Comstock’s stories, designs, photographs and illustrations won 20 California Journalism Awards — a record for the magazine — from the California News Publishers Association. Here’s a list of all our awards and winning content.

The competition’s inventions included a medical device that detects fetuses’ oxygen levels, a machine-learning tool that analyzes livestock health and a healthy take on boba milk tea.

In the past decade, there’s been an earthquake of distrust in the news media. Comstock’s Editor Judy Farah considers how we got here and why we need credible, unbiased reporting more than ever. 

The Sacramento-based photographer is traveling around her native country of Ukraine to aid refugees during the Russia-Ukraine war, documenting their experiences along the way.

Firebird Russian Restaurant recently reopened as Noroc with a fresh new look.

Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.

PODCAST: The pop-up model allows independent chefs to experiment with new concepts and creative menus without investing in overhead.

For these chefs, cult followings are built through next-level broth, experimentation and a healthy dose of nostalgia.

Winemakers are challenged with the consistent threat of wildfires and their aftermath, plus drought conditions and complex water realities.

The pop-up model allows independent chefs to experiment with new concepts and creative menus without investing in overhead.