Making education affordable in Sacramento through the California College Promise
By Macy Yang There are several pathways to pursue higher education in California. As tuition and living costs rise, families and students need to weigh…
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Democratic leaders urge the Army Corps of Engineers to deny permits for the Delta Tunnel
By Dan Bacher As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers making a decision on Gov. Newsom’s controversial tunnel project, Democratic members of Sacramento-San Joaquin…
City-funded EveryDay Creative program opens for new Sacramento cohort
By Marie-Elena Schembri When Miranda Culp, owner of Amatoria Fine Art Books in Sacramento, completed the EveryDay Creative accelerator program, her partner had just left…
Can factory-built homes ease the region’s housing shortage?
By Aidan Wyrough The lack of enough affordable housing has plagued California for decades. Can factory-built homes be at least part of the solution? A…
Shake The Future Up hopes to shake up the polls with increased youth voter registrations in Sacramento
The campaign focuses on peer advocacy to encourage civic participation By Lizeth Tello Holding colored cards representing various voter age groups to compare turnout rates,…
What if this all went away? Sacramento’s music venues and theater groups are fighting to survive
It’s not easy running an arts organization — we speak to six Sacramento groups to see how they keep trying to make it work By…
Statewide: What it’s like on the front line as healthcare cuts start to hit
Pattie Lopez, whose job is to help patients access public health coverage at Venice Family Clinic, says the volume and scope of cuts to Medi-Cal…
Conservationists keep pushing for environmental accountability in Sacramento, but more new oil drilling permits were approved in January 2026 than all of 2025
Some drilling is in ‘public health protection zones’ while pending from the oil lobby continues to soar By Dan Bacher Permit approvals for drilling new…
Sacramento mourns the guitarist who went the distance: A remembrance of Greg Brown, former Cake and Deathray centerpiece
By Scott Thomas Anderson Greg Brown walked onto the stage of the Crest Theatre, picking up his Guild Starfire guitar and scanning an ocean of…
Amid climate crisis, insurers’ increased use of AI raises concern for policyholders
States and consumers accuse insurance giants of using technology to slow payouts and drop homeowners. By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main This story is produced…
Despite alleged attack from counter-demonstrators in mid-January, last weekend’s ICE protests in Sacramento were energetic but peaceful
By Ken Magri On Friday, several hundred Sacramento-area high school students walked out of their classrooms, some gathering at Howe Avenue and Arden Way while…
From Wheatland to North Highlands, students prep for a new nutrition norm on local campuses
By Katie Vance and Matthew Soderlund Schools across the Capital Region will soon ban “ultra-processed” foods as part of a statewide law that initially applies…
Straight out of Project 2025: Trump’s immigration plan was clear
The president denied involvement in the far right game plan, but he has followed it like a script. Here’s what might be next. By Kate…
On eve of strike, Kaiser nurses sound alarm on patient care
More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers plan to walk out next week following months-long stalemate with Kaiser. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Winter of discontent: Governor trumpets gains on homelessness while those living on Sacramento area streets suffer through a dangerously cold season
By Scott Thomas Anderson For the moment, Nancy Neilson escaped danger. In mid-December, as the weeks of spine-bracing fog gave way to rapid downpours, Neilson…
Finding safety and support: How My sister’s House helps AAPI survivors of domestic violence in Sacramento
By Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria When 33-year-old Jasmine thinks about her life, she reflects on how far she and her two children, ages 13 and 5,…
Honduran grandfather who died in ICE custody told family he’d felt ill for weeks
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz is one of six people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than three weeks into 2026. By Kate Morrissey,…