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OPINION: The homelessness problem in Sacramento didn’t shrink; it just spread

Sacramento, California - Born at Sutter Memorial back when it was still on F Street, raised in East Sac, raised my own kids here,...
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Sacramento Fire turns routine training into surprise promotion for Fire Engineer Kevin Meek

Sacramento firefighter Kevin Meek thought he was returning to a normal shift. After time away on vacation, the Sacramento firefighter came back ready to get to work. His crew told him it was time for training, and Meek stepped into the moment the way firefighters...
Seth Ellis -
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Councilmember Mai Vang urges District 8 residents to help shape Sacramento’s safer streets plan

Sacramento, California - Sacramento’s work to make its streets safer is moving into another...
Samantha Penna -
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Sacramento nightlife training on June 18 brings bars and city safety teams into the same room

Sacramento, California - Sacramento’s nightlife is often measured in music, crowds, late dinners and...
Alvin Greg -
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Sacramento Fire Department faces its own scrutiny as city closes major budget gap

Sacramento, California - While much attention focuses on police spending growth amid declining crime...
Shelly Habbott -
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Sacramento traffic is becoming part of daily life. For many residents, that is the problem.

Sacramento, California - Marcus Reed leaves his house before sunrise, not because his shift...
Billy Evans -
Community

For Sacramento families, the housing math keeps getting harder

By the time Denise Alvarez opens the rental listings, the rest of her apartment...
Alvin Greg -
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Sacramento vice mayor raises fresh concerns over massive Natomas development plan, urges county leaders not to rush with decisions

Sacramento, California - Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes is urging Sacramento County leaders to...
Samantha Penna -
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Sacramento families invited to free “Movie Night Under the Stars!” event at George Sim Community Center on August 26

Sacramento, California - Sacramento families will have a chance to slow the week down, spread out a blanket and enjoy a summer evening together...
Gordon Gibbs -
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OPINION: Sacramento old soul is being sanded off. And we’re calling it progress.

Sacramento, California (Editorial) - I was walking down J Street the other day, just...
Just Bobby -
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Sacramento launches survey as one of its oldest public spaces starts renaming process open until July

Sacramento, California - Sacramento is asking residents to help decide the future name of...
Billy Evans -
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Councilmember Caity Maple invites Sacramento residents to mark Pride Month inside City Hall with formal resolution

Sacramento, California - Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple is inviting residents to bring Pride...
Alvin Greg -
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Councilmember Caity Maple invites Sacramento residents to mark Pride Month inside City Hall with formal resolution

Sacramento, California - Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple is inviting residents to bring Pride...
Alvin Greg -
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Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple joins neighbors for Hollywood Park’s annual summer celebration

Sacramento, California - Sacramento’s Hollywood Park neighborhood leaned into summer on Saturday, June 13,...
Gordon Gibbs -
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Sacramento vice mayor mourns 16-year-old killed in Northgate/South Natomas shooting: “No family should suffer”

Sacramento, California - Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes issued a statement Sunday after the...
Billy Evans -
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Fatal stabbing in Sacramento County ends with arrest and ongoing homicide investigation

Sacramento, California - A deadly stabbing in Sacramento County began with a 911 call...
Alvin Greg -
Community

Sacramento rivers carry the consequences of public decisions

Sacramento, California - Along the American River, the Sacramento River, Steelhead Creek, Arcade Creek...
Alvin Greg -
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Councilmember Mai Vang urges District 8 residents to help shape Sacramento’s safer streets plan

Sacramento, California - Sacramento’s work to make its streets safer is moving into another...
Samantha Penna -
Local News

Sacramento nightlife training on June 18 brings bars and city safety teams into the same room

Sacramento, California - Sacramento’s nightlife is often measured in music, crowds, late dinners and...
Alvin Greg -
Local News

Sacramento vice mayor raises fresh concerns over massive Natomas development plan, urges county leaders not to rush with decisions

Sacramento, California - Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes is urging Sacramento County leaders to...
Samantha Penna -
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Sacramento is paying more for policing. The public still can’t easily see the results.

Sacramento’s public safety debate now sits in a strange place: the city is spending...
Gordon Gibbs -
Community

Measure U was sold as a community lifeline. Sacramento’s next challenge is showing the results.

