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How Much Cannabis Do Californians Use? Researchers Want To Ask In Order To Set Safe Pesticide Limits.
State pesticide officials are trying to get an average measure of how much cannabis Californians use, so they can better determine safe levels of chemicals for farmers growing the crop.
November 10, 2019
Will Paradise Be Rebuilt Without Its Largest Low-Income Housing Complex?
An obscure federal rule could keep more than 80 low-income residents from moving back to the town destroyed by the deadliest wildfire in state history.
November 10, 2019
Seattle’s Already Doing What California’s About To Do To Limit Police Use Of Force. How’s It Working Out?
Seattle police have cut their use of moderate and lethal force 60%. But controversial police shootings still happen, and no officer has been prosecuted since the change took effect.
November 9, 2019
College Students, Seniors And Immigrants Miss Out On Food Stamps. Here’s Why.
Roughly 1.6 million Californians are not getting help from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh, even though they are eligible.
November 8, 2019
Ridership Increases With Free Fares For Students On Sacramento Transit
More students are riding mass transit in Sacramento since a new program gave them a free pass.
November 8, 2019
New Veterans Clinic Breaks Ground In San Joaquin County
A new $427 million outpatient clinic for veterans is going up in French Camp just south of Stockton.
November 8, 2019
A Year After The Camp Fire, Paradise Pauses To Remember
One year after the most devastating wildfire in California history mostly destroyed the town, local officials are asking people to pause for 85 seconds beginning at 11:08 a.m. — one second for every person who was killed.
Business Journal: Checkers & Rally's Coming To Sacramento; Odd Cookie Opening Next Month; Marriott Building Hotel
A Tampa-based restaurant chain may soon be coming to Sacramento. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has the details on Checkers & Rally's Drive-In Restaurants ... and more business news.
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November 8, 2019
One Year Later, Camp Fire Survivors Struggle To Find Housing And A New Normal
When a multigenerational family of 11 lost all four of their houses in the Camp Fire, the individual households pooled their savings to buy one big house on the outskirts of Paradise, and moved into it in February.
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November 7, 2019
Two People Indicted In Death Of El Dorado Deputy Were In US Illegally, Authorities Say
Two Mexican nationals charged in the slaying of an El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy are in the country illegally, authorities said Thursday.
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National
Jimmy Carter To Have Surgery To Relieve Pressure On His Brain
November 12, 2019
Former President Jimmy Carter, 95, was admitted to Emory University Hospital Monday evening for the procedure, accompanied by his wife, Rosalynn.
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Hear Tanya Tucker Perform Selections From Her First Original Album In 17 Years
November 12, 2019
Co-produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, the country legend brings While I'm Livin' to the 20th annual Americana Music Festival.
Business
My Journey Into The World Of Men's Beauty
November 12, 2019
Makeup was once thought to be the exclusive realm of women, but more and more men are experimenting with cosmetics — and the industry is taking notice. A reporter gives it a try.
National
Illegal Pot Grows In America's Public Forests Are Poisoning Wildlife And Water
November 12, 2019
Insecticides and other chemicals found at the sites threaten long-term damage to ecosystems. California law enforcement, ecologists and others are cracking down on the illegal operations.
Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Impeachment Hearing FAQ: Who Will Testify And How The Questioning Will Work
November 12, 2019
Democrats have called three career public servants to appear for the first public hearings in the Trump impeachment inquiry: William Taylor, George Kent and Marie Yovanovitch.
Politics
Buttigieg Is On The Rise, But Has Work To Do Winning Over Young Voters
November 12, 2019
If Pete Buttigieg won the presidency, he would be the youngest person to hold the office. But so far, his campaign appeals slightly more to older voters than younger ones.
Tiny Desk
Leslie Odom Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert
November 12, 2019
The Tony- and Grammy-winning singer, actor, author and Hamilton star performs three songs from Mr, his genre-bending new solo album.
Shots - Health News
Opioid Addiction In Jails: An Anthropologist's Perspective
November 12, 2019
In Getting Wrecked: Women, Incarceration, and the American Opioid Crisis, a Rikers Island doctor says drug treatment in U.S. jails and prisons is often shaped by societal prejudice, not science.
Law
DACA Recipients Look To Supreme Court For Hope
November 12, 2019
The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 "DREAMers" who were brought to the country illegally as children.
Asia
With Escalating Violence In Hong Kong, U.S. Urges Both Sides To 'Exercise Restraint'
November 11, 2019
The chief executive of Hong Kong signaled that she is prepared for a crackdown as the U.S. State Department called on the government to address the "underlying concerns" of protesters.
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Revisiting Nov. 8, 2018 / Shane Grammer’s Paradise Art / 'After Paradise'
This week, we’ve been remembering the Camp Fire. Today, we hear voices from that day, from people who’ve left, who’ve memorialized what happened in art and who are trying to rebuild. Plus a song about the town, written after the fire.
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November 13
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Community
Art History Lecture Series: Venetian Renaissance Time Travel
Tschannen Science Complex, Sacramento State
November 13
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Music
Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto: The 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova
Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall
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Show Date: November 9, 2019
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Insight With Beth Ruyak
Show Date: November 7, 2019
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Hey, Listen!
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