Jennah Pendleton

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

READ MORE Read our past coverage below: Expand All Students at Sacramento Charter High School talked openly for months about attending parties with alcohol and drugs that were hosted by the school football coach, according to records obtained by The Sacramento Bee. Three teachers told administrators about overhearing students’ descriptions, one hearing that students became so intoxicated at these gatherings that they needed rideshares to get home.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

READ MORE Read our past coverage below: Expand All In August 2024, I received a 34-page audit report investigating St. Hope Public Schools. It detailed alleged violations, densely packed with unfamiliar, confusing acronyms, legalese and minute detail about labor contracts between nonprofits. Among all the technical language was one passage that caught my attention — it referenced an investigation into reports that a school staff member was providing alcohol to students.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

READ MORE Read our past coverage below: Expand All St. Hope schools have been well-acquainted with controversy since the charter organization re-opened the doors of Sacramento High School two decades ago. Established in 1856, the school is the second-oldest public high school in California. In June 2003, Sacramento City Unified School District contentiously decommissioned the high school due to poor academic performance.

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

SMUD is proposing a 3% electricity rate hike in 2026 and 2027 for all its users. The average residential electricity customer will see an increase of about $4.35 per month next year and $4.48 beginning in 2027, according to a Sacramento Municipal Utility District fact sheet. The increase would affect all residential and nonresidential customers.

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

Device Brewing Company will close its three taprooms after Sunday, including its original brewery and taproom in southeast Sacramento. The shuttering of its three locations follows a lawsuit filed in Sacramento Superior Court earlier this month alleging that Device has not paid rent or maintenance costs for its 8166 14th Ave. location for several months. The landlord plaintiffs claim that Device owes more than $23,000 in rental obligations, the lawsuit shows.