Sacramento’s Measure U began as a rescue line. In 2012, after years of pressure...
Billy Evans -
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Councilmember Pluckebaum reminds local restaurant owners to apply for $5,000 resilience grants until end of June

Sacramento, California - Sacramento’s independent restaurants are being reminded that help is available this...
Billy Evans -
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Sacramento County adds daytime refuge as forecasted heat raises concerns for vulnerable residents

Sacramento, California - Sacramento County is opening a temporary place for people to escape...
Samantha Penna -
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Sacramento County announces new 10-year deal that will allow up to three multi-day festivals each year at the Discovery Park

Sacramento, California - Discovery Park will remain one of Sacramento County’s biggest music stages...
Gordon Gibbs -
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The City of Sacramento is hiring

Sacramento, California - The City of Sacramento is opening the door for a human...
Seth Ellis -

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California is losing the corporate race, Texas has taken the lead

California - Texas has taken the lead in a corporate race that has been building for years, moving past California to become the new home base for the largest number of Fortune 500 companies in the country. The shift is narrow, but symbolic. Texas now...
Samantha Penna -
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California has the 11th best healthcare system across the nation, low mortality rate helps the ranking

California - California’s health care system has landed just outside the national top 10...
Alvin Greg -
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Newsom’s tour of Vast turns Long Beach’s Space Beach into a stage for California’s orbital ambitions

California - California Governor Gavin Newsom stepped onto the manufacturing floor at Vast’s Long...
Samantha Penna -
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California adds more hard-core planes to increase state’s firepower, more resources for battling wildfires

Sacramento, California - California is moving deeper into wildfire season with more aircraft in...
Billy Evans -
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California continues efforts to bring safety on the streets, Gov. Newsom celebrates: “Public safety starts with accountability”

Sacramento, California - California’s campaign against organized retail theft is showing another round of...
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OPINION: The homelessness problem in Sacramento didn’t shrink; it just spread

Sacramento, California - Born at Sutter Memorial back when it was still on F Street, raised in East Sac, raised my own kids here,...
Vicky Spencer (Editorial writer) -
Community

Sacramento Fire turns routine training into surprise promotion for Fire Engineer Kevin Meek

Sacramento firefighter Kevin Meek thought he was returning to a normal shift. After time away...
Seth Ellis -
Community

Sacramento Fire Department faces its own scrutiny as city closes major budget gap

Sacramento, California - While much attention focuses on police spending growth amid declining crime...
Shelly Habbott -
Community

Sacramento traffic is becoming part of daily life. For many residents, that is the problem.

Sacramento, California - Marcus Reed leaves his house before sunrise, not because his shift starts early, but because Sacramento traffic has taught him to fear the clock. At 6:35 a.m., he is already backing out of the driveway in Meadowview, coffee in the cupholder, lunch...
Billy Evans -
Community

For Sacramento families, the housing math keeps getting harder

By the time Denise Alvarez opens the rental listings, the rest of her apartment is quiet. The dishes are stacked. Her son’s backpack is by...
Alvin Greg -
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Sacramento traffic is becoming part of daily life. For many residents, that is the problem.

Sacramento, California - Marcus Reed leaves his house before sunrise, not because his shift...
Billy Evans -
Community

For Sacramento families, the housing math keeps getting harder

By the time Denise Alvarez opens the rental listings, the rest of her apartment...
Alvin Greg -
Local News

Sacramento vice mayor raises fresh concerns over massive Natomas development plan, urges county leaders not to rush with decisions

Sacramento, California - Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes is urging Sacramento County leaders to...
Samantha Penna -
Community

Sacramento families invited to free “Movie Night Under the Stars!” event at George Sim Community Center on August 26

Sacramento, California - Sacramento families will have a chance to slow the week down,...
Gordon Gibbs -
Community

OPINION: Sacramento old soul is being sanded off. And we’re calling it progress.

Sacramento, California (Editorial) - I was walking down J Street the other day, just...
Just Bobby -
Community

Sacramento launches survey as one of its oldest public spaces starts renaming process open until July

Sacramento, California - Sacramento is asking residents to help decide the future name of...
Billy Evans -
Local News

Councilmember Caity Maple invites Sacramento residents to mark Pride Month inside City Hall with formal resolution

Sacramento, California - Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple is inviting residents to bring Pride...
Alvin Greg -
Community

Letter to the editor: Sacramento changed and I miss when people actually let each other merge

Sacramento - Last Tuesday I left the house at 2:15 for a 3 o’clock...
Just Bobby -
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California is losing the corporate race, Texas has taken the lead

California - Texas has taken the lead in a corporate race that has been...
Samantha Penna -
Local News

Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple joins neighbors for Hollywood Park’s annual summer celebration

Sacramento, California - Sacramento’s Hollywood Park neighborhood leaned into summer on Saturday, June 13,...
Gordon Gibbs -
Local News

Sacramento vice mayor mourns 16-year-old killed in Northgate/South Natomas shooting: “No family should suffer”

Sacramento, California - Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes issued a statement Sunday after the...
Billy Evans -
Local News

Fatal stabbing in Sacramento County ends with arrest and ongoing homicide investigation

Sacramento, California - A deadly stabbing in Sacramento County began with a 911 call...
Alvin Greg -

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