Sacramento RegionSacramento puts on hold proposal to allow more cannabis dispensariesAugust 21, 2024 | Kristin LamCity staff proposed giving 20 dispensary permits to participants in its equity program helping people affected by the war on drugs start cannabis businesses.
State GovernmentNewsom vetoes pollution monitoring bill, signs othersAugust 21, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiGovernor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to strengthen pollution monitoring, citing budget constraints.
Sacramento RegionSacramento County attorneys union plan strike. Here’s how court hearings could be affectedAugust 21, 2024 | Kristin LamProsecutors, public defenders and child support lawyers want at least the 5.5% pay raise a fact-finding panel recommended.
State GovernmentThe future happens in California, Gavin Newsom says in praise of Kamala Harris. But what’s his?August 21, 2024California’s governor casts the state’s votes for Harris in the ceremonial roll call and gives her a rousing endorsement.
State GovernmentSome California Democrats want an arms embargo on Israel. How far will they push Kamala Harris?August 20, 2024The Gaza war has divided California Democrats for months. Now, some of them are pushing the national party at the Chicago convention to support an arms embargo on Israel.
Sacramento RegionCelebrating culture and tradition: Sacramento’s R Street Corridor comes alive with son jarochoAugust 20, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaCasa de Español was founded 13 years ago at the end of the recession to create a hub for language and cultural exchange in Sacramento.
EnvironmentFirefighters significantly tame California's fourth-largest wildfire on recordAugust 20, 2024California’s largest wildfire this year has been significantly tamed as the state’s initially fierce fire season has, at least temporarily, fallen into a relative calm.
Sacramento RegionLos Rios Prison and Reentry Education Program faculty cleared of wrongdoing following investigationAugust 19, 2024Following a district-initiated investigation of nine faculty members in Los Rios Community College District’s Prison and Reentry Education Program, the president of the teachers union reported that they have been cleared of wrongdoing.
Sacramento RegionSacramento Community Land Trust acquires its first propertyAugust 19, 2024 | Kate WolffeThe purchase of a community garden in Del Paso Heights will allow people in neighboring tiny homes to have outdoor space, according to the executive director.
Arts and LifestyleWhat to know about Monday's blue supermoonAugust 19, 2024The next blue supermoon will not happen until 2032, but supermoons occur more frequently.