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Nick Miller
Managing Editor, News and Information
Nick Miller is an award-winning editor with more than 15 years of newsroom experience. Most recently, he served as a lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Nick previously worked in the world of print journalism. In 2016, as editor-in-chief of the East Bay Express in Oakland, his staff earned several honors, including the prestigious, national George Polk Award for “Local Reporting,” which recognized the paper’s investigation of the Oakland Police Department’s sex-crime scandal.
He also worked as an editor for 12 years at the Sacramento News & Review. Nick oversaw that paper’s First Amendment legal battle with former mayor and NBA all-star Kevin Johnson, work that the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists recognized with a James Madison Freedom of Information Award in 2016. That same year, his paper also won the California News Publishers Association’s “General Excellence” prize for best publication in the state.
Nick has earned numerous awards for both editing and writing, including several CNPA first-place wins. The national Association of Alternative Newsmedia twice honored his reporting on freedom-of-the-press issues, and once for his coverage of homelessness in Sacramento.
When not in the newsroom, you’ll find Nick on the American River bike trail. He lives in the central city with his pug, Bernie (named after the dance, not the Vermont senator). Follow him on Twitter at @NickMiller510, and send news tips to Nick.Miller@CapRadio.org.
Sacramento County Allows Restaurants And Stores To Reopen, With New Guidelines On Face Coverings
May 22, 2020
Residents should wear face coverings while inside public places, such as grocery stores and offices, if they cannot keep six feet distance from others, according to a new public-health order released on Friday.
Schools, Homelessness, Health Care See Less Money In California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Revised Budget
May 14, 2020
It comes in at about $19 billion less than the one the governor proposed in January, eliminating many of the new programs he proposed before the coronavirus pandemic.
California Facing Landmark $54.3 Billion Budget Deficit Due To COVID-19 Crisis
May 7, 2020
A new California Department of Finance forecast projects a $9.7 billion drop for this year’s budget, and a $32.2 billion decline next fiscal year. The state began the year with a $5.6 billion surplus and $21 billion “rainy day” fund.
California Capitol Blocked With Fence As Protesters Denounce Gov. Gavin Newsom, Stay-At-Home Order
May 6, 2020
People protesting against California's stay-at-home order gathered Thursday afternoon on the sidewalk, unable to access the fenced-off state Capitol.
32 Arrests At Sacramento Protest Demanding End To California’s Stay-At-Home Order
May 1, 2020
Unlike a similar protest last month, state officials did not issue a permit for the protest, which went against Sacramento County health orders. Several people were detained, and officers eventually forced the crowd from the grounds.
Video Shows White Sacramento County Deputy Punching, Slamming Head Of Black 14-Year-Old
April 28, 2020
The video, posted to Twitter just after midnight on Tuesday and viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media, has prompted a use-of-force investigation.
California Governor To Beachgoers: Coronavirus ‘Doesn’t Take The Weekend Off’
April 27, 2020
Newsom hinted that the state is weeks away from beginning to slowly modify the stay-at-home order, but that could be delayed if residents don't continue to practice social distancing.
California Wants Restaurants To Prepare Meals For Vulnerable Seniors
April 24, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom detailed a partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday that would provide nutritional meals to seniors and get hospitality workers back on the job.
Protest At Capitol Targets California’s Stay-At-Home Order, Demonstrators Ignore Social-Distancing Guidelines
April 20, 2020
Demonstrators converged on California’s Capitol to call for the state to end the closure of businesses during the coronavirus outbreak, many not wearing masks or observing the state’s guidelines to keep at least six-feet away from others.
New ‘America First,’ ‘Ronald Reagan’ Street Signs Stir Up Controversy In Sacramento's Crocker Village Neighborhood
April 18, 2020
The signs, which use a slogan used by President Trump, popped up on Friday morning. City council will vote on a neighborhood map that includes the signs at Tuesday's meeting.