EnvironmentSMUD’s controversial Coyote Creek solar project moves forwardNovember 19, 2025 | Manola SecairaThe Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project at a packed Tuesday meeting, where over 150 people showed up to voice concerns or support.
Arts and LifestyleA Sacramento artist is giving #2 plastic a new lifeNovember 19, 2025 | Tony RodriguezA Sacramento artist is launching a new recycling project that turns plastic trash into everyday items. The work starts with small tools but comes with big goals.
State GovernmentBillionaire activist Tom Steyer joins race to succeed Newsom as California governorNovember 19, 2025Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer raised his profile as a foe to President Donald Trump when he spent $13 million on ads touting Proposition 50. Now, Steyer is jumping in the 2026 California governor’s race.
Sacramento RegionCombat U’s boxing team wants to make a statement at the second annual Causeway Boxing ClassicNovember 18, 2025 | Kai ArellanoOn Friday, Nov. 21, Sacramento State’s Combat U boxing team will be competing at the Nest along with UC Davis. The team is building high level student fighters for the program and making a big splash in Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionSacramento County DA’s new book tells the inside story of the Golden State Killer investigationNovember 18, 2025 | Vicki GonzalezThien Ho is Sacramento County’s District Attorney, and has announced a 2026 congressional bid. He was also the lead prosecutor in the 2020 trial and conviction of serial predator Joseph DeAngelo, and gives an inside look in his new book. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareNeed a paw? Sacramento State's emotional support dogNovember 18, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisDuke is the newest member of the Student Health Counseling and Wellness Services. He is a three-year-old hypoallergenic Newfoundland doodle mix who serves as an emotional support dog on campus Monday through Friday.
EnvironmentSeasonal rains bring Sacramento’s rare vernal pools back to lifeNovember 17, 2025 | Jen Picard | Vicki GonzalezThe arrival of autumn rains spark the return of these temporary wetlands across California, teeming with plant and animal life that are often unique to these vernal pools. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareLA jails scale back opioid addiction treatment as fatal overdoses continueNovember 17, 2025Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.
Food and SustainabilityHow California’s new ultra-processed foods law will transform school lunchesNovember 17, 2025 | Manola SecairaThe new law requires schools to phase out certain ultraprocessed foods by July 2029. It’s also the first in the country to give these foods a statutory definition. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentIn the shutdown’s wake, how fragile are benefits programs like SNAP, WIC?November 14, 2025 | Sarit Laschinsky | Vicki GonzalezMillions of people across California and the U.S. experienced nearly two weeks of uncertainty during the record-breaking shutdown after food assistance funding ran dry. These same programs saw expansions five years ago during COVID. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionCity’s budget crisis puts beloved garden and arts center clubs in limboNovember 14, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisThe Shepard Garden and Arts Center hosts more than 20 clubs and attracts thousands of people to its location. Clubs that have been using the center for decades are now looking for new locations due to the city’s financial crisis.
EducationProfessors, students divided over AI technology in classroomsNovember 13, 2025California is embracing AI in education, but some students and professors say it threatens creativity, accuracy and human connection.
State GovernmentDemocrat Mike McGuire challenges GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa for new Prop. 50 seatNovember 13, 2025McGuire, who terms out of the Legislature next year, hopes to capitalize on Democrats’ new voter registration advantage in LaMalfa’s post-Prop. 50 district to flip a congressional seat from red to blue.
Sacramento RegionDowntown Sacramento Ice Rink returns for its 33rd holiday seasonNovember 13, 2025 | Riley PalmerThe annual ice rink is beginner friendly, with events all season, and hopes to promote business downtown.
Health Care“State of Lung Cancer” report helps guide policymakers and healthcare workersNovember 13, 2025 | Ruth FinchNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness month and the American Lung Association’s State of Lung Cancer Report and State of the Air Report help to understand the face of lung cancer in the United States, and California’s unique set of issues.
State GovernmentAs e-bikes surge in popularity, a new California council wants to study safety risksNovember 13, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaAt least 20,000 people nationwide are injured yearly on e-bikes. In California, a new statewide council will study the causes and how to protect people without discouraging e-bike use.
They rely on landlines for emergencies. AT&T’s political moves in California could take those awayNovember 13, 2025AT&T’s failed effort this year to retire copper landlines in parts of California seemed to have support from a diverse grassroots coalition. But many of the members had ties with the telecom giant, CalMatters found.
State GovernmentGavin Newsom’s former chief of staff arrested on allegations of bank and wire fraudNovember 12, 2025The federal grand jury indictment accuses Williamson and four other co-conspirators, including Becerra’s former chief of staff, of funneling $225,000 in money from a dormant campaign account.
EnvironmentNow’s the time to spot the Delta’s iconic sandhill craneNovember 12, 2025 | Manola SecairaLocal birders flock to wetland lookout points just around this time of year, when the bird makes its way to the California Delta region as part of its annual migration from Alaska. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EducationTurning Point tour ends with fights and arrests at UC BerkeleyNovember 12, 2025While protesters chanted against the conservative ideals of Turning Point USA, event attendees laughed and danced inside the hall of one of the most liberal universities in the nation.
