Every week, The Sacramento Bee’s visual journalists capture the moments — big and small — that tell the story of our community. From moving images in our neighborhoods to the action-packed energy on the sidelines of local sporting events and portraits of area newsmakers, their lenses offer a unique window into life in Sacramento and beyond.
In this weekly feature, we spotlight some of The Bee’s most compelling images from the past week across news, sports and features. This selection of moments were made between Saturday, April 18, and Saturday, April 25.
Clicking on some of the photos will connect to more coverage.
Jaxson Cervantez, 9, right, holds a blue tongued skink during the Sacramento Reptile Show at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Sunday. HANNAH RUHOFF hruhoff@sacbee.com
Tiffany McFarland Olcese voices her concern about replacing the existing grass field at Crocker/Riverside Elementary School with artificial turf during a community meeting at the school on Tuesday. JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com
Casper, the border collie, leaps for a flying disc thrown by her owner, Sam Lumley of Roseville, during a Picnic Day event on Saturday, April 18, in Davis José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Former Sacramento City Councilmember Sean Loloee, center, leaves the Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse in Sacramento on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to charges involving fraud, tax violations and underpaying immigrant workers at his Viva Supermarket stores. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
Harrison Oseguera and Milagros Molinari dress as banana and pickle on the UC Davis campus at Picnic Day on Saturday, April 18, one year after a shooting in a city park marred the day’s traditional festivities. JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com
Anica Walls, president of SEIU Local 1000, leads a Sacramento march from Capitol Park to the CalHR building against Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office mandate for state workers on Wednesday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
Devastating Pyrotechnics founder and CEO Kenneth Chee, left, represented by attorney Sam O’Keefe, right, did not enter a plea and was denied bail during his arraignment in Yolo Superior Court in Woodland on Thursday for his role in the Esparto fireworks explosion. JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com
Cici Huber, of San Jose, wears a Keigo Takami, of the My Hero Academia anime and manga series, costume during the SacAnime at Cal Expo on Friday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
This story was originally published April 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM.
Bee visuals editor Nathaniel Levine joined the staff in 2003. His work has received awards from the Society of News Design, the Best of the West journalism competition and the California News Publishers Association, among others. A native Californian, Levine grew up in Grass Valley and attended UC Davis.
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