Insight

Sound Advice: K-ZAP Holiday Gift Ideas

December 6, 2018 | Cody Drabble

K-ZAP host Dennis Newhall recommends box sets for the record collector in your family this holiday season.

Volunteers Hand Out Complete Christmas Dinner Boxes In Stockton

December 20, 2016 | Rich Ibarra

Christmas dinner came in a box complete with a turkey and all the fixings for 1,500 needy families in Stockton today.

Winter Holiday Festivities In And Around Sacramento

December 15, 2016

Looking for something to do this holiday season? We've rounded up a few events and sites for you to see through Christmas.

How Gender-Specific Toys Could Have An Effect On Children

November 29, 2016 | Randol White

The toys your child gets for Christmas this year, could set a tone for what they believe they're capable of achieving years from now.

Food and Sustainability

Sacramento Charity Loaves & Fishes Offers Hot Meals On Christmas

December 24, 2015 | Chris Nichols

Loaves & Fishes is offering hot meals for Sacramento's neediest on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Military Tracks Storybook Flight Of St. Nick For 60th Year

December 24, 2015

(AP) - For the 60th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will continue its tradition of telling youngsters the location of Santa Claus on his annual storybook world tour.

Drought Strains Christmas Tree Supplies

December 7, 2015 | Rich Ibarra

'Tis the season for Christmas tree sales, but supplies are tight this year because of the drought in California.

Environment

Permits On Sale To Cut Christmas Trees At Lake Tahoe

November 12, 2015 | Ed Joyce

Permits to cut Christmas trees go on sale soon in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Winter Wonderland Returns With All New Exhibits

October 22, 2015 | Bob Moffitt

The exhibit of illuminated silk-covered structures has never had an encore performance, but organizers made an exception for Sacramento after a robust turnout in 2015.

Sacramento Offers Free Parking Evenings/Weekends Through Holidays

November 25, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

Thanksgiving to Christmas is called the "holiday season," but in parts of the City of Sacramento, it's also "free-parking season."