EducationHow a Sacramento charter school misused $180 million and became a poster child for reformSeptember 3, 2025Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools will now have to repay the state.
EnvironmentCalifornia holds off on penalizing oil companies for price gougingSeptember 2, 2025 | Manola SecairaGovernor Gavin Newsom supported the price gouging penalty when he signed it into law in 2023 as a way to stop unnecessary gas price spikes. Now the governor and the energy commission have decided to put it on hold.
Sacramento RegionThe odd new strategy in Sacramento: fighting mosquitoes with more mosquitoesSeptember 2, 2025 | Tony RodriguezIn Natomas, crews are releasing 400,000 sterile male mosquitoes that don’t bite but mate with invasive Aedes aegypti. The goal is to stop the spread of diseases like Zika and dengue while cutting back on the pesky bites that target ankles and wrists.
Sacramento RegionWWII veteran celebrates his 100th birthday by skydiving with his son and grandsonSeptember 2, 2025 | Chris FeltsA World War II Navy veteran and lifelong Californian celebrated his 100th birthday last week by doing something he's spent years thinking about...jumping out of an airplane at 13,000 feet with his son and grandson. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionSoil Born Farms urban agriculture and education project to celebrate 25 years of cultivating the communitySeptember 2, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisThe nonprofit runs a 55-acre farm along the American River in Rancho Cordova focused on educating both children and adults on how to grow their own food.
State GovernmentBig money and names power the campaign to influence California voters over a new congressional mapSeptember 2, 2025California voters will decide in November whether to OK a new congressional map that would benefit Democrats. The campaign to influence voters has already begun.
State GovernmentTrump broke the law by sending National Guard to L.A., federal judge rulesSeptember 2, 2025A 19th Century law called the Posse Comitatus Act defines what the military can do on U.S. soil. President Trump broke that law by sending the National Guard to L.A., a federal judge rules.
Sacramento RegionYolo County supervisors say staff were aware of Esparto fireworks storage years before deadly explosionAugust 29, 2025 | Sarit Laschinsky | Sally LongeneckerNewly-released records show staff from the county’s building division were informed in 2022 that fireworks were being stored at the property in Yolo County, but no enforcement actions or follow-up visits were conducted.
Sacramento RegionUC Davis alum creates underground education pipeline for Afghan girlsAugust 29, 2025 | Vicki Gonzalez | Sarit LaschinskyThe Taliban’s return to power in 2021 brought about the end of many Afghan girls’ dreams of continuing their education. But a Sacramento-area nonprofit, founded by a UC Davis alum, is offering some students the chance to continue learning online.
State GovernmentMeet the Sacramento architect behind California’s new proposed congressional mapsAugust 29, 2025 | Vicki GonzalezCalifornia’s contentious proposal to redraw congressional maps has drawn heated debate. But data consultant Paul Mitchell says his company’s maps still respect good governance principles and criteria laid out by the state’s redistricting commission.
Sacramento RegionSacramento State moves forward with football field at Cal ExpoAugust 28, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisThe proposed athletic park would open Fall 2026 and would be located at Cal Expo’s horse race track and Grandstand. The partnership would involve a 50-year permit for 9.25 acres with the potential to add more sports in the future.
Housing and HomelessnessSacramento’s City Hall camping ban went into effect. Some residents are in limboAugust 28, 2025 | Tony RodriguezSacramento’s new ban on camping outside City Hall took effect Thursday, ending a six-year exemption that allowed unhoused residents to sleep there overnight.
State GovernmentNewsom deploys ‘crime suppression’ teams statewide while mocking Trump’s threatsAugust 28, 2025As President Donald Trump ramps up threats of military action to “clean up” Democratic-led cities, Newsom said local communities can best tackle crime in their communities.
ImmigrationImmigration agents signed up to recruit at a California university. Then the protests startedAugust 28, 2025Social media swirled with rumors that ICE would be among the employers at the job fair, something the campus said is not true. Still, the campus postponed the event over concerns about Customs and Border Protection’s participation.
EducationCalifornia expands TK, but thousands of 4-year-olds remain unenrolledAugust 27, 2025While 90% of families with small children said they’d like to enroll their little ones in a transitional kindergarten-style program, only 65% reported knowing TK was available, down from 83% the year before.
Arts and LifestyleSeptember theater roundup: Fall season ramps up in SacramentoAugust 27, 2025From a gender-bending journey through the Grand Canyon, to a tale of suburban warfare sparked over a koi pond, and a political satire featuring the worst gubernatorial candidate ever, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this September.
Spanish/EspañolVotantes de California divididos mientras Newsom impulsa plan estatal de redistribución para contrarrestar a TexasAugust 27, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaVotantes en el distrito del congresista republicano Kevin Kiley reaccionan a la propuesta del gobernador para contrarrestar el gerrymandering del Partido Republicano en Texas.
EnvironmentFirefighters try to corral California forest blaze as lightning strikes bring risk of new ignitionsAugust 26, 2025Firefighting crews are trying to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California’s Sierra National Forest, as forecasters warn that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could spark new ignitions.
State GovernmentCalifornia GOP takes Newsom to court over redistricting, again. Will Trump sue next?August 26, 2025California Republicans are suing again to try and keep Gov. Newsom and Democrats’ redistricting plan off voters’ ballots. President Trump floated the idea of suing, too.
Sacramento RegionMatsui denied entry to ICE site as Sacramento leaders demand answersAugust 25, 2025 | Tony Rodriguez | Riley Palmer | Chris FeltsSacramento leaders are demanding answers after reports that immigrants are being detained overnight in unsafe conditions at the John E. Moss Federal Building. Rep. Doris Matsui says she was denied entry during a surprise inspection Friday.
