Sacramento County launches first-of-its-kind mobile clinic for pets of unhoused residentsDecember 6, 2023 | Chris NicholsKnown as the PAWS Clinic, the free service will focus on spaying and neutering pets while also providing vaccinations and caring for sick and injured animals. The clinic will visit local homeless shelters and encampments.
Health CareSutter Health psychiatric hospital workers hold one-day strike to call for higher wages, staffing increasesDecember 6, 2023 | Kate WolffeDozens of unionized health care workers picketed outside the Sutter Center for Psychiatry on Folsom Boulevard Wednesday to protest protracted contract negotiations, which have stretched on for more than a year and a half.
State GovernmentGaza cease-fire protests prompt Newsom to hold virtual Capitol Christmas tree-lighting ceremonyDecember 6, 2023California Governor Gavin Newsom won't host an in-person Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol this year because of concerns that protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza would disrupt the annual event.
City of Sacramento plans to poll voters on possible vacancy tax ballot measureDecember 6, 2023 | Kristin LamIf the City Council puts a vacancy tax measure on the November 2024 ballot, it would need a two-third majority vote to pass.
State GovernmentFormer Speaker Kevin McCarthy to retire at the end of the monthDecember 6, 2023Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will retire at the end of this year, leaving just weeks left in his time in office.
EnvironmentSacramento DA adds environmental claims to lawsuit against city over homelessness responseDecember 6, 2023 | Mike HagertySacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho amended a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento, saying unhoused residents pollute rivers and streams. Homeless advocates say recent studies show that’s untrue.
EducationThreats, stress and politics pushing school superintendents out the doorDecember 6, 2023California superintendents have left their jobs in large numbers in recent years, but turnover appears to be particularly high this year. They are being replaced with a new group of less experienced school district leaders.
Tiny homes for unhoused residents likely won’t be placed at Cal Expo, after allDecember 5, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe state-owned site had been discussed for some of the 350 cabin-sized shelters Governor Gavin Newsom promised for Sacramento this past spring. Officials have proposed using a county-owned site on Watt Avenue.
EnvironmentAs atmospheric rivers become more frequent, California expands research to prepareDecember 5, 2023 | Manola SecairaA new law could help connect flood and reservoir control operations with new technologies and strategies that can more accurately predict the arrival of these storms.
EducationSacramento State commencements will be without live band in a cost-cutting measureDecember 5, 2023 | Janelle SalangaIn a shift from the majority of previous years, all of Sacramento State's commencements will be played by KSSU, the university's student-run radio station.
