By Nick Brunner It’s easy to look at the idea of college and adopt a misconception that once you're in, it's smooth sailing. You'll be...
By Ryan Sabalow for CalMatters Joanna Lewis’s family never believed she took her own life. In 2011, investigators found her hanging from a bath robe’s belt inside...
By Cathy Cassinos In his new jazz series at The Sofia, saxman and educator Jacam Manricks is taking a page out of Wynton Marsalis’ book....
By Jessica Laskey Do you feel financially stable? Does your neighbor? What would you do to improve the economic future of your community? A first-of-its-kind...
By Serena Smith All-female mariachi bands are growing in popularity in Northern California, changing the genre and breaking traditional barriers. Mariachi is a storied genre...
Supporters say trying yearly, even if unsuccessful, is vital to keep leaders from ducking the issue. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is...
By Scott Thomas Anderson When I recently published a column about Google’s complacency in allowing click-baiters to gaslight the public with Artificial Intelligence – including...
By Michael Moberly The world of spirits is full of legends and marketing tall tales designed to make you feel like the bottle on which...
In a truly great economy, everyone — individuals, families, businesses and industries — benefit together from growth. Given that, there’s a grass-roots effort underway to...
By Keyshawn Davis About six years ago, Dr. William Sands, the director of special projects for University of the Pacific’s Pacific Health Care Collaborative, was...
Despite transparency concerns, the state auditor’s report says two programs focusing on housing and preventing homelessness are cost-effective. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This...
By Dan Bacher As salmon, steelhead and other fish species move closer to extinction – and the Delta smelt is now functionally extinct in the...
By Matthew Dolin Folsom residents may soon decide whether to raise an additional 1% sales tax in response to a projected structural budget deficit. The...
By Bob Grimm Are you feeling the sting of Curb Your Enthusiasm coming to an end on HBO? Never fear: Conan O’Brien has come to the rescue—and...
SN&R recently sat down with California State Senator Ben Allen, who represents the 24th Senate District, which includes the Santa Monica Mountains and the South...
By Rachel Becker for CalMatters In an effort to protect more than 5 million Californians from a cancer-causing contaminant, state regulators today set a new...
Detectives investigate the killing of Cheyenne Loomer, celebration of life planned for April 27 in Penryn Cheyenne Loomer’s family wasn’t there to see all the...
By Ken Magri Despite the legal cannabis market initially seen as a golden enterprise for generating local tax revenues, Sacramento dispensary owners say they are...
Interesting and goofy facts to entertain stoners on their favorite day By Ken Magri This year’s celebration of 4/20 cannabis holiday, we thought it would...
By Hannah Ross The Sacramento arts scene may be on the brink of transformation. Since a pandemic that had threatened to gut local arts scenes...
