Sacramento CA

A Black former St. Hope Public Schools principal is suing the charter school, alleging that white administrators retaliated against her after she pushed for better conditions for students at the school. In the 22-page complaint, former Public School 7 Elementary principal Jessica Leary claims that former...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is replacing all magnetic stripe EBT cards with new chip-and-tap cards to improve security for benefit holders. The transition comes as existing magnetic stripe cards set to expire between now and October 25, 2025. All cardholders in Sacramento...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sephora will pay $775,000 to settle allegations of improperly handling hazardous waste, and Sacramento County will receive just under $78,000. The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office along with 24 district and city attorney’s offices reached the settlement with the beauty vendor,...

After months of repairs and upgrades, including the installation of new restrooms, flooring, and murals, Florin Square reopened with a grand celebration Sept. 20. “We are Sacramento’s Black Wall Street. The Black community here knows this is a safe space they can call home; that is for us and by us,” said Aaron...

A federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a woman beaten unconscious in front of her family by deputies accused of arresting her without probable cause has been settled for $17 million in California, her attorney announced. Nakia Porter had been driving to her home in Sacramento from Oakland with her father, her...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Weather conditions forecast for the Sacramento region will experience a very different weather pattern early this week as a series of storms moves through the area and brings fall weather to the region. The temperatures will be more than 10 degrees below average and clouds will...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Los Angeles transforms ordinary shopping into an extraordinary treasure hunt where yesterday’s discards become today’s discoveries. In a metropolis where status often comes with a designer label and a hefty price tag, this sprawling secondhand wonderland stands as...

Maraskeshia Smith is the first woman and first African American to serve as city manager in Sacramento.

Ready to rock out? Popular musical festival Aftershock is bringing the bass back to Sacramento with a packed concert lineup. Advertised as the West Coast’s largest rock, punk and metal festival , the four-day outdoor music festival features more than 115 bands performing live on four stages. This year’s headliners...

(FOX40.COM) — October is just around the corner, which means Sacramento’s number one scariest four haunted houses are back. The countdown for Halloween is underway, and FOX40 was the first to get a sneak peek of what to expect at Sacramento’s fan favorite haunted houses at Sacramento Scream Park. Park officials told...