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September 22, 2019
Democratic Presidential Hopeful Pete Buttigieg To Hold Fundraiser In Sacramento Next Weekend
The South Bend mayor will appear in Sacramento next weekend.
September 22, 2019
CA Hints It May Weaponize Electric Car Rebates In Its Emissions Battle Against Trump
With California enmeshed in a bare-knuckled battle over clean air with the Trump administration, carmakers could soon have to sign onto the state's pact to cut air pollution if they want to offer customers the state's EV rebate.
September 22, 2019
Labor Had A Banner Year In California — Now Will Workers Unionize?
Turning paper victories into a meaningful labor movement with more private-sector members could take work, even in pro-labor California.
September 21, 2019
A College Education in Prison Opens Unexpected Path to Freedom
Cal State LA's prison education program is working mostly on private grants. In California, a bill to open the state’s financial aid program to incarcerated students is headed to the governor's desk.
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September 20, 2019
California Brewers Festival Returns To Sacramento Saturday
Eighty breweries are expected to participate in the annual event, which is expected to raise around $100,000 for local charities.
Business Journal: CalPERS Projects, AB5 & Trucking, Seafood House On The Way
CalPERS has selected development firm Hines to manage its Sacramento projects, including 301 Capitol Mall — a vacant lot that's been empty so long, some people call it the hole in the ground. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich reports.
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September 20, 2019
Constructing Jazz Inside Fine Art, And Vice-Versa
The jazz pianist has pulled the curtain off his polymathic abilities, bringing his fine art exhibition — which includes video, installations and performance — home to New York.
September 20, 2019
Met Opera Faces 'One More Catastrophic Crisis' As Employees Must Work With Domingo
One of opera's most popular and bankable stars is scheduled to sing at New York's famed opera house next week. But a number of Met employees say that they find the situation untenable.
September 20, 2019
Why Is American Classical Music So White?
Early American composers could have shaken off their European sound and mined the rich trove of African American music. They didn't. And one historian believes we're worse off because of it.
September 19, 2019
No Water, No Garbage Pickup: Some Of The Complaints As Capitol Park Hotel Is Transformed Into A Homeless Shelter
Some of the people who live and work at the Capitol Park Hotel say they are suffering while the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency turns it into transitional homeless housing.
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'Fleabag' And 'Game Of Thrones' Win Big At The Emmys
September 22, 2019
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag and the departing Game of Thrones both came up big Sunday night, as did Chernobyl and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Book Reviews
Chanel Miller Says 'Know My Name,' As She Reflects On Her Assault By Brock Turner
September 22, 2019
At points, it is hard to read Miller's devastating, immersive memoir and breathe at the same time. Miller is an extraordinary writer, with her sharpest moments focusing on her family and their grief.
Middle East
British Oil Tanker Seized By Iran Will Be Released Soon, Iranian Official Says
September 22, 2019
The Stena Impero was detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz on July 19 for alleged marine violations. Iranian maritime officials have given no set date for its release.
Television
There Was 'No Chance Of Me Going Into The Arts,' Says Comedian Gina Yashere
September 22, 2019
When a teacher suggested Yashere become an actor, her mom said: "Actor? No, no, no. You can act like a doctor when you become a doctor." Yashere is now a co-creator of the sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.
Music Interviews
Texas Country Rocker Paul Cauthen Preaches The Good, The Bad And The Prickly
September 22, 2019
Faith may be a constant in the country music artist's new album, Room 41, but he's not hiding his demons. "I just try to write some lyrics that can maybe prick somebody's heart," Cauthen says.
Environment
Hundreds Attend Funeral For Pizol, A Disappearing Glacier
September 22, 2019
On Sunday, more than 200 people paid their respects at a ceremony to mark the "death" of the glacier in the Swiss Alps. Researchers say it's disappearing due to rising temperatures.
Maddie About Science
VIDEO: Tree Scientist Inspires Next Generation ... Through Barbie
September 22, 2019
Nalini Nadkarni was one of the first people to study the canopy — the part of trees just above the forest floor to the top branches. Her discoveries have helped shape our understanding of forests.
Politics
Democrats Intensify Calls For Potential Impeachment Over Whistleblower Complaint
September 22, 2019
Meanwhile, President Trump and his allies say he has committed no wrongdoing in his communications with the leader of Ukraine.
National
3 Are Dead And 4 Hospitalized From Drug Overdoses, Pittsburgh Police Say
September 22, 2019
All the victims were wearing orange wristbands and are believed to have attended the same event Saturday night, but authorities say they overdosed afterward at a private residence.
National
Trial Begins For Former Dallas Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Neighbor
September 22, 2019
Amber Guyger, who is white, said she entered the wrong apartment thinking it was her own, and shot Botham Shem Jean, 26, because she thought he was a burglar. Her trial begins on Monday.
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