
Lina Fat Was the Matriarch of Prominent Sacramento Restaurant Business
She was the woman who helped keep Frank Fat’s a vital component of regional political life while expanding the brand and solidifying the Fat family as one of the most prominent names in the Sacramento hospitality scene.

EPA’s Answer to California’s Question Over Clean Car Rollbacks May Affect Commutes
The rule stripping California of its power to police climate-warming car pollution is supposed to take effect this week. Still unknown is whether this affects 2021 vehicles or earlier editions — and what it means for California’s commuters.

Status Check: Shop Local Campaign Kicks Off in Lincoln
City leaders encourage residents to spend more of their dollars locally
Between 2000 and 2010, Lincoln quadrupled in size from roughly 10,000 residents to 40,000. But revitalizing the city’s downtown and growing its economic base has been an ongoing work in progress.

Why Donors Should Stop Pressuring Nonprofits to Pinch Pennies
Rewarding charities that scrimp is less strategic than it sounds.
The end of the year is a popular time to give to charity, but no matter what time of year it is, donors want help deciding which charity to support.

Low-Income Families Still Struggling After Public Safety Blackouts
Tossing a fridge full of food means hunger for Californians on tight budgets. Even food banks lost supplies during outages.
Across California, low-income households faced hunger and financial crisis as the food in their refrigerators spoiled during October’s unprecedented, deliberate blackouts.

California’s Working Moms Get Stronger Support for Workplace Lactation
Experts recommend children be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their lives. But many mothers return to work well before that and often have trouble finding a suitable place to pump and store their breast milk.

Time for a Swim
Chinook salmon — crucial to California’s fishing industry — return to Rancho Cordova’s Nimbus Fish Hatchery
During the first week of November every year, like clockwork, the gates to the fish ladder open at Nimbus Fish Hatchery on the American River, and the Chinook salmon — crucial to California’s commercial and recreational fishing industry — climb 22 steps to complete their final journey home.

Medi-Cal to Expand Eligibility to Undocumented Adults; Some Say They Won’t Enroll
Starting in January, young adults can sign up for California’s Medicaid program regardless of immigration status.
But a fundamental question looms: Will they?
Some young people already say they won’t enroll in public coverage because they fear federal immigration policies could later penalize them for participating — though that fear might be unfounded.

How Safe Is Your Pension?
Defined-benefit plans represent a promise, but whether it will be kept depends on the type — and your employer
Pensions put the risk on employers, who are on the hook to pay retirees an agreed amount no matter what happens to the underlying investment.

A Community Service Project and the Issues of the Building Industry
It is difficult to build anything — especially homes and apartments — in California. Even simple projects like constructing a playground come with frustrating hurdles.