If homelessness is truly our greatest problem, it deserves the greatest effort from our leaders,” writes opinion columnist.

California governments join forces when they agree. California state Sen. Angelique Ashby’s legislation would bypass local approval and create a county homeless management agency.

From viral trends to book drives, Sacramento teens are finding new ways to make their voices heard in county government.

A prominent piece of downtown Sacramento real estate has been purchased by the Native American tribe behind Red Hawk Resort ...

Folsom's new manager is confronting the city's structural budget problems before the city is ‘basically out of cash.' Can he ...

Anyone who has ever dreamed of visiting a large number of California’s art museums in a single trip is in luck this summer.

When it comes to transmissions, cars used to fall under two categories: manual and automatic. However, a third type of transmission is growing in popularity, creating a third ...

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