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.
Sacramento RegionCalifornia’s first Black-led conservancy group works to make nature more inclusiveJune 25, 2025 | Tyler Webb | Vicki Gonzalez40 Acre Conservation League, California’s first Black-led conservancy group, acquired hundreds of acres of land near Emigrant Gap in Placer County. The organization plans to make the land open for public recreation within a few years.
Sacramento RegionCapRadio eyes ‘transition plan’ for Chico, Humboldt public radio stationsJune 24, 2025 | Jen Picard | Chris Nichols | Sarit LaschinskyManagement of NSPR in Chico and KHSU in Humboldt County would return to their individual license holders, Chico State Enterprises and Cal Poly Humboldt, respectively.
Sacramento RegionLast body found after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in sudden storm, bringing death toll to 8June 24, 2025The body of the last person missing from a boat that capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a sudden and powerful weekend thunderstorm has been found, bringing the death toll to eight.
