2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1047+ words) By: Cal Matters March 28, 2026 An insurance crisis continues to rattle California's foster care system, threatening to displace thousands of vulnerable children." Since 2024, more than two dozen nonprofits that recruit, train and support foster parents have shuttered across 13 counties, according to…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1268+ words) By: Cal Matters March 21, 2026 On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking on car windows and peering into tents. It was the day after a winter storm had doused the…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (1297+ words) By: Cal Matters March 20, 2026 By Rachel Becker, CalMatters A record-baking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state's most important reservoir: its snowpack." Providing about a third of the state's water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (720+ words) By: Marcus Crowder March 17, 2026 "I was in Michigan," Buck Busfield told me. "I got a phone call from Timmy and he said, "I'm gonna start a touring theater for kids. Of course he'd already been fulminating this idea for a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (916+ words) By: Capital & Main March 17, 2026 This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit'Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The story of Kaiser Permanente's'chronically inadequate mental health care services has become a nearly 15-year saga, replete with multiple governmental disciplinary…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1388+ words) By: Jeff vonKaenel March 16, 2026 County agencies estimate the new rules could require more than 2,000 additional Medi-Cal eligibility workers and roughly 400 additional CalFresh workers statewide. The Governor's current proposal does not include funding for those positions. After years reporting on Medi-Cal…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1236+ words) By: SN&R Staff March 12, 2026 Lately, two of Sacramento's cultural storytelling arms have been leaning into low-cost admission initiatives with a boldness that mirrors their plays and exhibits." For both Capital Stage and the California Museum, prioritizing access is a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (401+ words) By: SN&R Staff March 10, 2026 This month, theater offerings are a sensational mix of recent favorites, certified classics and even a couple Sacramento originals." "Fat Ham" was well-received in 2022 when the Hamlet adaptation won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, while…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (566+ words) By: SN&R Staff March 6, 2026 Henry R. Luce, the founder of Time magazine, once said, "I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world." As a young reporter, Dan Araujo was immersed in the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (206+ words) By: SN&R Staff March 4, 2026 Opening the night, San Diego's Tunnel Vision delivers high-energy surf, reggae and ska, rooted in beachside psychedelia and skate culture. Influenced by Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, NoFX and Rancid, Tunnel Vision's upbeat punk spirit and ska-infused…...