Sacramento

Sacramento-area growth has concentrated in its suburbs. The city is no longer the center of the region, which has missed chances to expand.

Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could harm more salmon and other endangered fish.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says homelessness is "the biggest scar on the reputation of California" and accuses local officials of dragging their feet to resolve it.

As California struggles to address its housing shortage, the sky-high costs of housing projects minimize the bang for its bucks.

Federal officials moved to cancel commercial and recreational salmon fishing off California as the fish still aren't thriving.

California has the nation's largest population of homeless people and has spent billions of dollars to lower the number yet it keeps growing.

California's capital city, Sacramento, has become a startling example of official sneakiness in how it conducts its business.

Downtown Sacramento faces many challenges, but the growing number of small businesses, hotels, homes and other major developments signal its transformation, says Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

San Francisco is coping with a "doom loop" of declining employment and business activity in its downtown core, but a new study suggests Sacramento may be in worse shape.

Hate crimes were up 20% in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply. But the state is also spending more than any other to combat such crimes, including a hotline, state commission and a new round of grants to community organizations.