Child Care Crisis

The region’s shortage is at critical levels, and part of the problem is not enough space. Capital Region leaders are looking for ways to get more facilities up and running.

As of 2017, Sacramento County had enough licensed child care slots to accommodate little more than a quarter of children with working parents. State and local officials are spearheading efforts to change that.

Making #MeToo Matter

A number of significant changes to employment law were slated to take effect this year, but the impact is hard to measure

The #MeToo movement sent shock waves through the nation in late 2017, forcing a reckoning over the extent to which sexual harassment and discrimination had pervaded the workplace and society at large. Now, more than two years later, it’s changing the law.

Mending the Gap

In California, efforts to close the gender wage gap persist, despite the signing of The Equal Pay Act of 1963

Fifty-seven years after the Equal Pay Act was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, women still earn substantially less than men. Legislation in California is attempting to level the playing field.

The Cost of Caring

For mothers affected by the soaring cost of child care, companies that offer help have an edge

Tonja Candelaria would probably be living in the Pacific Northwest, working at her dream job of public relations for a zoo, if she hadn’t chosen to have children.

Small Downtowns Blend History With Unique Experiences

The Capital Region offers a mix of destinations within an hour’s drive of Sacramento

For anyone in the Sacramento area looking to get away for a day or weekend, the Capital Region has plenty of hidden gems — the many downtowns in rural enclaves that are easy to drive to and explore by foot.

Young Entrepreneurs Are Staking Claims in the Countryside

Since the Industrial Revolution, the myth of the American Dream has centered around cities. As the story goes, the most promising rural youth leave their hinterland homes to seek their fortunes in the metropolis, perhaps never to return.

Part of this month’s Rural Living series

Are Tourist Draws Like Apple Hill and Daffodil Hill Too Popular?

Overtourism at some of the Capital Region’s most popular seasonal destinations is not unfamiliar. But is there such a thing as too much of a good thing when it comes to tourism?

Part of this month’s Rural Living series.

Rural Transplants Find Simpler Life — and Unique Challenges

Many dream of life in the country, but wildfires and economic barriers are making the transition harder than ever

For many, an understanding of rural living is less about population numbers and topography and more about a sense of being.

Part of this month’s Rural Living series.

Comstock’s Best Stories — and Covers — of 2019

Comstock’s editors and designers pick our best journalism and magazine covers of the year

The end of the year brings an opportunity for reflection, and for newsrooms big and small that takes the form of the annual tradition of recapping the best stories over the course of 52 weeks.

The City Is the Lab

Urban Technology Lab is trying to put Sacramento on the innovation map

The Urban Technology Lab aimed to offer businesses and academic institutions a space to develop their ideas, products and services with the goal of making Sacramento more tech savvy. Is the program making good on that promise?

Part of this month’s Innovation issue