EnvironmentOrganizers say this year’s Sacramento Pride festival will be the most sustainable yetJune 6, 2024 | Manola SecairaThe LGBT Community Center, which organizes Pride festivities and a parade in Sacramento each year, aims to reduce landfill waste from the weekend events by 50%.
Sacramento RegionSacramento County supervisors OK sheriff’s proposal to buy new military equipmentJune 5, 2024 | Kristin LamSacramento County Sheriff’s Office requested spending roughly $155,000 on new military equipment in the next fiscal year.
Housing and HomelessnessSacramento County’s unhoused population drops 29%, bucking recent trendsJune 5, 2024 | Chris NicholsThe 2024 Point In Time Count survey counted nearly 6,600 unhoused people countywide. That’s down from the nearly 9,300 counted two years ago, when the region’s unhoused population spiked 67%.
Arts and Lifestyle8 Sacramento experiences to discover in JuneJune 5, 2024The City of Trees is buzzing with exciting and creative activities to explore this summer: Live music and comedy shows, guitar exhibits, Juneteenth events and art workshops.
EducationLawsuit seeks to remove Sacramento County Office of Education trusteeJune 5, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaPaul Keefer, elected to the Sacramento County Office of Education’s board in 2018, is also the executive director of the Pacific Charter Institute. A lawsuit from the California district attorney’s office contends that is a conflict of interest.
Housing and Homelessness‘The first step is addressing their health needs’: Sacramento group hosts Black hygiene driveJune 4, 2024 | Chris NicholsThe drive is collecting essential oils and other skin and hair care products tailored to Black residents and donating them to local homeless shelters.
Arts and LifestyleLocal musician Eli Conley helps trans singers find their voice after going on testosteroneJune 4, 2024 | Manola SecairaWhen Conley first went on testosterone in 2006, there weren’t many resources for transgender singers. He’s since taken lessons from his own experience and uses them to help his students who are undergoing a similar journey. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentForecasters expect triple-digit Sacramento temperatures this week, prompting excessive heat warningJune 3, 2024 | Steve MilneThe National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning from Tuesday to Thursday in both the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. Friday is also expected to see high temperatures.
Sacramento RegionSacramento Southside Park pool repairs to begin, but opening date yet to be announcedMay 31, 2024 | Kristin LamConstruction on Southside Park Pool, which has been closed since summer 2022, is set to begin in June. The City of Sacramento aims to reopen it this summer.
Housing and HomelessnessCourting landlords with vouchers: guaranteed incentives for willingness to rent to homelessMay 31, 2024Several Sacramento housing organizations are doing outreach to find landlords who will accept a voucher program assisting homeless and low-income families secure housing in the private rental market.