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Photos by Monica Stark About 10,000 people marched for the rights of women through the streets of Sacramento, starting at Southside Park and ending at the State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18. While sharing the message of gender equality, other issues were protested at the march, including: farmworkers rights and a Driscoll fruit boycott, climate change, as well as the importance of racial inclusivity at the women’s march. #womensmarch2020 #womensmarch

Story and photos by Joe Perfecto A Nov. 2nd event in West Sacramento had about 400 people seeing red. But considering they were attending the grand opening of the Sacramento Regional Fire Museum, that was the whole point, after all. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. visitors viewed a variety of displays that included vintage trucks, alarm boxes, helmets and other equipment, and many hopped aboard an old fire engine stationed out front to take short rides with the siren wailing. Loca...Continue reading

Photos by Stephen Crowley The community joined the Camellia Waldorf School in celebrating the warmth and wonder of the season at the 31st annual winter faire on Dec. 11. Folks enjoyed puppet shows, holiday crafts (gingerbread house making, ornament painting, dream catchers, candle dipping), delicious hot food and drink, sweet treats, artisan vendors, a children’s store stocked with treasures for young shoppers, a cupcake walk and the return of Father Winter. Camellia’s beautiful Pocket-area campus is located along the Sacramento River.