We were driving through a small town in northern New Jersey one October when we saw a huge pile of leaves someone had raked into a mound. We looked at each other with big smiles, pulled over, ran with abandon and jumped into that leafy patch. No, we weren’t schoolgirls having fun, but three women in their 50s reliving their childhood.

A wooden garden appears to be growing inside Davis’ Third Space Art Collective at “Forming, Here, Again,” a solo exhibition by Luka Vergoz open until Nov. 3. The organic, seemingly random shapes in Vergoz’ art are born out of his choice of materials: the scraps left behind on a woodshop floor.

Water policy in California is defined by fighting. Plans to fix the system languish for decades, and if they’re implemented, they end up in court for many more years. The Floodplain Forward Coalition has broken out of that paradigm.

There will be nine new entries to represent the ninth year of the Golden 1 Center, including a chicken-and-waffle sandwich, porchetta fries and bao buns. And once again, the Kings and their food partner Legends Hospitality made the effort to have the ingredients locally sourced.

In 2024, California was the state with the highest number of ADA cases filed, and this is a common theme for California nearly every year. Here’s how Senate Bill 84 could protect business owners from shakedowns.

Paranormal tourism has been a steady draw for Sacramento’s waterfront over the years, and October is peak season for businesses that capitalize on the spooky atmosphere.

The first sight through the door is something like an aquatic gargoyle with long fingers, smiling fangs and the scaly tail of a mercreature from the lowest depths.

Navigating communication in the workplace can be tricky. But experts agree the most effective way to improve communication is by first gaining self-awareness — understanding your own personality traits, behaviors and listening preferences — then learning to recognize and appreciate those in others.

CalMatters: The California State University system will seek a state loan of $144 million that it’ll have a year to repay at no interest, even though current projections show the system will have to add to its deficit to repay the debt.

Across the country, arts funding models are shifting. Where once large institutions absorbed the majority of public and philanthropic support, new approaches are emphasizing direct investment in artists themselves.