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Labor scores a victory at Sac State and other CSU campuses
Rejecting years of unequal treatment, 20,000 low-paid California State University student assistants and workers vote to organize. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. When your state’s labor scoreboard includes the people who create and star in Hollywood’s entertainment exports,...
Forever murders and facing those ‘taken in darkness’
Working on the crime podcast ‘Trace of the Devastation’ meant revisiting events some would rather forget. But is forgetting them even possible?. “I wasn’t sure how I felt about it,” Linda Toren told me, referencing the podcast series I’d just begun to release. “I was concerned that Calaveras County would be viewed as – that our only legacy would be this thing that happened. So, I went in with that, and I carried that with me as I listened … Perhaps some people who were deeply involved might feel, ‘Do we really need to go over this again?”
US Media is collapsing: Here’s how to save it
With mass layoffs tearing through US media, here is what we need to save a crucial journalistic ecosystem. The requests from independent journalists for grants, including personal emergency grants, have been coming in extra fast lately. Receiving them, me and my staff at the Economic Hardship Reporting Project feel like Lucille Ball grabbing the chocolates on the conveyor belt in that factory episode of I Love Lucy. The pace is picking up as publication closures and media layoffs push many into the world of full-time freelancing, where they compete for dwindling payouts against mounting competition. And as of last week, the Intercept, where my husband Peter Maass worked for ten years, has laid off fifteen of its staffers — including him. The media emergency just got even more personal.
Jealousy. Abuse. Stalking. An end. What led to the tragedy at House of Oliver
In Placer County’s main courthouse, just past its front metal detector, there is a document pick-up area with stacked metal baskets. One basket is marked “Domestic Violence Restraining Orders.” It is filled with white paperwork that’s a foot high: The one below it is labeled “Domestic Violence Restraining Orders After Hearing.” The bulk of its half-spilling documents is nearly as daunting. Next week, Judge Angus Saint-Evens is expected to bring an end to a case that shows what happens when the protective system that those thin-wired baskets represent just isn’t enough.
MinervaVerse set to invest in Sacramento’s women and minority-led businesses
In Roman lore, Minerva, goddess of wisdom, commerce and arts, was born out of Jupiter’s head, split with a hammer to release her full form, clad in armor. Today, the name lends itself to the freshly launched MinervaVerse — a venture capital fund and business services organization geared toward supporting women and minority entrepreneurs in the Sacramento region.
R&B legend Donell Jones to co-headline a star-studded line-up at Sacramento Memorial on March 1.
Donell Jones cut his teeth writing music for other performers before releasing his debut in 1996. Bolstered by the single “In the Hood” and a well-received and thoughtful cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Knocks Me Off My Feet,” his first record, ‘My Heart,’ made its mark. Jones then became both a national and international sensation with the release of his sophomore album, ‘Where I Wanna Be,’ which made it into the Billboard Top 100 and peaked at #40.
California plans to eliminate a healthful-food program that has served both farmers and low-income residents
The state has matched fruit and vegetable purchases at farmers markets for low-income residents for seven years. That may soon end. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Cris Oliveros and Dennise Sanchez, both 30, pick through Pink Lady apples...
Gallery: Sacramento Mardi Gras draws thousands to city’s historic quarter for an afternoon of parading and partying
Laissez les bons temps rouler! The phrase means “let the good times roll,” and it’s been a cherished ethos in the historically French-Spanish city of New Orleans for three centuries. Yet again, Louisiana Sue Ramon and her fellow expats from the Pelican State – personalities like Joseph Thomas, Dre Benjamin, Preston Marx, Lashunda Cormier and others – have teamed up to give the Capital City the best Mardi Gras throw-down west of the Mississippi. The action took place on Saturday afternoon as thousands crowded into Old Sacramento and marveled at a gorgeous glimpse of early spring. Local dining houses were full. Novelty merchant shops were bustling with families. People lined Front Street and Second Street to cheer for a riotously fun parade that circled the old quarter twice. Musicians and chefs kept their magic going into the early evening. Sacramento mayor candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer officially crowned the King and Queen of the Krewe of Gumbo.
