Sacramento RegionA sculpture, a missing poster, and a body bag: A moon rock’s journey in SacramentoMarch 25, 2026 | Ruth FinchA beloved sculpture in downtown Sacramento, affectionately called the “salt lick,” left the SAFE Credit Union Plaza in September. The neighborhood around the convention center yearned for its return. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionEvangeline’s Costume Mansion to reopen in June after fireMarch 25, 2026 | Keyshawn DavisOld Sacramento’s year-round costume shop will have a grand re-opening in June after closure due to significant smoke and water damage from a fire. The first-floor gift shop will reopen at a later date.
State GovernmentPain at the pump turns political as CA governor candidates offer competing solutionsMarch 25, 2026 | Gerardo ZavalaCalifornians are feeling the squeeze at the pump and candidates for governor are offering sharply different ideas to bring relief.
EnvironmentWhat are the impacts of California’s unseasonably hot March?March 24, 2026 | Sarit Laschinsky | Laura FitzgeraldWestern states have been feeling the heat for more than a week, which has broken temperature records and raised longer-term concerns as California’s snowpack continues to melt. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Region‘Oak Park reads too’: Can the neighborhood bring back a library after decades of not having one?March 24, 2026 | Riley PalmerOak Park has been without a library since the late 1980s, but for the last decade a mother and daughter duo have been leading a grassroots effort to establish some form of one in one of Sacramento’s first neighborhoods. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionRep. Doris Matsui ‘demanding answers’ after mother arrested by ICE at SFOMarch 24, 2026 | Chris FeltsNorthern California leaders are responding to a viral incident at San Francisco International Airport involving immigration officials. The video shows a Sacramento woman struggling against two ICE agents in front of her daughter.
EducationTwin Rivers teachers return to classrooms after 12-day strikeMarch 23, 2026 | Greg MicekAfter 12 days on the picket line, Twin Rivers teachers secured 7% raises, a $4,000 bonus, and fully paid family healthcare.
Sacramento RegionShake The Future Up hopes to shake up the polls with increased youth voter registrationsMarch 23, 2026The campaign focuses on peer advocacy to encourage civic participation.
Sacramento RegionAgreement reached: Natomas teachers strike endsMarch 19, 2026 | Keyshawn DavisNatomas teachers strike ends after more than a week and 12 months of bargaining.
Sacramento RegionA (non-exhaustive) list of places in California named after César ChávezMarch 19, 2026An analysis by The California Newsroom — a collaborative of public media outlets, including NPR — found over 65 locations in the Golden State bearing the name of the late labor leader.
