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Two long-awaited parks finally open in Sacramento’s Northlake neighborhood

Sacramento, California - Two long-planned neighborhood parks are finally ready to welcome families, turning years of drawings and development plans into places where children can play and neighbors can gather. Councilmember Lisa Kaplan is inviting residents to mark the moment next Friday during a grand...

OPINION: Sacramento’s safety progress feels harder to believe from the porch

NOTE: This is an opinion piece reflecting the author’s personal observations and experiences. The views expressed here are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of this publication. Sacramento, California - I was sitting on my back porch the other evening,...

OPINION: Sacramento urgently needs budget ‘reality check’ moment

Sacramento, California - I drive the same streets I’ve known since I was a kid. Some mornings I still take the route past the...

OPINION: Sacramento cut youth violence programs. Then teenagers started getting shot.

Sacramento, California - I’ve raised kids in this city and now I have grandkids growing up here. When I hear about another teenager getting...

OPINION: The 503 Sacramento City Unified layoffs are a symptom, not the cure

Sacramento, California - I sent both my kids through Sacramento City Unified schools. East Sac elementary, then a middle school that had its ups...

OPINION: I watched a man steal razors and liquor in broad daylight. The cashier just hit the manager button.

Sacramento, California (Editorial) - I was at the grocery store on Alhambra Boulevard the other day, the one I’ve shopped at for twenty years....

OPINION: Return to office, Sacramento has waited long enough

Sacramento, California - I still remember what downtown felt like on a regular Tuesday before everything changed. You could walk from the Capitol area...

Sacramento signed agreements to coordinate homelessness services. On the street at midnight, nothing changed.

Sacramento, California - Sacramento has no shortage of plans, committees, dashboards, agreements or good intentions. In fact, that may be part of what makes...