Dre Benjamin and the NolaCal Second Liners bring communal passion to Sacramento Mardi Gras
A storm-swept parade dancer will continue sharing his culture at Old Sac’s big celebration on Feb. 24. Festive feathers of a madcap umbrella jump with the snare beats as Dre Benjamin comes dancing along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Clouds gather overhead. Benjamin keeps stepping for Broadway, swinging his...
Beauty in the eyes of the community: Nonprofit focuses on making unhoused people ‘feel inherently beautiful’
Beauty 2 The Streetz visits Sacramento to provides local homeless with beauty supplies, essentials. Dusk falls as Shirley Raines sits at the end of the couch in her North Sacramento Airbnb. Wrapped in an oversized leopard hoodie, she swirls an Old-Fashioned in one hand as she pushes up her glasses to rub her eyes with the other.
New Orleans saxophonist master Branford Marsalis brings his jazz quartet to the Mondavi Center on Feb. 28
The Branford Marsalis Quartet is still a force on both in the studio and live front. At present Marsalis is backed by pianist Joey Calderazzo, longtime bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner. As evidenced on recent songs, the quartet has become a well-oiled machine with a reverence for the jazz greats of yore. Anchored by the rhythm section of Revis and Faulker, it is equally at home playing covers as its own original jazz fare. With bandleader Marsalis leading, this is one dangerous group that knows how to play meticulously around the beat with grace and expertise.
Art advocate and curator Barbara Range exits Sacramento’s Brickhouse Gallery
Those who appreciate The Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex describe it as a safe haven where artists have an opportunity to share their creative voice. A place where art exists with community. In the heart of Oak Park, the 1,200-square-foot brick Brickhouse building built in 1924 has been a staple...
King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and longtime manager David Singleton prep for an evening of contemplative dialogue at The Sofia on Feb. 24
King Crimson’s founding guitarist Robert Fripp and businessman/producer David Singleton have been hosting a number of live discussions – and one is slated for The Sofia Theatre on Saturday night. The topics each evening are both heady and heavy with few boundaries set. The time on stage will include untold King Crimson stories with Singleton acting as the perfect counterpoint.
Cosmic Roots: Unveiling the elemental key to Sacramento’s musical landscape
Band will release its debut album Feb. 23rd at The Sidedoor. In the heart of Sacramento, amidst the bustling streets and vibrant culture, lies a sanctuary where music transcends mere notes and melodies: Cosmic Roots, a band whose name has become synonymous with innovation and soul-stirring performances, finds its essence in the enigmatic number 223—an emblem that not only represents their elemental key but also serves as the beacon guiding their journey through the realm of jazz.
Anthology in the darkness: ‘True Detective: Night Country’ features some of Jodie Foster’s best work
Jodie Foster and Kali Reis deliver electric performances in True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the acclaimed anthology series—and, without a doubt, one of its best. As of now, five of the fix episodes have aired. It’s a murder mystery, and to the show’s massive credit, I...
‘It’s constant questioning:’ Black families disproportionately represented in Sacramento’s unhoused population
Airrea Craven, 24, has just secured a hotel with government funds for her and her two daughters to stay for the week, and while their clothes are washing in the sink, she opens one of the few dollar-store warm-up meals that she has portioned out for tonight’s dinner. Homelessness...
More than half of Californians skip or delay medical care due to cost
For many, premiums and deductibles now take three times more out of one’s budget than 20 years ago, UC Berkeley study shows. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. For most California residents, and the vast majority of the...
A picture worth a thousand comments: Sacramento’s artists speak out against new Wide Open Walls project
Community members rally against ‘superficial stereotypes’ in mural project. Wide Open Walls is finally having its day of reckoning, according to many in Sacramento’s arts community. The nonprofit organization responsible for the annual 10-day-long summer arts festival and over 600 public art installations across the region is...
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