Sacramento RegionCity of Sacramento expects more budget cuts next year. Here’s how the public can give inputThe City of Sacramento survey asks for feedback on priorities and ways to balance the budget, including making cuts to certain departments and programs.
State GovernmentOctober 15, 2024Abortion isn’t on the ballot in California, but state candidates can’t stop talking about itDemocrats in key legislative races say that abortion rights are under threat nationally so it’s a relevant issue. It could also be a winning issue.
EducationOctober 15, 2024Statewide test scores improved in 2024, but achievement still not back to pre-Covid levelsEnglish and math scores improved from 2023 to 2024, but still have not caught up to results from prior to the pandemic.
State GovernmentOctober 14, 2024Labor advocates say Newsom’s gas prices bill risks safety. The state disagrees.As a gasoline reserve bill faces a final vote today, labor advocates say the bill’s safety measures don’t go far enough.
EnvironmentOctober 14, 2024The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribeOver 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the indigenous groups that fought to create it.
State GovernmentOctober 14, 2024Gerardo ZavalaA lifetime of moving: Migrant worker families share their struggles, hopes for stable housingA new California Assembly Bill will pave the way for migrant centers to transition some of its housing units to year-round availability. The bill aims to stabilize the education of migrant farmworkers’ children.
Sacramento RegionOctober 12, 2024Keyshawn DavisPhotos: 12th annual Aftershock Festival rocks SacramentoThe four-day music festival at Discovery Park began Thursday and will go through the weekend.
State GovernmentOctober 11, 2024Kate WolffeBy banning involuntary servitude, Proposition 6 could change the landscape of California prisonsProposition 6 promises to rid the state of involuntary servitude once and for all. It’s not clear how California prison labor would change. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentOctober 11, 2024Megan MyscofskiCalifornia GOP hopes Proposition 36 and Trump visit boost enthusiasmThe state has six close congressional races, and the GOP is looking to turn more people in those districts out to vote.
State GovernmentOctober 11, 2024California Senate passes bill aimed at preventing gas price spikesThe California state Senate has passed a bill aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing the proposal.
State GovernmentOctober 11, 2024TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allegeIn communications newly revealed, TikTok executives discuss being aware of the harms caused by their app. TikTok officials were warned of the app’s dangers to minors.
