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September 13, 2019
Sacramento City Unified Schools Budget Rejected Again
A year after it proposed its budget, the Sacramento City Unified School District still does not have one approved, but it is getting closer.
September 13, 2019
No Resource Officers At Sacramento Schools As Parents, District Debate Role Of Police On Campus
Teachers and parents in the city of Sacramento are on both sides of a debate as to whether police officers should be on school grounds full time. The school board cut the number by more than half, but none are currently working.
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September 13, 2019
PG&E Agrees To Pay $11 Billion Insurance Settlement Over California Wildfires
The deal, which a bankruptcy court must approve, covers most of the claims from the Camp Fire in 2018 and Northern California wine country fires in 2017. Insurance companies had sought $20 billion.
Business Journal: Shortage Of Wet Lab Space Costing Sacramento Business Dollars
Sacramento doesn't have enough wet labs, or space designed for testing chemicals. That’s a problem because agriculture and biological technology are growing industries in the region. The Sacramento Business Journal’s Sonya Sorich has the story.
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Red Ex: Three Bands To Watch This Saturday At The Red Museum’s Annual Fundraiser Show
For five years, a venue tucked away in Midtown has been making some of the most dynamic, challenging and fun events you’ve never heard about. Saturday brings its third annual fundraiser and the co-founder talks with us about what’s in store.
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September 12, 2019
Vaping Industry Breathes Easier: For Now, California Lawmakers Won’t Restrict Its Business
Juul and other companies that produce and sell vaping products lobbied hard — and seem to have gotten what they wanted out of the 2019 legislative session.
September 12, 2019
Who’s In, Who’s Out Of AB 5?
California’s pushback against the gig economy intensifies pressure on Silicon Valley flagships such as Lyft and Uber.
September 12, 2019
Live Analysis And Fact Check: The 3rd Democratic Primary Debate
Ten presidential candidates share the stage Thursday night. Follow NPR's live coverage of their remarks on health care, immigration, trade and more.
September 12, 2019
Sacramento Metro Area Ranks No. 4 On National Wildfire Risk Report
Real estate research and data firm CoreLogic's "Wildfire Risk Report" out Thursday ranks Sacramento fourth in the country when it comes to the high density of homes located in areas susceptible to wildfires.
‘Adapt To Whatever Mother Nature Gives Us:’ Tahoe’s Tourism Economy In A Changing Climate
Climate change is creating uncertainty for many of the most vulnerable employees in Tahoe’s tourism economy.
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Music News
Ric Ocasek, Frontman Of The Cars, Has Died
September 15, 2019
The lead singer of The Cars — the offbeat Boston rock band that became a mainstay of radio in the 1980s — died Sunday afternoon in Manhattan.
Music Interviews
Country's New Supergroup 'The Highwomen' Unite To Make Way For Unsung Female Artists
September 15, 2019
Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires talk about the formation of their new all-female supergroup, a gutsy move within a male-dominated genre.
Middle East
Iran Denies It Is Behind Drone Attacks On Oil Plants In Saudi Arabia
September 15, 2019
Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of launching an "unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply."
Economy
UAW Votes For Nationwide Strike To Begin Before Midnight Sunday
September 15, 2019
The move comes after failing to agree to a new contract with General Motors over wages, health care and profit-sharing. Nearly 50,000 workers will be affected when production halts.
World
'We Don't Want To Die': Women In Turkey Decry Rise In Violence And Killings
September 15, 2019
"Domestic violence never happens because there's a problem with the woman. The men are killing. They are the problem," says a rights activist in Istanbul.
Sunday Puzzle
Sunday Puzzle: It's Game Day
September 15, 2019
Listener Holly Ashworth of Oak Park, Ill., plays this week's puzzle with New York Times puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
Media
A Portrait Of Molly Ivins, Maverick Texas Journalist, In 'Raise Hell'
September 15, 2019
A new documentary about the political columnist and author takes a personal look at a woman who used her scalding wit and investigative skills to skewer politicians for nearly four decades.
Book Reviews
'The Divers' Game' Depicts An Unimaginably Unjust, All Too Believably Cruel World
September 15, 2019
In author Jesse Ball's universe, which runs too closely parallel to our own, human worth has been reduced, negated, argued out of existence. But it has left an echo, one with a haunting symphony.
Goats and Soda
PHOTOS: Vanilla Boom Is Making People Crazy Rich — And Jittery — In Madagascar
September 15, 2019
The price of vanilla is ten times higher than a few years ago. That's bringing unimagined wealth to local villages — and problems as well.
WOI | Politics
'We're Tightening Our Belt': Trump's Midwest Support Tested As Farmers Struggle
September 15, 2019
Farmers in the rural Midwest say they are hurting because of President Trump's ongoing trade war and a recent decision on renewable fuels.
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