EnvironmentGrassroots effort aims to alleviate Sacramento’s disparity in tree canopy coverageThe Meadowview Urban Tree Project is a grassroots initiative in Sacramento that aims to address the disparity in tree coverage in South Sacramento areas by removing stumps and planting trees.
State GovernmentHigh-speed rail projects in California and Nevada get a $6 billion infusion of federal infrastructure money
EducationDecember 11, 2023Srishti PrabhaAs California transitions to electric vehicles, a Sacramento high school will start training students as EV techniciansStarting in January of 2024, Kennedy High School will be one of the first in the county and state to reframe its automotive career pathway to focus on zero-emission technology, including electric and hybrid vehicles.
December 11, 2023Chris NicholsVolunteers needed to count Sacramento County’s homeless population in JanuaryThe county’s biennial Point-In-Time Count collects demographic information about people experiencing homelessness. Results are used to determine state and federal funding for homeless services.
December 9, 2023Vicki GonzalezSacramento City Unified first-ever hygiene drive collects items for unhoused studentsThe school district is asking for donations of items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste through Dec. 22 to help unhoused students and their families. The district estimates around 3,500 students don’t have permanent housing. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentDecember 7, 2023California budget rollercoaster: Analyst predicts $68 billion deficitCalifornia’s Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a 2024-25 budget deficit twice as large as 2023-24. It says the state could dip into reserves and cut some one-time spending.
EducationDecember 7, 2023Janelle SalangaSacramento State faculty joined rolling statewide strike ThursdayThe Dec. 7 strike closed out a series of four one-day strikes the California Faculty Association organized this week to put pressure on California State University leadership to increase salary and improve working conditions.
December 6, 2023Chris NicholsSacramento County launches first-of-its-kind mobile clinic for pets of unhoused residentsKnown as the PAWS Clinic, the free service will focus on spaying and neutering pets while also providing vaccinations and caring for sick and injured animals. The clinic will visit local homeless shelters and encampments.
Health CareDecember 6, 2023Kate WolffeSutter Health psychiatric hospital workers hold one-day strike to call for higher wages, staffing increasesDozens of unionized health care workers picketed outside the Sutter Center for Psychiatry on Folsom Boulevard Wednesday to protest protracted contract negotiations, which have stretched on for more than a year and a half.
State GovernmentDecember 6, 2023Gaza cease-fire protests prompt Newsom to hold virtual Capitol Christmas tree-lighting ceremonyCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom won't host an in-person Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol this year because of concerns that protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza would disrupt the annual event.
BusinessDecember 6, 2023Kristin LamCity of Sacramento plans to poll voters on possible vacancy tax ballot measureIf the City Council puts a vacancy tax measure on the November 2024 ballot, it would need a two-third majority vote to pass.
State GovernmentDecember 6, 2023Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to retire at the end of the monthFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will retire at the end of this year, leaving just weeks left in his time in office.
