Need a New Year's resolution? Here are 50 ways to improve your life in 2024December 31, 2023Scroll through Life Kit's New Year's Resolution Planner to find the perfect goal this year, whether it's exercising more, paying off your credit card debt or having more fun.
Arts and LifestyleSacramento cancels New Year’s Eve fireworks show over Tower Bridge — but here’s how else you can celebrateDecember 29, 2023 | Mike Hagerty | Claire MorganIt’s been four years since revelers saw fireworks reflecting off the waters of the Sacramento River near the Tower Bridge. Now, there’s growing concern that 2019 might have been the grand finale — though no one knew it at the time.
Ex-student found competent to stand trial for stabbing deaths near UC DavisDecember 29, 2023A former college student accused of stabbing two people to death in Northern California has been found competent to stand trial.
EducationCollege financial aid applications are changing. Here’s what’s new for FAFSA and CADAA in California.December 29, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaBillions of dollars of financial aid go unclaimed by college students every year. Here’s a look at what’s changing, and what Sacramento-area educators are doing to get more students signed up, including those who are undocumented.
Sacramento warming centers open ahead of Friday’s forecasted rainDecember 28, 2023 | Chris HaganThe city and county of Sacramento are opening weather respite centers ahead of forecasted storms which could bring around an inch of rain to the valley this weekend.
Sacramento mayor says embattled Council member Sean Loloee should ‘resign immediately’December 28, 2023 | Kristin LamCalls for Loloee’s resignation have come in steadily since he pleaded not guilty to a slew of federal charges on Dec. 15. But the council member said he plans “be fully engaged as I continue to complete my term on the Sacramento City Council.”
Health CareYolo County recommends residents vaccinate, mask indoors as regional virus activity risesDecember 28, 2023 | Kate WolffeRates of flu, COVID and RSV cases and hospitalizations are rising across the state. Yolo County’s Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson said “it is not too late” to get vaccinated.
EnvironmentAs gas use declines, California could lose $4 billion in transportation funding, report findsDecember 28, 2023 | Manola SecairaA report from the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a net transportation funding decline of about $4.4 billion — or 31% — within the next decade.
Health CareSurprise ambulance bills put these families in debt. A new California law bans the practiceDecember 28, 2023Surprise ambulance bills can leave families deeply in debt after a medical emergency. A new state law that forces insurance companies to negotiate payments is expected to save Californians tens of millions of dollars a year.
EducationCalifornia is pressing universities to repatriate thousands of Native American remains and artifacts. How two campuses are succeeding.December 27, 2023Successive state audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with decades old state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts.
