Sacramento Bee’s Benjy Egel collects regional restaurant favorites in forthcoming cookbookAugust 11, 2023 | Kate WolffeEgel spills the beans about his forthcoming collection of recipes submitted by Sacramento’s top chefs and what it’s like to be a food and drink reporter in the Farm-to-Fork Capital. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EducationGoodbye hotdogs, hello vegan masala: California’s school lunches are going gourmetAugust 11, 2023California school lunches are free for all students. Now, fueled by an influx of funding, the focus is on freshly made, healthy meals.
Sacramento leaders propose policy package aimed at preventing homelessnessAugust 10, 2023 | Kristin Lam | Kate WolffeThe proposals focus on strengthening rental protections and building more affordable housing — from developers who pay fair wages.
EnvironmentSacramento could be home to the nation’s biggest electric truck charging depotAugust 10, 2023 | Kristin LamThe public station will be geared toward commercial trucks driving through the Interstate 5 corridor and could open in 2025.
‘Staggering solidarity’: How California’s summer strikes broke down wealth, class barriersAugust 9, 2023Showing solidarity with other social classes is a prominent union strategy in the so-called “hot labor summer” sweeping California. It’s too soon to say if the inter-union activity will get employers to bargain.
Sacramento Republic sign 13-year-old from Woodland, youngest pro soccer player in the USAugust 9, 2023Da’vian Kimbrough, who joined the Sacramento Republic’s youth academy in 2021, is eligible to make his professional debut on Saturday.
Arts and LifestyleBlack and Brown students are enriched by culturally reflective arts education. But can Sacramento County provide it?August 9, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaThe incremental loss of arts education since the 1980s has impacted communities of color. With new arts education funding in the state budget, advocates say the conversation should encompass culturally reflective programming. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Mayor pushes back after District Attorney threatens legal action over encampment enforcementAugust 8, 2023 | Kristin Lam | Kate WolffeSacramento County DA Thien Ho sent a letter Monday to city leaders, threatening legal action if they don’t address the “public nuisance” of homeless encampments. Mayor Darrell Steinberg pushed back, urging the DA to bolster and expand services.
Former UC Davis student charged with fatal stabbings will need a spot at a state hospital, but the system is in crisisAugust 7, 2023 | Kate WolffeA number of confounding factors, including long wait times for state hospitals, could delay rehabilitation for Carlos Dominguez. Victims’ families are still eager for answers and resolution.
Environment'Hank the Tank,' the bear behind 21 home invasions, has been captured near Lake TahoeAugust 7, 2023Bear 64F is believed to be one of three animals who've broken into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe in the last year and helped themselves to messy meals, enchanting the internet.
