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.

A 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.

The 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.

Construction is about to begin on a 150-unit apartment building for low-income seniors in the downtown Sacramento Railyards.

Jaimee 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.

The 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.

Funding from the state and 2017's SB-1 will soon be used to support Elk Grove area transportation improvements, including the local train station.

With 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.

Shine is a community development program designed to improve and revitalize neighborhoods in the Sacramento region.

Sean 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.

Starting July 1, Sacramento residents will be required to separate food scraps and food-soiled paper from other waste.

Vice 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.

Well 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.

Whisky auctioneer proves how badly bourbon collectors want to bring home labels from Sacramento’s Corti Brothers grocery store.

Activist and CEO of the Black Future Co-op Fund argues that it is a time to envision what is possible outside of systemic oppression.

A vandalism incident last week resulted in property damage of around $28,000 for a popular Japanese noodle restaurant near Sunrise Boulevard and Madison Avenue.

Sacramento 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.

Ron 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.

At 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.

Sacramento County Public Health officials once again are encouraging residents to keep their masks on.

Sacramento 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.

Dr. 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.

The 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.

Pacific 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.

Henrietta 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.

While 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.

Early 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%.

While 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.

On 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.

Luke Johns, 22, of Folsom, won the prestigious Wild West Bass Trail Apex Spartan 580 on the Columbia River in Oregon on May 20.

Rio Linda Library Branch Supervisor Sally McGrath is transferring to the South Natomas Library for what she calls “a bit of a promotion.”

With $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.