Sandhill Cranes, Foster Kids, and Coercive Compassion

Things are moving quickly for the Oakland Athletics as they decide where to call home before eventually playing in a newly built stadium slated for a 2028 opening in Las Vegas.

Heidi Moore, who declared her candidacy early this year, announced the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs' Association has endorsed her candidacy. Moore is seeking the District 4 seat occupied by Carmine Forcina.

During a recent California Senate floor discussion of a resolution honoring a day when members of trans and other communities are recognized for their place in society, Republican lawmakers turned it into a debate over women’s sports.

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.

The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday unanimously appointed Shoun Thao to serve as interim District 2 councilmember. Thao fills the seat left vacant in January when Sean Loloee resigned after being indicted on federal fraud and labor charges, as reported by The OBSERVER.

If elected, Yee would be the first woman to become California's governor. She is a San Francisco native born to Chinese immigrant parents. Yee, who currently serves as vice chair of the California Democratic Party, says she wants to tackle affordability, bring transparency to Sacramento and address the climate crisis.

Legislators may be off for spring recess, but debates about their bills are still happening outside committee rooms. One spicy intra-party exchange between Democratic Assemblymembers focuses on a measure about retail theft.

If hikers, bikers, campers, hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts haven't encountered a mountain lion while in the California wilderness, they might know somebody who has.

Captains of fishing boats on the California coast are bracing for salmon fishing to be severely restricted — or possibly canceled for a second year.

According to emails obtained by CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang in response to a public records request, a range of employers have been trying to figure out if they must pay $20 ever since the law was signed late last September.

Disputes between insurers and providers can lead to entire hospital systems suddenly leaving the plans.

Evictions have exacerbated homelessness nationwide, increasing the rate of homeless infants and toddlers. Most of those children are not enrolled in early education programs.

After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Oakland to announce his vice presidential pick on Tuesday, so it wasn’t too much of a shocker that his pick was Nicole Shanahan, a Bay Area tech attorney and philanthropist.

The goal is to eliminate habitat competition between "invasive" owls and native owls.

A judge ruled GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene can move forward with their lawsuit against two California cities where rallies were canceled.

Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country.