Sacramento RegionSacramento Book Festival returns Saturday, shines light on declining child literacyMay 30, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaThe Sacramento Writers Club will host its second annual festival tomorrow featuring local authors, readings, panels and a focus on improving youth literacy.
Sacramento RegionSacramento’s signature food event gets a fresh twistMay 28, 2025 | Greg MicekBig changes are coming to Sacramento’s Farm-to-Fork Festival, and the Tower Bridge Dinner is getting an update. Find out who’s cooking and what’s different this year.
Sacramento Region‘He was bringing the world to us:’ Remembering Sacramento’s iconic anchor Stan AtkinsonMay 28, 2025 | Gerardo Zavala | Vicki GonzalezStan Atkinson was a legendary Sacramento news anchor who died at 92 this past weekend. His son and a former colleague reflected on his international coverage, deep local roots and lasting service.
Sacramento RegionSacramento heat wave expected to break recordsMay 28, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaTriple digits are expected this weekend as the city is set to experience its first heat wave of the year. Cooling centers will open and free transit will be available.
State GovernmentCalifornia's undocumented seniors’ food assistance is on hold, possibly foreverMay 27, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaCalifornia’s delay and proposed “trigger-on” clause for food aid expansion leaves undocumented seniors at risk of food insecurity. Advocates urge lawmakers to remove the clause before its June 15 deadline to finalize the budget.
Sacramento RegionLocal in-home support workers at risk due to proposed state budget cutsMay 23, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisGovernor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal would reduce the workweek for In-Home Support Service workers by 16 hours. A local IHSS worker says it would force her to find a new job, taking away care for her daughter.
Arts and Lifestyle‘Unseen’ is seen through the lens of a war photographer and how her work affects her lifeMay 20, 2025“Unseen” explores how the photos of combat and destruction affect the people whose lives and deaths are on display.
Sacramento RegionSome City Council members are rejecting a pay raise, amid city budget crisisMay 19, 2025 | Tony RodriguezThree council members are asking for their pay raises to instead go toward their districts.
Sacramento RegionMeet LabRats, the Sacramento jazz quartet behind some of your favorite musiciansMay 16, 2025How LabRats is redefining jazz and shaping Sacramento’s music scene.
Sacramento RegionFranklin Boulevard project promises safer streets. But at what cost to longtime residents?May 15, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaThe Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets Project promises to create safer walking and biking conditions along the road, but some residents worry it could accelerate gentrification and push out longtime community members.
