Sacramento Bee readers: We’ve come this far because of you. Now what’s next?

Sacramento Bee subscribers help make critical local journalism happen every day.

We want to thank you, to celebrate you and to share with you what’s to come. Because this month, you are 30,000 digital subscribers strong.

From data-first reporting on local coronavirus rates to tracking government spending and waste and providing update-to-date fire and air quality maps, your investment ensures The Bee is delivering our communities relevant news as big story after big story unfolds.

And we need your continued support to keep Sacramento informed.

Our goal is to reach 60,000 digital subscribers, which will put us on firm footing as we look at the uncertainty that persists both in journalism and our country’s economy.

Here are ways you can help us get there.

• Share this digital subscription deal with others.

The cost is 99 cents a month for the first three months, and $15.99 a month following. Share this sacbee.com/subscribe-30 link and ask friends to join you as a subscriber.

• Make a philanthropic donation.

The Bee has six community-funded journalists on its team. Support these local reporters with whatever you can give through The Sacramento Region Community Foundation or Report for America.

The events of the past few months will make a lasting impact on California. Our journalists are diving into our economic recovery, how our schools have changed, where we will live and how we will stay safe amid fires and public health crises.

Thank you for your support — and here’s to the next 30,000 friends and supporters!

— Lauren Gustus

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This story was originally published September 14, 2020 at 5:00 AM.