Every week, The Sacramento Bee’s visual journalists capture the moments — big and small — that tell the story of our community. From moving images in our neighborhoods to the action-packed energy on the sidelines of local sporting events and portraits of area newsmakers, their lens offer a unique window into life in Sacramento and beyond.

In this weekly feature, we spotlight some of The Bee’s most compelling images from the past week across news, sports and features. This selection of moments were made between Saturday, March 21, and Saturday, March 28.

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The UCLA Bruins band performs during a NCAA women’s basketball tournament Sweet 16 game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Friday. The UCLA Bruins band performs during a NCAA women’s basketball tournament Sweet 16 game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Friday. PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to participants of the California Service Corps on Wednesday during a visit to Shop Class, a nonprofit learning center in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. Newsom was launching a recruitment campaign to add 10,000 young people to the California Service Corps. Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to participants of the California Service Corps on Wednesday during a visit to Shop Class, a nonprofit learning center in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. Newsom was launching a recruitment campaign to add 10,000 young people to the California Service Corps. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com An emotional Gov. Gavin Newsom is overcome with emotion after listening to members of the California Service Corps tell stories during his visit to Shop Class, a nonprofit learning center in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood on Wednesday. He was helping to launch a new recruitment drive for the volunteer corps. An emotional Gov. Gavin Newsom is overcome with emotion after listening to members of the California Service Corps tell stories during his visit to Shop Class, a nonprofit learning center in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood on Wednesday. He was helping to launch a new recruitment drive for the volunteer corps. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com John McCrea of Cake performs with the band during a benefit concert for congressional candidates Mai Vang and Effie Phillips-Staley at Channel 24 in Sacramento on Sunday. John McCrea of Cake performs with the band during a benefit concert for congressional candidates Mai Vang and Effie Phillips-Staley at Channel 24 in Sacramento on Sunday. HANNAH RUHOFF hruhoff@sacbee.com Congressional candidates Mai Vang, center, and Effie Phillips-Staley, right, joined by and former U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, left, speak to the crowd before a benefit concert hosted by the two campaigns and Cake at Channel 24 in Sacramento on Sunday. Congressional candidates Mai Vang, center, and Effie Phillips-Staley, right, joined by and former U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, left, speak to the crowd before a benefit concert hosted by the two campaigns and Cake at Channel 24 in Sacramento on Sunday. HANNAH RUHOFF hruhoff@sacbee.com Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) stands for a photo with Henry McCarley, of El Dorado Hills, after giving him a pair of his game shoes at Golden 1 Center on Sunday. Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) stands for a photo with Henry McCarley, of El Dorado Hills, after giving him a pair of his game shoes at Golden 1 Center on Sunday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com Dutch Newsom, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s youngest son, center, puts his hand up as he attempts to catch a ball at Golden 1 Center during a Sacramento Kings game on Sunday. His sister Montana stands with him at right. Dutch Newsom, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s youngest son, center, puts his hand up as he attempts to catch a ball at Golden 1 Center during a Sacramento Kings game on Sunday. His sister Montana stands with him at right. Hector Amezcua hamezcua@sacbee.com Eric James Abril leaves the courtroom after he is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at Placer Superior Court on Wednesday. Eric James Abril killed a hostage and wounded two other people during a 2023 standoff with law enforcement at Mahany Park in Roseville. Eric James Abril leaves the courtroom after he is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at Placer Superior Court on Wednesday. Eric James Abril killed a hostage and wounded two other people during a 2023 standoff with law enforcement at Mahany Park in Roseville. PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Teri Burge, a senior buyer at Evangeline’s Costume Mansion, restocks merchandise on Tuesday as the landmark Old Sacramento store announced its reopening date after a June fire. Teri Burge, a senior buyer at Evangeline’s Costume Mansion, restocks merchandise on Tuesday as the landmark Old Sacramento store announced its reopening date after a June fire. Hector Amezcua hamezcua@sacbee.com


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Nathaniel Levine

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Bee visuals editor Nathaniel Levine joined the staff in 2003. His work has received awards from the Society of News Design, the Best of the West journalism competition and the California News Publishers Association, among others. A native Californian, Levine grew up in Grass Valley and attended UC Davis.