California lawmakers have approved a spending plan that includes sending cash to most taxpayers to help offset record-high gas prices. The budget continues a turnaround for the nation’s most populous state, which just two years ago raised taxes and slashed spending.
(June 29, 2022) → Read the full The Californian reportA band central to local community life for more than 40 years will stage a final performance in Carmichael Park as part of the summer concert series.
(June 29, 2022) → Read the full Carmichael Times reportThe number of votes cast in favor of the California Abolition Act fell short of the two-thirds vote requirement needed to move the bill to the ballot. The Senate is expected to hold another floor vote on the legislation this week.
(June 29, 2022) → Read the full reportConstruction is about to begin on a 150-unit apartment building for low-income seniors in the downtown Sacramento Railyards.
(June 27, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Bee reportJaimee Nguyen represented more than 63,000 students in District in the past school year when she sat at the dais during their district board’s meetings.
(June 27, 2022) → Read the full Elk Grove Citizen reportThe State Park and Recreation Commission voted 7-0 to provisionally change the name of a picturesque stretch of land along Folsom Lake from Negro Bar to Black Miner’s Bar.
(June 27, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportFunding from the state and 2017's SB-1 will soon be used to support Elk Grove area transportation improvements, including the local train station.
(June 24, 2022) → Read the full Elk Grove Citizen reportWith the Folsom Pro Rodeo just over a week away, one of its great legends has tipped his hat for the final time. Rodeo legend Cotton Rosser passed away Wednesday at the age of 93.
(June 22, 2022) → Read the full Auburn Journal reportShine is a community development program designed to improve and revitalize neighborhoods in the Sacramento region.
(June 21, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportSean Loloee stood in what appears to be his wife’s $1.4 million Granite Bay estate to raise his right hand to be sworn in to represent Del Paso Heights on the Sacramento City Council — not a friend’s house in East Sacramento, as he has said.
(June 21, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Bee reportStarting July 1, Sacramento residents will be required to separate food scraps and food-soiled paper from other waste.
(June 20, 2022) → Read the full The Natomas Buzz reportVice President Kamala Harris held an exclusive discussion with publishers from the National Newspaper Publishers Association, which represents the Black Press of America, to discuss various issues from voting rights to Roe v. Wade and racism in the United States.
(June 20, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportWell known for his quick-witted commentary as an emcee and his Uncle Sam outfit, Adam Frick takes on a new role as the 2022 Grand Marshal when the event returns July 1, 2 and 3.
(June 17, 2022) → Read the full Auburn Journal reportWhisky auctioneer proves how badly bourbon collectors want to bring home labels from Sacramento’s Corti Brothers grocery store.
(June 17, 2022) → Read the full Sacramento News & Review reportActivist and CEO of the Black Future Co-op Fund argues that it is a time to envision what is possible outside of systemic oppression.
(June 17, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportA vandalism incident last week resulted in property damage of around $28,000 for a popular Japanese noodle restaurant near Sunrise Boulevard and Madison Avenue.
(June 16, 2022) → Read the full Citrus Heights Sentinel reportSacramento could get a new $50 million youth sports complex in Meadowview, Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced Wednesday morning during his youth-focused State of the City address.
(June 16, 2022) → Read the full CapRadio reportRon Rammer has been the principal at McCaffrey since it opened 19 years ago. He has been in the education field for 38 years, 36 of them in Galt.
(June 15, 2022) → Read the full The Galt Herald reportAt the Effie Yeaw Nature Center Spring Gala, supporters enjoying the al-fresco fete also saw deer and wild turkey within yards of their tables—and a Swainson’s hawk named Orion.
(June 15, 2022) → Read the full Carmichael Times reportSacramento County Public Health officials once again are encouraging residents to keep their masks on.
(June 14, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportSacramento County on Monday proposed building a 44-unit tiny home community for unhoused residents in South Sacramento, near Florin Road just west of Highway 99.
(June 14, 2022) → Read the full CapRadio reportDr. Elysse Versher, the former assistant principal of West Campus High School, announced at the rally a lawsuit she has filed against Sacramento City Unified School District.
(June 13, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportThe Sacramento Tree Foundation is hosting a free 'Smart Irrigation for Trees' workshop June 25 at the Utilities Dept. HQ for people to learn about watering techniques.
(June 13, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Bee reportPacific Gas & Electric pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges in connection with the Zogg Fire, which killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Northern California two years ago. A preliminary hearing was set for January.
(June 10, 2022) → Read the full Monterey Herald reportHenrietta Lacks’ cells were taken without her knowledge and have been used in medical and scientific advancements for decades. Nevertheless, her family is encouraging African Americans to participate in clinical research.
(June 9, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportWhile there was less excitement for California’s 2022 primary than other recent elections, a number of seats were up for grabs. Here’s what preliminary election results showed Wednesday morning, June 8, as of 6am.
(June 8, 2022) → Read the full CapRadio reportEarly voting returns show California Gov. Gavin Newsom coasting to the general election in November, with 56.6% of the vote thus far. Republican candidate Sen. Brian Dahle trails Newsom with 16.7%.
(June 8, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Bee reportWhile many races will pick two candidates for the general election in November, some local races could be decided in the primary. In Sacramento County, that includes a new sheriff and district attorney. You can learn more in our 2022 Sacramento primary voter guide.
(June 7, 2022) → Read the full CapRadio reportOn Wednesday, June 8 from 9:30–11:30am, veteran nonprofit Nation’s Finest will host a Mental Health Resource Fair at Mather Veteran’s Village, located at 10621 Schirra Ave.
(June 6, 2022) → Read the full The Sacramento Observer reportLuke Johns, 22, of Folsom, won the prestigious Wild West Bass Trail Apex Spartan 580 on the Columbia River in Oregon on May 20.
(June 3, 2022) → Read the full Auburn Journal reportRio Linda Library Branch Supervisor Sally McGrath is transferring to the South Natomas Library for what she calls “a bit of a promotion.”
(June 3, 2022) → Read the full Rio Linda Messenger reportWith $29 million in funding from Homekey, a statewide program aimed at helping to develop more housing for California’s unhoused people, the old Staybridge Suites in Natomas now has a new name and purpose.
(June 2, 2022) → Read the full Sacramento News & Review report