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‘We keep each other safe’: LGBTQ+ community members explore ways to preserve the spirit of Pride in safety, sponsorship choices

June 9, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

Celebrating Pride carries more weight for many queer and trans people this year, but efforts to create a space for joy persist.

Live updates: Trump faces 37 federal counts in the grand jury's indictment

June 9, 2023

The document unsealed early Friday afternoon shows that a grand jury indicted Trump on 37 counts, including 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information and making false statements.

State Government

The new payday loans? California moves to regulate cash advance apps

June 9, 2023

Consumer groups say some new “earned wage access” services are similar to payday loans, but they’ve been operating in a legal gray area. A California department has proposed rules that would be the first in the country to regulate the industry.

Trump indicted in case of alleged mishandling of government secrets

June 8, 2023

The former president has been indicted on seven counts, including willful retention of information related to national defense and at least one false statements charge, a source tells NPR.

State Government

Constitutional scholar calls Newsom’s proposed amendment a ‘symbolic gesture’

June 8, 2023 | Nicole Nixon

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to place new restrictions on guns, but a constitutional law expert said the country’s founding document has never been changed the way Newsom is proposing.

California expands partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to make free books available to kids under 5

June 8, 2023

All Californians under 5 will be eligible for a free monthly book in English or Spanish thanks to the expansion of a partnership between California and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

California rent relief is still available for thousands of tenants who were denied COVID assistance

June 7, 2023

Thousands of Californians who lost work during the pandemic are struggling with debt. A new settlement makes COVID rent relief available to tens of thousands of tenants.

Why do extremists bring conspiracies to public meetings? Sacramento State professor gives context

June 7, 2023 | Kristin Lam

Christopher Towler, a Sacramento State associate professor of political science, gives national and historical context to the issue of hate speech in public meetings.

A home-grown Sacramentan in the Oval Office? Cornel West announces presidential candidacy

June 7, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

The 70-year-old “Sacramentan to the core” educator and author grew up in the Glen Elder and South Land Park neighborhoods. He’s a third-party candidate represented by the progressive People’s Party.

Immigration

‘Bring it on’: Sacramento faith leaders welcome migrants flown from Texas with phones, clothes and lawyers

June 6, 2023 | Nicole Nixon | Claire Morgan

Florida officials confirmed they were involved in transporting the asylum seekers and rebuffed claims of kidnapping by Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom.

State Government

Gavin Newsom wants Ron DeSantis charged with ‘kidnapping’ migrants. Is that possible?

June 6, 2023

Gavin Newsom hinted he wants to pursue kidnapping charges against Ron DeSantis over migrant flights to California. Can the California governor do that?

Sacramento tenant advocates say bill capping security deposits could make it easier to access housing

June 6, 2023 | Chris Nichols

Small landlords, meanwhile, say AB 12 could hurt their ability to cover costly repairs.

State Government

Prop. 8 remains on the books 15 years later. California’s LGBTQ+ lawmakers want to repeal it.

June 5, 2023 | Nicole Nixon

“People are horrified when they are reminded that the California Constitution explicitly discriminates against LGBTQ people,” said Sen. Scott Wiener. “We need to get this out of our constitution.”

Immigration

Second plane carrying migrants lands in Sacramento. Here’s what we know.

June 5, 2023 | Claire Morgan

Since Friday, two private flights carrying more than 35 people migrating to the United States have arrived in Sacramento.

Grand jury calls for Sacramento County jail improvements, warns of receivership risk

June 5, 2023 | Kristin Lam

A grand jury warned that Sacramento County risks losing control of its two jails to a court-appointed receiver if it doesn’t improve conditions.

State Government

California organizations call for greater state investment responding to violence, discrimination directed at AAPI communities

June 5, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

Over 100 community organizations — including several from Sacramento — signed a letter asking for an additional $40 million, which would “support services for victims and survivors of hate crimes … and facilitate hate crime prevention measures.”

Amid pockets of rising student homelessness, California districts tap Covid funding to help families

June 4, 2023

The federal money helps identify more students who lack housing.

Health Care

Health care coalition jockeys over Medi-Cal spending, eyes ballot initiative

June 4, 2023

California Healthline has learned that a coalition of doctors, hospitals, insurers, and community clinics want to lock in a tax on health insurance companies to draw in extra Medicaid funding. It also wants to make the tax permanent.

Food and Sustainability

Congress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they mean

June 3, 2023

In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.

Health Care

California’s digital privacy battle: It’s police vs. civil libertarians, with an abortion twist

June 3, 2023

California is considering banning the use of “reverse search warrants,” which compel tech companies to disclose the identities of individuals based on the location of their phone and internet search history. Abortion activists call it vital.