
Athletic Wolves With Steve Martarano and Judy Farah
PODCAST EPISODE: Editor Judy Farah, Managing Editor Dakota Morlan and contributor Steve Martarano discuss April’s cover story on the A’s, the gray wolf’s California comeback and whether or not dire wolves are a good idea.

Resurrecting the Railyards
After a major environmental cleanup, ground is expected to be broken this year on a new hospital, stadium and entertainment center
The Railyards, an urban infill project, promises to transform downtown Sacramento, nearly doubling its existing size. The property consists of 240 acres north of the Amtrak station on H Street and east of Interstate 5.

Editor’s Addendum: Meeting the Wolves
My visit to the Women for Wolves sanctuary in Placer County was a moving experience
Midway through our interview, we’re interrupted by the most incredible sound: the wolves, howling in harmony with each other. We stop talking and sit silently to take it in. It’s a beautiful, special moment.

The Gray Wolf Was Once Thought to Be Extinct in California. Instead, It Has Made a Remarkable Comeback
Since OR-7, nicknamed Journey, made his fateful crossing, the California wolf population has grown to more than 70 since 2011. However, they remain listed under both the state and federal Endangered Species Act.
Sponsored

Pinnacle Emergency Management
THE EXPERTS IN DISASTER RESTORATION
The Client
Spencer Building Maintenance, a full-service custodial and building maintenance firm, serves their customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They are humble, joyful professionals who clean where people work and improve every environment they touch.

Hydrologic Engineering Center in Davis to Keep Federal Government Lease
Longtime center had been sent a lease termination notice
Behind a nondescript door in downtown Davis exists a little-known but vitally important piece of infrastructure, the Hydrologic Engineering Center. A recent threat to this center’s existence appears to have passed.

Women in Leadership 2025: Elizabeth Ewens
Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region
Since joining Stoel Rives five years ago, Ewens has represented both public agencies and private clients, such as vintners and ranchers, navigating the legal maze of water access. Her work frequently involves mediating between competing interests: agriculture, municipalities, environmental concerns and historical water rights holders.

Scientists Attest to Value of UC Davis Smelt Lab
Federal funding has been imperiled for facility near Byron
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Feb. 6 that the federal government was looking to not renew funding for the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Laboratory after its current round expires on Friday. While sources close to UC Davis are confident of a new contract being signed with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, that hadn’t happened as of press time, and some are worried about what comes next.
Sponsored

SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS
Malissa Tayaba, vice chairperson of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, is leading a charge to protect tribal water rights and preserve cultural connections to California’s waterways.
Sponsored

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
BRINGING CHOICE INTO THE ENERGY MARKET
Seven years ago, a desire for competition in the local electricity market sparked a neighborly revolution in the foothills region: the creation of Pioneer Community Energy, a customer-owned, not-for-profit electricity provider that serves the unincorporated areas of Placer and El Dorado counties and the incorporated areas of Auburn, Colfax, Grass