New Year, New Laws For California Students
With the New Year comes a slate of new laws bringing changes for students statewide, reshaping rules around…
The OBSERVER’s 2025 ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’
The year 2025 has been marked by major shakeups and shutdowns and as a particularly rough year ends,…
How Kwanzaa Connects Culture, Healing, And Black Ag In Sacramento
For Angela Galbraith, attending Sacramento’s Kwanzaa celebration wasn’t just about observing a holiday; it was about reclaiming a…
Sacramento’s Stories To Watch In 2026
As Sacramento enters 2026, its African American community will navigate a year defined by leadership transitions, political stakes,…
California’s budget: From surplus to $12 billion deficit
By Yue Stella YuGov. Gavin Newsom releases his revised 2025-26 budget proposal in Sacramento on May 14, 2025.…
Florin Square Owner Lists Iconic Property for Sale
For more than 20 years, Florin Square has been an important center for Black-owned businesses, culture, and community…
135 new tiny homes added to Sacramento shelter
The City of Sacramento has completed the expansion of its Roseville Road shelter-and-service campus, adding 135 tiny homes…
Statewide rollout of Cal State’s automatic admissions plan
By Mikhail ZinshteynStudents walk through campus at Cal State San Marcos on May 6, 2025. Photo by Adriana…
Sacramento’s Palms Apartments: A battle for affordable housing
A long-standing conflict between residents of the Palms Apartments, their corporate landlord, and Sacramento County officials has intensified…
‘Countdown on the Cobblestones’ returns to Old Sacramento Waterfront with 9 p.m. fireworks show
By Sacramento City Express Sacramento residents can welcome the new year at “Countdown on the Cobblestones,” a New…
Match for Meals: Sacramento’s fight against hunger
When rates of hunger climb, every dollar matters. That reality drives two Sacramento-based organizations to pool resources in…
Grassroots effort to save Celebration Arts underway
With a recent shakeup in leadership, dwindling funds and mounting financial woes, the local Black theatre company Celebration…