Kris Hooks
News Editor
Sacramento is home. It always has been, and it always will be. Having lived here most of my life, I recognize Sacramento is a place where people hold a variety of opinions, live amid a rich environmental landscape and are part of diverse communities.
But like most of the country, Sacramento is also steeped in structural and societal inequities that disproportionately affect people of color and poorer communities.
As CapRadio’s news editor, it’s my job to help our reporters develop stories with the context and understanding of Sacramento´s history and the many experiences of the people who live here.
Sacramento is yours as much as mine, so if you have any questions or suggestions on how CapRadio should report on what´s happening, let me know.
Sacramento County Board District 2: Who's running in the June 7 primary election
May 19, 2022
Many Sacramento area races won’t be decided until November, after they're narrowed to two candidates. But in the county’s second supervisorial district, where Patrick Kennedy and Duke Cooney are the lone candidates, a decision will be made in June.
Sacramento County Board District 5: Where candidates stand on environmental issues
May 19, 2022
The district, which includes cities like Rancho Cordova and Elk Grove, has four candidates running to replace longtime supervisor Don Nottolli on Sacramento County’s Board of Supervisors.
Sacramento City Council District 1: Who's running in the June 7 primary election
May 19, 2022
For 12 years, Angelique Ashby helped make Natomas one of the hottest neighborhoods for families in Sacramento. Candidates vying to replace her will have a chance to represent a now established, but still growing Natomas neighborhood.
Sacramento City Council District 3: Who's running in the June 7 primary election
May 19, 2022
Due in large part because of redistricting, the District 3 seat will be up for grabs, signaling yet another change of the guard on the City Council. Three of the eight districts will have a new representative.
Three charged with murder on one-month anniversary of Sacramento’s worst mass shooting
May 3, 2022
Sacramento’s district attorney says the men are facing three counts of homicide in the deaths of Johntaya Alexander, Melinda Davis and Yamile Martinez on the morning of April 3.
Photos: Sol Blume R&B festival brings the love back to Sacramento
May 2, 2022
R&B music festival Sol Blume roared back over the weekend from a pandemic-muted hiatus, moving to a much larger venue that brought with it more artists and tens of thousands of fans.
After Sacramento’s deadliest mass shooting, officials plan to ask voters to pay for more youth programs
April 26, 2022
While local officials say youth programs may not have prevented the worst mass shooting in Sacramento’s recent history, some argue more funding would build off of pre-pandemic successes.
Former student arrested after allegedly sending racist messages, threats to American River College president, officials say
March 15, 2022
The threats were directed towards Melanie Dixon, the first Black woman to lead the school. The Los Rios Community College District has filed a restraining order against the student and increased security on campus.
Sacramento city’s participatory budget program is underway. Here’s how to get involved.
March 14, 2022
Sacramento is officially launching its participatory budgeting program, which will let residents decide over the next few months how the city will spend $1 million in sales tax revenue.
Ukrainians in Sacramento protest Russian invasion, praying for ‘support of the whole world’
February 24, 2022
Throughout the Sacramento region — from the rallygoers at Capitol to Roseville churches to members of the Kings — people of Ukrainian descent and their supporters expressed shock Thursday over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.