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Nurses union says state watchdog does not adequately investigate staffing crisis
The California Department of Public Health says the agency is enforcing state requirements, despite deep budget cuts. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Pediatric nurses at the UC Davis Medical Center say they are in the midst of a...
Essay: Repealing Prop. 47 is a misguided battle cry. It won’t make California safer
Fourteen years ago, my younger brother, Vinnie Edwards, was fatally shot as he left football practice at his college. Six years later, another brother, Vaughn Edwards, was also murdered. He was shot in his car in a random attack while leaving a Juneteenth celebration with his pregnant girlfriend and daughter.
Arts & Culture Summit coming to the Capital City
Passionate artists, arts organizations, supporters, and advocates will descend upon the capital city on April 16 and 17 to highlight why arts are essential to both local communities and the state of California. This will be the second year that California for the Arts will hold its CA Arts &...
Panelists advocate for mixed-use development strategies and eliminating vacancies in Downtown Sacramento revitalization effort
Housing, homelessness and safety identified as areas of focus during “Suds & Solutions” event. Experts and community members convened at Touchstone Brewing Company for Solving Sacramento’s “Suds & Solutions” talk on revitalizing downtown Sacramento in a post-pandemic economy, on Wednesday evening, March 27. Housing, homelessness...
Conductor Timothy Myers discusses his upcoming night with the Sacramento Philharmonic on April 6
The Sacramento Philharmonic is continuing to showcase some of the most able musicians that the area has to offer, and lately doing so at ticket prices that any tax bracket can probably afford. For those looking for a perfect entry point into classical music, this weekend’s program couldn’t be more...
California insurance market ‘in chaos,’ says former insurance chief. Can this chief fix it?
With more California homeowners just discovering their insurance policies are getting canceled — and hundreds of thousands of others stuck with a pricey option of last resort — state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s efforts to fix the home insurance market can’t come quickly enough. Lara has...
Sacramento millennials are picking between owning a home or having a social life, but many can’t even reach the dilemma in the first place
When millennials complain that they cannot afford a house, “work harder” is often the response of older generations. So, are millennials lazy? Or is there a bigger issue within the housing market?. Allie Saechao, a millennial who lives in the Sacramento region, bought her first home in November...
Passing the torch: Three Sacramento arts organizations navigate leadership transitions
Change is hard. For arts leaders engaged in the delicate act of passing the torch to the next generation, it can be particularly tricky to make sure the fire stays lit and that no one gets burned in the process. Three Sacramento arts organizations — Sacramento Ballet, Celebration Arts and...
Downtown Sacramento Partnership’s Liz Lorand Williams on creating a pro-housing city
Liz Lorand Williams, policy manager for Downtown Sacramento Partnership, has worked to advocate on behalf of the downtown community for the last three years. From small business owners to residents, and bigger stakeholders like state government offices and The Kings, her work helps shape the 66-block swath in the “heart and soul of the city.”
As Sac State sees big rise in international students, some struggle with financial and bureaucratic realities
A growing number of international students are arriving in Sacramento to attend college – and many are facing similar struggles. Data from non-governmental institution Higher Education Immigration indicates that immigrant students accounted for 31% of all students, or 5.6 million students, in higher education. The institution said international students accounted for 80% of the enrollment growth in U.S. educational institutions from 2000 through 2021.
An experiment in tribally-owned internet
This piece is co-published with permission from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. It was originally published in The Nation. The Hoopa Fire Department is a fortress of pinewood and eggshell-colored sheet metal against a backdrop of evergreen-blanketed hills. As the nerve center of the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s emergency response services, it has taken on a new, existential importance in recent years, as climate change brings more frequent and intense wildfires to the reservation and surrounding area here in Northern California.
New affordable housing community Cornerstone offers hope, homeownership in South Sacramento
A unique affordable housing community called Cornerstone opened last week in South Sacramento, offering everything from services for formerly unhoused residents to opportunities at homeownership. The first-of-its-kind project for the Sacramento region includes bright yellow apartment buildings located directly across the street from 18 single family homes. Built by Habitat...
Mexican-American synth-pop sensation Glass Spells will play Sacramento on March 29
San Diego’s Glass Spells had been booked as support for Missing Persons at Harlow’s in early February, but the entire show was sadly canceled with little-to-no notice. Although Glass Spells’ live schedule in 2024 is scant at best, Sacramentans will be pleased to know we’re getting one of only two shows slated in March (the other is in Santa Cruz).
Q&A with David W. Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools, on kids’ mental health
Children and teenagers have been through a lot the past few years, with the disruption and isolation that was COVID, on top of family stress or trauma that can be present any time. Sacramento County Office of Education is focused on this issue for our kids, and Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools David W. Gordon sat down with us to discuss his perspective—and the plans SCOE is putting in place.
Writer, podcaster Robert Harrison challenges A.I. brain delusion, the Humanities’ deathbed and Fear & Loathing with the Love Bots
After speaking at U.C. Davis, Stanford professor and ‘Entitled Opinions’ host discusses being a voice some are turning to as the human experience goes haywire. A colossal cloud-band was rolling over the floodplains as Robert Pogue Harrison stepped towards the light. Wind was roaring. Rain was slamming. The wetlands air felt heavy with Old Testament dread. And Harrison – host of one of the most popular literature and philosophy podcasts in the world – seemed totally at peace.
Solving Sacramento hosts its next ‘Suds & Solutions’ event for the public on revitalizing the Downtown district on March 27
Downtown Sacramento definitely needs a post-pandemic jumpstart, now that fewer government employees work there. What can be done to bring more people back to work, live and play in that neighborhood?. On Wednesday, March 27, the Solving Sacramento journalism collaborative will host a public discussion about what’s lacking, what’s needed,...
Wood pellet mills in California: A blessing or a boondoggle?
Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Ryan Tompkins, a forester in California’s Gold Rush country,...
Project Attain seeks to close the education gap in adult learners in Sacramento region
Mia Lopez graduates next week. The communications analyst for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in communications from the University of Phoenix this spring, completing her higher education journey at age 35. “Everything came together at exactly the right time for me,...
Legendary rapper Scarface brings his live band and ‘Behind the Desk Experience’ to Sacramento on March 24
For years, Brad Jordan has been widely known as a member of gangster rap group, Geto Boys, who achieved notoriety during their early years of glorifying death, destruction and everything. However, Jordan, performing as Scarface, would soon separate himself from the collective, making a name for himself as an able lyricist and powerful live presence.
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