Year: 2025

I.R.I.S. (Inmate Recognition and Identification System) — a large-scale platform for population identification by iris

Migration Under the Scanner: ICE Prepares an Iris Recognition System

Victoria Lapenko - Journalist August 22, 2025

In the coming months, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to take...

How to Keep Your Eyesight Healthy: Simple Everyday Steps

How to Keep Your Eyesight Healthy: Tips for Strong Vision at Any Age

Katy Kitt August 21, 2025

Eyesight is one of the most valuable gifts we have. We receive up to...

Brian Copeland will be a featured storyteller during the “In a Nutshell” storytelling event on Friday

Brian Copeland on Storytelling, Surviving and Writing His Way Through it All

Solving Sacramento August 21, 2025

Brian Copeland wears many hats: actor, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist and radio personality. But...

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Test drives, technology, charging infrastructure, and impressions from early owners

Electric Cars of the New Generation: What’s Already on California Roads

Dmitri Hvorostovsky – Journalist August 20, 2025

Just a few years ago, owning an electric car in California was more a...

The Chalk It Up! Chalk Art and Music Festival was created by local artists and musicians to celebrate

Chalk It Up Festival Celebrates Artists, Musicians With Upcoming 35th Festival

Solving Sacramento August 20, 2025

Over Labor Day weekend for the past three-plus decades, families from all over the...

Citing an all-time high for the number of individuals “living on the streets” — 274,224 people one night in 2024, according to the White House

‘The Community is The Therapy.’ Clubhouse International is Attempting to Bring a New Model of Mental Health Treatment to Those Living on Sacramento’s Streets

Solving Sacramento August 20, 2025

Citing an all-time high for the number of individuals “living on the streets” —...

Health Insurance in California Will Cost More in 2026: What’s Behind the Double-Digit Increase

California Health Insurance Costs in 2026: Why Premiums Are Going Up

Victoria Lapenko - Journalist August 19, 2025

In 2026, millions of Californians will face a noticeable rise in the cost of...

new program to train students and high schoolers for careers in AI, with support from Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Adobe.

California Is Training the Next Generation of AI Experts – for Free

Katy Kitt August 18, 2025

Artificial Intelligence isn’t just a trend – it’s shaping the future of work and...

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The Guild Theater: Creating Culture Through History

Solving Sacramento August 15, 2025

Through renovations, restorations, and origins dating back over a century, the Guild Theater has...

The festival ends in late August, but the murals stay. Take a walk. Discover a wall that makes you stop and stare.

Wide Open Walls 2025: Sacramento’s Street Art Festival Transforms the City

Katy Kitt August 15, 2025

Imagine walking down the street — and suddenly there’s a giant eye on a...

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