Sacramento RegionWest Sacramento’s new Sycamore Trail overpass boosts bicycle and pedestrian connectivityJune 30, 2025 | Tyler WebbThe new Sycamore Trail overpass bridges a gap between previously separated areas of West Sacramento, advancing the city’s master plan to enhance non-automotive access.
Sacramento RegionCapturing the quinceañera: Sacramento photography couple finds their nicheJune 30, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisJuan and Abygail Padilla are a photography couple specializing in event photography, with an emphasis on wedding and quinceañera shoots. They’ll be teaching a class called “Quinceañera with a Purpose” at Imaging 2026.
Housing and HomelessnessSacramento Valley Tenants Union’s Daniela Harvey on the power of collective action for tenant rightsJune 30, 2025The Sacramento Valley Tenants Union is helping tenants to know their rights and form associations around common fights. The organization hosts workshops twice a month where people can get their questions answered.
Sacramento RegionPetition threatens Sacramento’s Railyards stadium deal weeks after council approvalJune 27, 2025 | Tony Rodriguez | Tyler WebbA union-led petition challenges Sacramento’s $92M Railyards plan, raising concerns over luxury housing and threatening delays to the downtown stadium project.
EnvironmentHere’s how to help boost bee populations in the Sacramento regionJune 26, 2025 | Manola SecairaAngela Laws, an endangered species conservation biologist, helps take care of a community-led garden dedicated to attracting pollinators in Sacramento’s South Natomas neighborhood. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionLocal brewers discuss challenges the beer industry facesJune 26, 2025 | Vicki Gonzalez | Tyler WebbIn the wake of the closing of Track 7 and Device, some of the region's most popular beer producers, local brewers discuss how they are adapting to the changing market.
Sacramento RegionYolo County farmworkers face rising food insecurityJune 26, 2025 | Gerardo Zavala | Sarit LaschinskyFarmworkers in Yolo County face many barriers to accessing food, including low pay and a fear of asking for help. The Yolo Food Bank’s Cultivo program aims to address this by bringing culturally relevant food directly to them.
Sacramento Region‘Entertainment zones’ aim to boost Sacramento nightlifeJune 25, 2025 | Greg MicekSacramento just approved a trio of entertainment zones in Midtown and Downtown, allowing people to sip drinks in the street during permitted events. City leaders say the move could boost business and energize the nightlife scene.
Arts and LifestyleBlind, deaf and neurodivergent artists take center stage at ALL IN festivalJune 25, 2025 | Vicki GonzalezA three-day festival in Sacramento is featuring theater performances by, and about, people who are neurodivergent, blind or low-vision, deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Sacramento RegionDowntown businesses brace for crowds, even as state eases office requirements for thousandsJune 25, 2025 | Tony RodriguezLocal businesses near the State Capitol in Sacramento say they’re already seeing a change in traffic. A union representing about 14,000 state employees negotiated a delay on the return to office policy.
