Health CareSacramento-area art program helps children process griefSeptember 9, 2025The Children’s Bereavement Art Group is a free service (no Sutter affiliation or insurance required) offered in Sacramento, Roseville and Yuba County that has served over 16,000 children since its inception in 1985.
EnvironmentIn LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energySeptember 9, 2025At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats gently bob up and down with the waves to generate power. It's the first onshore wave energy site in the United States.
Health Care‘I will do it again’. Mom of California overdose victim pledges to keep fighting in CapitolSeptember 9, 2025After a CalMatters investigation, lawmakers asked Christine Matlock Dougherty to testify on behalf of bills to regulate mental health insurance. They didn’t pass this year.
State GovernmentRemembering California’s 'progressive warrior': The legacy of John BurtonSeptember 8, 2025 | Vicki Gonzalez | Jen Picard | Sarit LaschinskyThe longtime Democratic lawmaker and state party chair died Sunday at the age of 92. A former Sacramento Bee reporter who co-authored Burton’s memoir remembered his colorful language and desire to work across the aisle.
Sacramento RegionA Farm-to-Fork celebration: 12th annual Tower Bridge DinnerSeptember 8, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisThe 12th annual dinner on the Tower Bridge celebrates local farmers and agriculture featuring dishes from local chefs.
Sacramento RegionCongresswoman Matsui calls Sacramento ICE facility visit ‘sanitized,’ pushes for more transparencySeptember 5, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaMatsui finally toured Sacramento’s federal immigration facility on Friday after being denied twice.
Sacramento RegionEmpowerment in action: Women overcome homelessness, become property managersSeptember 5, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisFive women in Sacramento experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity completed the RENEW program, a five-week property management course that began in 2018.
EnvironmentDavis entrepreneur aims to eradicate invasive golden musselsSeptember 5, 2025 | Vicki Gonzalez | Sarit LaschinskyThe golden mussel poses an ongoing threat to California’s rivers, lakes and water systems. But a Davis-based company is looking to adapt its existing mussel-targeting product to the new invaders.
Sacramento RegionThe Table: Drop-in center offers haven for trafficking survivorsSeptember 5, 2025 | Keyshawn Davis3Strands Global Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a vision of a world free from human trafficking. Their wellness center downtown is open five days a week and provides a safe space, case management, clothes and food for survivors.
Sacramento RegionACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raidSeptember 4, 2025After agents were forced to stop ‘roving patrols’ in LA, they moved north to Sacramento. But a judge had already restricted raids there.
