News across Greater Sacramento

Pat Quan; The Weather Lie
There’s a weather lie we tell ourselves every September: Summer is over. Except around Folsom and El Dorado Hills, the thermometer doesn’t seem to know that. Technically, summer doesn’t officially end until around September 22. And around here, September can deliver some of the…

Preseason action has introduced the Simmons factor
Ben Simmons has stolen the preseason show thus far and understandably so. 2018 Rookie of the Year in the NBA and a three-time All-Star, brings with it a lot of optimism and certainly fan excitement. After sitting out the entirety of the 2025-2026 season recovering from back…

Dry week ahead with warming trend by mid-week at Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – There will be a cool start to the week will be followed by a gradual warming trend accompanied by generally dry conditions and lighter winds, […]

Ya Gotta be Schmittin' Me Podcast - A Presidential Oath
At some point during his ramblings to the sparse convention crowd, Mr. Unhinged began the oath-swearing ceremony

Rural Roots Sunday - My Rural Elk Grove Story
Our rural property is so much more than acreage on a map. It can be a place where generations of a family remain together

Sacramento Gas Prices Surge Continues: 'So Much Winning!'
Just as the president has promised for American consumers!

Elk Grove News Minute Podcast - Singh-Allen’s Surveillance Legacy and the Four Councilmen Who Enabled It
The legacy they get is often not what they want, but what they deserve.

Welcome Ben Simmons to the Sacramento roster
Many of you have now been Sacramento Kings fans for literally decades, and discussions of playoffs have been a topic rarely heard in the city of Sacramento. Enter new GM Scott Perry who has been promising changes with regard to bad drafts and trades that don’t make sense.…

On The Road: Revamped Subaru Outback SUV no longer resembles a wagon
Although it maintained a wagon-like body profile, for years the Subaru Outback was always classified as an SUV. Well, that is no longer the case with the emergence of the fully redesigned 2026 Subaru Outback. The company abandoned the sloped-roof styling that gave it the wagon…

Accelerating America’s Representative Democracy Death Spiral
American representative democracy and elections were already in a death spiral before Trump’s latest intervention

Memo to politicians this Labor Day: Try mentioning ride-share drivers
And when elected officials talk about helping workers, they almost invariably mention the same occupations: nurses, teachers and firefighters

Commentary: Matsui mailer targets ICE criticism, younger voters and independents
The mailer was delivered to Democrats and at least some voters registered with no party preference