Sacramento County Voices

Here are the road closures for the Kaiser Permanente Women’s Fitness Festival on June 2

Thousands of runners and walkers are expected to participate in the Kaiser Permanente Women’s Fitness Festival on Sunday, June 2. The 5K and 10K event will close various streets throughout downtow...

Data Report: How the City responded to homelessness May 20-26

The City of Sacramento has released its weekly progress report for the City’s Incident Management Team responding to homelessness. From May 20-26, the City of Sacramento received 660 calls to 311 ...

Attention animal enthusiasts: Front Street Animal Shelter is hiring for multiple positions

The City of Sacramento's Front Street Animal Shelter is currently hiring for a number of important positions to serve the animals and people of Sacramento. Front Street Animal Shelter works to she...

Sacramento City Attorney issues statement on status of Camp Resolution and state Water Board variance

Sacramento City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood has issued the following statement on the status of Camp Resolution and variance required by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, wh...

Grow A Pollinator Buffet

Find a new furry companion during June 1’s Adopt-a-Pet Day at Front Street Animal Shelter

Those looking to add a pet to their family might find the perfect match this weekend. To address overcapacity issues, Front Street Animal Shelter is participating in California Adopt-a-Pet Day on ...

River Rhetoric

Nearly 300 people tuned in for a recent virtual “community conversation” with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Residents expected an open dialogue and answers to questions about erosion-control e...

Heartstrings Connector

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It’s Only Natural

It’s fitting that the name for Angela Borge’s all-natural bath- and body-care company came from her parents’ garden.

High Flyer

Alice Astafan has a story to tell. “Not many people are born on a cotton farm and get to the Pentagon,” the Carmichael resident says.

Big Break

Le’la Aaron hesitated when her older sister Adina encouraged her to join Breakthrough Sacramento. Who wants to go to school during the summer? But the decision to join the tuition-free college pre...

Project Eternity

Buddhist monk Shunryu Suzuki proclaimed, “A garden is never finished.” Ever changing, gardens evolve and aren’t frozen in time. Trees grow, leaves fall, perennials fade, tastes change. Evolution d...

Pops Tops

The budget proposed by City Manager Howard Chan reflects drastic steps required to close a $66 million deficit.

Oh No Flo

It’s not news that mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer is OK with homeless camps in city parks. She wants to defund cops, too.

Enemy Is Us

Dan Dunmoyer, president and CEO of the California Building Industry Association, likes to cite numbers when asked about the state’s housing crisis.

Walk This Way

At home, Albert is calm and relaxed, indifferent to cats and other canines. The scruffy mutt takes treats with gentility and shares toys like a gentleman.

Life By Design

LeRoid David doesn’t consider himself a full-time artist. The world can only imagine what would happen if he did.

Pub Grub

Many beer-focused places around town concentrate on the suds and keep the kitchen out of sight. But some beer joints work hard to highlight their food.

Lights Out

Whenever I meet fellow veterans, we often engage in some good-natured ribbing. I set up the first joke by announcing that I’m an Air Force vet. This inevitably invokes the response, “Oh, you mean ...

Cats Killer

Try to imagine the 2025 World Series between the Dodgers and A’s. Picture how Major League Baseball explains why the A’s home field games will move to Oracle Park in San Francisco.