Biden Comes Through for the Monterey Bay Area

Two candidates have filed their paperwork to challenge incumbent Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen.

The deadline to file nomination papers for the open District 1 seat on the Citrus Heights City Council has been extended.

Grab your costume and your merch bag for the "Not Your Typical Comic Con" Comic Con at the Sunrise Mall on August 17 & 18.

On August 7, California Governor Newsom declared that counties needed to do more to clear homeless encampments or risk loss of state funding.

Officials citing a need for "clarifications and corrections" without naming a date for the report to be re-released.

On August 9, a Sacramento Superior Court judge denied an injunction sought by the Sacramento Homeless Union against the forced closure of Camp Resolution.

Two Citrus Heights neighborhoods participated in the first city National Night Out on August 6.

Sacramento County is seeking public input as it consider how to improve traffic safety on a three-mile stretch of Watt Avenue.

The 26.2-acre site south of Bilby Road will be developed into 85 residences with a 4.8-acre park.

A groundbreaking ceremony on August 5 marked the beginning of the $1.3 billion expansion project expected to be completed in 2028.

Residents of Camp Resolution in Sacramento announced their intention of remaining on the city-owned lot despite the lease expiring, and are seeking an injunction preventing eviction.

The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

Sky-high rent is among Californians’ biggest concerns. Nearly 30% of tenants spend more than half their income on rent; and the median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average.

Two propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot address this issue — though one does so in a rather roundabout way.

The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order.

Legislators are pushing ahead with a retail theft bill package in their continued opposition of Proposition 36 — a November ballot measure backed by law enforcement groups and Republicans (and some Democrats) that would roll back parts of 2014’s Prop. 47.

So many intense wildfires all at once require an intricate chess game for maneuvering firefighters and equipment around the U.S.

A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk.

The Senate appropriations committee sent dozens upon dozens of bills — that have a price tag of at least $50,000 to $150,000 and that may also be politically dicey — to the dreaded suspense file, where many could die quickly on Aug. 15.