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January 23, 2019
PG&E Says Federal Judge's Safety Plan Is Not Feasible And Too Expensive
The utility company is trying to convince a federal judge to modify a wide-ranging proposal to mitigate wildfire risk. PG&E is also seeking bankruptcy protection.
January 23, 2019
Calaveras County Will Issue Refunds To Pot Growers Following Ban On Commercial Cultivation
The county is refunding almost a million dollars to more than 700 farmers who paid to grow commercial marijuana before supervisors reversed course.
January 23, 2019
Sacramento Postpones Vote On Banning Items From Protests
The controversial proposal, which would ban potentially dangerous items such as knives and pepper spray from protests, was pulled from the City Council agenda hours before Tuesday's meeting.
Advocates Say Newsom's Multi-Billion Dollar Anti-Poverty Budget Proposals Aren't Enough
A new push to end deep child poverty is heating up at the California Capitol. Advocates and lawmakers say significant new budget proposals from Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month aren’t enough.
January 23, 2019
Newsom Nominates Former SMUD Official For California Utility Regulator
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated former SMUD ward director Genevieve Shiroma to the state Public Utilities Commission Tuesday.
January 23, 2019
Stories On Stage Sacramento Launches 10th Season With Shelley Blanton-Stroud’s New Anthology
Professor Shelley Blanton-Stroud is one of two featured authors at Stories on Stage Sacramento this week to kick of the 10th season of the literary program.
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January 23, 2019
PolitiFact Keeps Score On Campaign Promises
PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols and editor Angie Holan check the progress of campaign promises made by President Trump and Gov. Newsom.
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January 23, 2019
Mayor Darrell Steinberg On The New Protest Ordinance, Ron Burkle And More
In his first conversation with us for 2019, Sacramento’s Mayor gives his perspective on a new protest ordinance, Ron Burkle’s Major League Soccer investment, the Railyards development and his upcoming State of the City address.
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PolitiFact California: Who Is Kamala Harris? Meet The California Democrat Running For President
PolitiFact California examined some key facts about Kamala Harris to fill in her biography.
January 22, 2019
Stockton Unified Agrees To Address Discriminatory Discipline Practices Following State DOJ Investigation
The investigation found that the district used school police often unnecessarily to settle problems in the classroom. Black and Latino students and students with disabilities were most often discriminated against.
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Iranian Journalist Marzieh Hashemi Released By Officials After Grand Jury Appearances
January 23, 2019
Officials haven't said what the grand jury is investigating. Hashemi hasn't been accused of any crime. She was held as a material witness and now has been released from further grand jury obligations.
Law
White Supremacist Pleads Guilty To Fatally Stabbing Black Man With Sword
January 23, 2019
James Jackson admitted he was driven by a plan to murder scores of black men to spark a nationwide race war. It's the state's first conviction of first-degree murder as an act of terrorism.
Business
PG&E Says Federal Judge's Safety Plan Is Not Feasible And Too Expensive
January 23, 2019
The utility company is trying to convince a federal judge to modify a wide-ranging proposal to mitigate wildfire risk. PG&E is also seeking bankruptcy protection.
Law
'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts
January 23, 2019
The government shutdown has led the budget of federal court systems to run dry, causing disruptions to the pursuit of justice. Court officials fear that things could get worse in coming weeks.
Code Switch
The Fight For Native Voices To Be Heard
January 23, 2019
What happened on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial last Friday has sparked intense national debate. Reporter Jacqueline Keeler shares what she thinks is being lost in the conversation.
National
At Least 5 Dead In Shooting At Central Florida Bank; Suspect In Custody
January 23, 2019
Police say they responded to a 911 call from someone who said he had opened fire in a SunTrust bank in Sebring, Fla., on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect is a former trainee prison guard.
Asia
WATCH: In China, School Principal Leads Students In Dancing To A New Beat
January 23, 2019
At first the teachers were skeptical, but after two weeks they joined in "because the music is full of energy ... it really gets the happiness flowing," Zhang Pengfei told a local newspaper.
Politics
House Oversight Panel Launches Inquiry Into White House Security Clearances
January 23, 2019
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the committee's chairman, said the White House appeared "to have disregarded established procedures for safeguarding classified information" — and he wants to know more.
Music News
Yo-Yo Ma Surprises Bystanders In Mumbai With A Mini-Concert
January 23, 2019
Yo-Yo Ma, the world's most famous living cellist, performed formally and informally in Mumbai this week, part of a long-term project to play Bach's six suites for cello in 36 places around the world.
Obituaries
Jonas Mekas, Underground Filmmaker Who Cast A Long Shadow, Dies At 96
January 23, 2019
The Lithuanian-born director, poet, archivist and critic, who died Wednesday, not only made dozens of experimental films — he helped carve a place for countless other filmmakers to do the same.
Featured Projects
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Insight: Sacramento's New Soccer Investor / PolitiFact California / Stories On Stage
Mayor Darrell Steinberg and CapRadio's Nick Miller join us to talk about the Republic FC's new investor and more. PolitiFact checks in with us on campaign promises and Sen. Kamala Harris. We preview the new season of Stories on Stage.
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