. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
Several are struggling, though Sacramento Theatre Company is reportedly in the murkiest of waters By Patti Roberts The news that iconic theaters across the country…
Add shaky planes, weather delays and cancellations to our new reality under unfriendly warming skies. By Mark Schapiro, Capital & Main This story is produced…
By Ana B. Ibarra, Erica Yee and Nigel Duara for CalMatters It is nearly impossible to escape reminders of today’s boiling opioid epidemic — the…
Low-income neighborhoods are often dangerously hotter than wealthier areas. At “resilience hubs” there is shelter to survive, with programming for communities to thrive. By George…
By Acsah Lemma TikTok plays a big part in American culture, says Hassan Khadair, a TikTok influencer. In fact, he says, the social media platform…
By Russell Nichols Fake $100 bills. Sex toys. A mannequin head. A vintage Pepsi can, 1976 bicentennial edition. Vacuum cleaners. This isn’t some random haul…
The legislation would overhaul the process to appeal denials of coverage by private health insurance companies. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is…
By Suzanne Nightingale Blake Johnson, general manager for Reclamation District 900 in West Sacramento, is responsible for nearly 52 miles of earthen embankments and floodwalls…
By Byrhonda Lyons for CalMatters As Gov. Gavin Newsom retools the state’s prison system to emphasize rehabilitation, his administration has little evidence that a privately…