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.
December 8, 2023Chris HaganVicki GonzalezThe Sacramento region could see its first toll lanes. Caltrans wants to know what you think.A new plan would add toll express lanes spanning parts of I-80 and Highway 50 starting just east of UC Davis and crossing over into the city of Sacramento up to I-5. Caltrans is asking residents to weigh in through Jan. 5. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
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.
EnvironmentDecember 6, 2023Mike HagertySacramento DA adds environmental claims to lawsuit against city over homelessness responseSacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho amended a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento, saying unhoused residents pollute rivers and streams. Homeless advocates say recent studies show that’s untrue.
EducationDecember 6, 2023Threats, stress and politics pushing school superintendents out the doorCalifornia superintendents have left their jobs in large numbers in recent years, but turnover appears to be particularly high this year. They are being replaced with a new group of less experienced school district leaders.
December 5, 2023Chris NicholsTiny homes for unhoused residents likely won’t be placed at Cal Expo, after allThe state-owned site had been discussed for some of the 350 cabin-sized shelters Governor Gavin Newsom promised for Sacramento this past spring. Officials have proposed using a county-owned site on Watt Avenue.
EnvironmentDecember 5, 2023Manola SecairaAs atmospheric rivers become more frequent, California expands research to prepareA new law could help connect flood and reservoir control operations with new technologies and strategies that can more accurately predict the arrival of these storms.
