Big Brothers Big Sisters Raise Big Money With Unique Fundraiser
Big Brothers Big Sisters Northern Sierra and Sacramento agencies raised nearly $40,000 with a fundraiser that featured donors rappelling down the side of the Residence Inn by Marriott.
The Senator Hotel, once a premier nightlife spot for entertainment, may be bustling once again thanks to an application filed to make it a wine bar destination.
Sacramento City Unified Entices Students with Food Truck
The new Central Kitchen food truck debuted at the Farm to Fork Festival, and will soon be rolling into local schools to get students excited about school lunches.
Several hundred mourners gathered in Roseville on Sept. 18 to honor U.S. Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Family and friends spoke about the Roseville native and her outstanding service to her country.
According to a Sacramento Bee analysis of county coroner data, illicit fentanyl contributed to the death of 95 people last year—nearly a three-fold increase compared with 2019. And the death toll hasn’t slowed in 2021.
Lawsuit Imperils Sacramento’s Plans for Homeless Shelters and Tiny Homes
The city of Sacramento plans to spend $100 million on 20 sites for shelters, tiny homes and sanctioned encampments. But a lawsuit filed in Sacramento Superior Court alleges the plan skirted an environmental review and will expose homeless individuals to air pollution.
Shawn Harrison, founder of Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova, shares regenerative agricultural practices that empower people to address environmental challenges—and change the world with small acts—in their own backyards.
CalPERS Sent Pension Checks to More Than 20,000 Dead People
CalPERS hadn’t recovered about $42 million in pension overpayments made to about 22,000 dead people over several years, according to a newly public internal audit report.
Three years after changing its name to reflect the contemporary news business environment, the CNPA makes another change with the times, admitting freelance writers and content creators as members.
Gavin Newsom's star is on the rise after a dominant victory over a recall attempt, but leading Republican candidate Larry Elder says he's only getting started.
Cumbersome state bureaucracy and competition from their illegal counterparts has made life perilous for California's nascent legal cannabis businesses.
Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, states have possessed broad authority to protect public health, even to suspend certain laws and commandeer private property. Here's why, and how it works.
Moonshine Ink newspaper in Truckee provides updates on the latest fires in the region, as well as wildfire preparation, firefighting methods and other angles on the fire crisis.
In an article by Priya Hutner of the Tahoe Weekly, author, poet and naturalist Obi Kaufmann talks about his latest work: a new book and a documentary film that screens online Sept. 9.
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