Midtown Voucher-Friendly Flats Attempt to Upend Sacramento’s Housing Math
A new 30-unit apartment building in Midtown Sacramento has opened, offering mostly one-bedroom units for around $1,500 a month and accepting Housing Choice Vouchers. The construction cost is about $200,000 per unit, not including land, which is lower than larger, publicly funded projects. City officials are observing...
Will trash pickup in Sacramento be delayed on Christmas? See holiday schedule
Christmas is Thursday , Dec. 25. Whether you’re hitting the road, running errands, going out to eat or spending the day cooking up a feast, several Sacramento-area businesses and services — including government offices — will be closed or observing limited hours for the holiday. What does that mean for garbage...
New exhibit at Arden Fair Mall showcases what it looked like in the ’90s,...
Among the photos are familiar names like Copeland's Sports and the Waldenbooks store. Visitors will also find vintage clothing and accessories, including limited-edition Hello Kitty overalls and old shopping bags from a time before online shopping existed.
Exclusive: Former employees describe unchecked ‘abuse’ at Sacramento ICE facility
Two former employees of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor are alleging a toxic environment at the Sacramento ICE facility where the former employees say, some case specialists routinely abused and sexually harassed fellow employees and undocumented immigrants. In sworn declarations filed to the...
Retail Crime Task Force Arrests 17
“The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Task Force continued its multi-day enforcement operation, wrapping up Day Three with another productive evening of targeted retail theft enforcement. Day Three’s operation took place at Town and Country Village, focusing on retail locations including...
Filipina Nurse Dies After Being Struck by Car Outside Sacramento VA Medical Center
SACRAMENTO, CA — A Filipina nurse who worked at two major Northern California medical facilities died after being struck by a vehicle outside the Sacramento VA Medical Center, prompting an outpouring of grief from colleagues, family, and the Filipino American community. Novyrose “Novy” Mejia, a nurse at both UC Davis...
At 73, I Discovered Free Food Has Been 2 Blocks Away for Years
I've lived in the same Sacramento neighborhood since 1987. Thirty-seven years in this house. Last month my neighbor saw me putting back items at the grocery checkout and pulled me aside in the parking lot. She told me about a community pantry two blocks from our street. Two blocks. I've walked past that church a...
Sacramento Rents Are Going Down
Sacramento rents fell 2.5% year over year in November, marking a clear shift in a market that surged during the pandemic.
Sutter County deputies arrest suspect in school construction site burglaries
An arrest has been made in the case of several recent burglaries at school construction sites in Sutter County.
Multiple suspects arrested in CHP operation targeting NorCal organized retail theft ring
A California Highway Patrol task force this month arrested 13 people and recovered over $800,000 in stolen merchandise in connection with an organized retail theft ring that operated across Northern California.

















