News Archive

A home-grown Sacramentan in the Oval Office? Cornel West announces presidential candidacy

June 7, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

The 70-year-old “Sacramentan to the core” educator and author grew up in the Glen Elder and South Land Park neighborhoods. He’s a third-party candidate represented by the progressive People’s Party.

Immigration

‘Bring it on’: Sacramento faith leaders welcome migrants flown from Texas with phones, clothes and lawyers

June 6, 2023 | Nicole Nixon | Claire Morgan

Florida officials confirmed they were involved in transporting the asylum seekers and rebuffed claims of kidnapping by Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom.

State Government

Gavin Newsom wants Ron DeSantis charged with ‘kidnapping’ migrants. Is that possible?

June 6, 2023

Gavin Newsom hinted he wants to pursue kidnapping charges against Ron DeSantis over migrant flights to California. Can the California governor do that?

Sacramento tenant advocates say bill capping security deposits could make it easier to access housing

June 6, 2023 | Chris Nichols

Small landlords, meanwhile, say AB 12 could hurt their ability to cover costly repairs.

State Government

Prop. 8 remains on the books 15 years later. California’s LGBTQ+ lawmakers want to repeal it.

June 5, 2023 | Nicole Nixon

“People are horrified when they are reminded that the California Constitution explicitly discriminates against LGBTQ people,” said Sen. Scott Wiener. “We need to get this out of our constitution.”

Immigration

Second plane carrying migrants lands in Sacramento. Here’s what we know.

June 5, 2023 | Claire Morgan

Since Friday, two private flights carrying more than 35 people migrating to the United States have arrived in Sacramento.

Grand jury calls for Sacramento County jail improvements, warns of receivership risk

June 5, 2023 | Kristin Lam

A grand jury warned that Sacramento County risks losing control of its two jails to a court-appointed receiver if it doesn’t improve conditions.

State Government

California organizations call for greater state investment responding to violence, discrimination directed at AAPI communities

June 5, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

Over 100 community organizations — including several from Sacramento — signed a letter asking for an additional $40 million, which would “support services for victims and survivors of hate crimes … and facilitate hate crime prevention measures.”

Amid pockets of rising student homelessness, California districts tap Covid funding to help families

June 4, 2023

The federal money helps identify more students who lack housing.

Health Care

Health care coalition jockeys over Medi-Cal spending, eyes ballot initiative

June 4, 2023

California Healthline has learned that a coalition of doctors, hospitals, insurers, and community clinics want to lock in a tax on health insurance companies to draw in extra Medicaid funding. It also wants to make the tax permanent.