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Essay: Spotify’s CEO just made me throw up in my mouth
I am someone that really enjoys spreading positivity around. It makes life so much lovelier than spreading any kind of negativity. However, I have to call out the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek. He just publicly stated that “the cost of creating content is close to zero.”. “Content” is...
Theater roundup: June productions pack a punch
The Sacramento region’s live theater scene has, for decades, punched well above its weight. On any given night, one can take in a traveling Broadway musical at downtown’s renovated UC Davis Health Pavilion, enjoy the city’s local professional talents at The Sofia or Capital Stage, or opt for a grassroots community experience at venues like Big Idea Theatre and Celebration Arts.
How a lost credit card and $7 cheeseburger reignited California’s debate over excessive bail
By most metrics, Gerald Kowalczyk was a uniquely bad candidate to leave jail before his trial. He had a criminal record of more than 60 convictions, a history of failing to adhere to his release conditions and a pretrial algorithm’s assessment that he presented the highest risk score possible.
No end in sight: Sacramento’s soaring rents make working full-time while attempting college a heavy lift for students
Kaitlyn Raygoza, a third-year student at Sacramento State, lives on campus and pays $1,500 a month for a single bedroom with a shared bathroom and kitchen. “It’s kinda hard because it doesn’t feel like there’s anywhere that I can turn,” noted Raygoza, who is from Modesto.
8 Sacramento experiences to discover in June
It’s summertime in Sacramento and the city is buzzing with plenty of exciting and creative activities to explore. Enjoy live music and comedy shows, visit guitar exhibits during Father’s Day weekend, celebrate Juneteenth in Oak Park, and tap into your inner artist by participating in a fabric-stamping workshop at a local art collective.
Gallery: Sacramento’s Destroy Boys headlines Concerts in the Park
The fourth Concerts in the Park of 2024 took place at César Chávez Plaza in Sacramento on Friday, May 24, and hosted Sacramento rock artists The Snares, Swan Ronson, Hotplug and headliner Destroy Boys along with DJ Strings 2 The Groove. The 31st-annual Concerts in the Park series continues every Friday through July 26.
How arts in the Sacramento region can improve our health
It’s 2 p.m. on a Tuesday at Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center in Marshall Park in Midtown Sacramento. Inside a room they call Redwood West, almost two dozen seniors sit in a roundtable where they will remain for the next hour and a half. Jessica Wimbley, a local artist, sits with them. She is the youngest person here by decades and is present to guide, engage and participate in the class.
Essay: Sutter’s treatment of its frontline mental health workers is unacceptable
When we think of mental health providers, someone like Kenisha Campbell probably doesn’t come to mind, but she and her colleagues play a critical role in helping people get through the worst days of their lives. Born and raised in Sacramento, Campbell isn’t a psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker....
Gallery: Ed Sheeran caps day 3 of BottleRock Festival
The third and final day of Napa Valley’s BottleRock ended with the festival’s largest three-day attendance since its humble beginnings. Ed Sheeran headlined the JaM Cellars stage while Queens of the Stone Age performed on the Verizon stage. Sunday’s lineup also included performances from Stephen Marley, Cannons, Dominic Fike, and The Offspring.
Behind closed doors: Details emerge on child murder that shook Roseville
Joan Didion wrote that “life changes in an instant.”. She was describing how quickly Death appears when we’re not ready; but the same holds true when it comes to emergency calls quickly morphing into highly sensitive investigations. On an evening last winter, everything changed in an instant for Roseville Police Sgt. Sean Van der Wende. One moment, he was examining some strangers’ living room, trying to help a nearby emergency department. Seconds later, his phone was lighting up with a call from a co-worker – and he was seeing the house on New England Drive through a different lens.
Gallery: Pearl Jam jams at JaM Cellars on Day 2 of BottleRock
The second day of Napa Valley’s BottleRock festival attracted a record crowd with headlining performances from Pearl Jam and Kali Uchis. NBA champion Steph Curry and Grammy Award-winning actor Bradley Cooper pitched bourbon and cheesesteaks from the Williams Sonoma stage. The Kid Laroi and T-Pain entertained the masses from the Verizon stage. Mana and My Morning Jacket drew large audiences to the JaM Cellars stage.
Compelling prequel: ‘Furiosa’ is good, if not great—but Anya Taylor-Joy is fantastic
Director George Miller tends to take some long breaks—or, more accurately, endure interruptions due to studio nonsense—with his Mad Max franchise. He didn’t make any Mad Max movies after Beyond Thunderdome for 30 years until Mad Max: Fury Road triumphantly hit screens in 2015. Now comes a...
Gallery: Megan Thee Stallion uncorks Day 1 of BottleRock 2024
The 11th annual BottleRock festival ushered in Memorial Day weekend this past Friday with fine wines, fresh foods, celebrity guests and a stellar lineup of music. Stevie Nicks and Megan Thee Stallion headlined the evening on the festival’s two main stages. The day also included performances by Nelly, St. Vincent, Bebe Rexha, and many others.
A safety net will not close California’s income gap
Leaders need to create ways for workers to get the skills needed for higher-paying jobs. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Despite decades of progressive policies and enhanced safety-net programs, income inequality in California — the gap between the...
El Dorado County residents in crisis as insurance companies leave the state
Diana Still had faithfully paid her home insurance for years. But recently, the Placerville resident received notice that her insurer was dropping her. She soon learned that new coverage from a different provider would cost $20,000 a year, more than triple her prior annual payment. “I literally just put my...
Inclusivity at the forefront of Sac’s Latino Center of Art and Culture’s inaugural Zine Fest
Over 30 tables lined the parking lot outside the Latino Center for Arts and Culture on Front Street in Sacramento on Sunday, May 19 for the center’s inaugural Zine Fest. The event aimed to increase inclusivity and accessibility for underrepresented artists, particularly creators of color, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and disabled artists.
How California and the EU work together to regulate artificial intelligence
While the federal government appears content to sit back and wait, more than 40 U.S. states are considering hundreds of AI regulation bills. California, with its status as a tech-forward state and huge economy, has a chance to lead the way. So much so, in fact, that the European Union is trying to coordinate with the state on AI laws. The EU opened an office in San Francisco in 2022 and dispatched a tech envoy, Gerard de Graaf, to better communicate about laws and regulations around AI.
CLTRE secures land on Del Paso Boulevard for housing development
CLTRE, a nonprofit creating pathways for economic development and homeownership in underserved communities, has secured a new site for affordable housing and retail development on Del Paso Boulevard in North Sacramento. The organization bought the land at market rate, which includes three vacant parcels and one with an old building....
Money has run out for fruits and vegetables for low-income Californians. Elected leaders are silent.
The fresh food rebate pilot program delivered on its promises, but politicians won’t pledge to put it in the budget. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. More than 50 people stood dressed in jackets and hats against the...
He learned baseball during a grim chapter in local history – now he’s still coaching the game at age 92
Mas Sato has been helping players learn their form around Sacramento since 1976. Growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, Mas Sato didn’t play organized baseball until he was 10. “I was born in Woodland, but my dad worked as a farm laborer, so we used to travel around different places in the area,” Sato said. “Before the war, we were next to Oroville, and went to a very small school. I was there for three years, probably the longest time we spent in one place.”
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