EnvironmentSaying goodbye to CapRadio’s 2024 temperature blanketJanuary 30, 2025After a year with this blanket, I’ve found I’m more aware of what’s normal and what’s a little more unusual in the Sacramento region — like in the summer, when Claire and I stitched the story of summer heat that broke records in Sacramento.
Sacramento Region‘Something wrong?’ Anh Phoong ups billboard design contest prize after community backlashJanuary 29, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaSacramento Attorney Anh Phoong launched a billboard design contest with the intention of giving back to the community. After facing criticism over what some called low prizes, she increased the reward.
State GovernmentOne reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessiveJanuary 29, 2025Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.
State GovernmentThis would be ‘devastating’: California sues to stop Trump’s chaos-inducing funding freezeJanuary 29, 2025Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.
Health CareTrump’s funding ‘pause’ throws states, health industry into chaosJanuary 29, 2025A sweeping Trump administration order threw the nation’s health system into disarray Tuesday, as states and the health industry tried to make sense of what looked like a freeze on federal Medicaid funding.
State GovernmentTrump wants to break California’s sanctuary state law: 5 things to knowJanuary 28, 2025One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. California is one of them.
Sacramento Region‘Rainbow of safety’: How parents, drag queen protected kids during a protest at local bookstoreJanuary 28, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaThe Elk Grove-based queer-owned bookstore and café provides a safe space for Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ community.
Sacramento RegionRadclyffe’s, a new queer cocktail bar and restaurant, opens in SacramentoJanuary 28, 2025 | Manola SecairaRadclyffe’s owner, Caroline Sailor, says she wants the new space to be more representative of Sacramento’s local queer community. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentHere’s where to see nesting bald eagles by Lake NatomaJanuary 27, 2025 | Manola SecairaFor years, the same pair of eagles have laid their eggs at a nest by Lake Natoma in Folsom. Locals often gather along a pathway by Snowberry Way, right next to the water, to see the eagle couple at their nest from around February to June. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionSacramento Zoo’s move to Elk Grove reaches first financial goalJanuary 27, 2025 | Steve Milne | Keyshawn DavisThe new zoo’s proposed name, “The Greater Sacramento Zoo of Elk Grove,” has sparked debate among city council members.
