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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.
California Significantly Reduces COVID-19 Testing Backlog, Works To Increase Capacity
April 4, 2020
Overall, roughly 126,000 Californians have been tested for the virus, a number that Newsom called “inadequate” despite having “substantially reduced that backlog” of unprocessed tests to approximately 13,000.
The Rent Is Due. But Some Tenants Who Lost Their Jobs Say They’re Not Paying.
April 1, 2020
Across the country, residential tenants are considering a “rent strike” as the monthly payment comes due in this coronavirus era.
California Nearly Halfway To Goal Of 10,000 More Ventilators Before Anticipated COVID-19 Surge
March 28, 2020
The state has secured 4,252, but approximately a thousand of those are not in working condition. It hopes to meet the 10,000 goal in anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Sacramento Region Schools Announce Closures Due To Coronavirus, Thousands Of Students To Stay Home
March 13, 2020
School districts across the Sacramento region and California announced closures Friday. Gov. Gavin Newsom said they would continue to receive state funding.
Gatherings Of More Than 250 People Should Be Postponed Or Canceled Due To Coronavirus, California Governor Says
March 12, 2020
To curb the spread of COVID-19, the state’s “public health experts have determined that gatherings should be postponed or canceled across the state until at least the end of March.”
NBA Suspends Basketball Season, Sacramento Kings Cancel Game
March 11, 2020
The NBA is suspending the remainder of the basketball season following today's games after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19. The Kings later canceled Wednesday's scheduled game against New Orleans.
Katie Valenzuela Poised To Upset Steve Hansen, Who Appears To Concede Sacramento City Council Race
March 10, 2020
On Tuesday, incumbent District 4 Councilman Steve Hansen wrote that it “seems like we will come up short” after Sacramento County’s latest ballot count update indicated he was trailing by nearly 1,000 votes.
Sacramento Mayor Re-Elected, But Too Soon To Call Most City Council Races
March 3, 2020
Perhaps the closest race after early results is in District 4, where incumbent City Councilman Steve Hansen is facing a tough challenge from Katie Valenzuela.
Leaf Blowers Could Be Banned In Sacramento On Bad Air Days
February 18, 2020
A council member is proposing to disallow both gas and electric blowers on days when the air quality index is at or above 100.
Sacramento's Urban Coyotes Aren't A Safety Concern. Here’s What To Do If You See One.
February 12, 2020
Dramatic photos of two coyotes chasing a cat up a tree in Midtown are sparking debate about the wild animals — and how residents should safely interact with and keep them away.