Sacramento RegionFree yoga in Midtown returns, this year among giant poppiesMay 6, 2026 | Keyshawn DavisFresh Air: Midtown Parks has returned with free wellness activities at four Midtown Parks. There is also a new California poppy art installation at Fremont Park.
Sacramento RegionYolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announces sudden retirementMay 6, 2026 | Sarit LaschinskyDistrict Attorney Jeff Reisig was first elected in 2006, and is serving his fifth term. His retirement comes shortly after his office indicted eight people in connection to the deadly 2025 Esparto fireworks explosion.
Housing and HomelessnessSacramento County’s largest homeless shelter faces rising costs and delaysMay 4, 2026 | Tony RodriguezA North Highlands site, years in the making, could serve 350 people, but it’s still not open months after the original estimated completion date was set.
Sacramento RegionFormer figure skater and Olympic gold medalist reads to a Twin Rivers elementary schoolMay 4, 2026 | Keyshawn DavisKristi Yamaguchi read her book Cara’s Kindness to Twin Rivers Hazel Strauch Elementary School. Her nonprofit Always Reading program provided the students with tablets to increase reading.
Sacramento RegionBallots head to mailboxes for California’s June 2 primaryMay 4, 2026 | Greg MicekCounties statewide are sending out vote-by-mail ballots starting May 4. Here's what voters need to know before the June 2 primary.
Housing and HomelessnessHow a Sacramento hospice home brings ‘dignity and compassion’ to people experiencing homelessnessMay 1, 2026 | Sarit Laschinsky | Vicki GonzalezJoshua’s House started as the personal mission of former professor Marlene von Friedrichs-Fitzwater, and opened last year. It is the first hospice serving people experiencing homelessness on the West Coast. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
