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Your Questions About PG&E, Answered
After PG&E announced it was planning on filing for bankruptcy protection, we asked for your questions about the utility and its future. Here’s what we’ve found out so far.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Says California Is Continuing The Discussion On Rent Control
At a roundtable discussion on California’s housing crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom says conversations are underway with industry groups on rent stabilization.
January 15, 2019
Yuba County Sheriff Deputies On Leave After Fatal Shooting
Two Yuba County Sheriff's deputies are on paid administrative leave after a man was shot and killed Monday afternoon. The department says it cannot say why the man was killed because only one of the deputies involved has been interviewed.
California Sen. Kamala Harris Challenges AG Nominee William Barr On Border Wall, Drug Trafficking
California Sen. Kamala Harris on Tuesday challenged President Trump’s choice to be Attorney General, William Barr, on whether building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would really stop or reduce drug trafficking.
January 15, 2019
Jahi Kearse Steps Into Real-Life Roles At B Street And On Broadway
Sacramento-based actor Jahi Kearse starts off 2019 performing the roles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Berry Gordy.
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January 15, 2019
Marking Climate Change, One Species At A Time
William Jessup University professor Dr. Michael McGrann will lead a dozen students on a research-oriented megatransect of the Pacific Crest Trail.
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January 15, 2019
PG&E Announces Intent To Declare Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. What’s Next?
CapRadio reporter Ezra Romero and CalMatters reporter Judy Lin report on the PG&E bankruptcy and how it could affect ratepayers.
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January 15, 2019
BBC Lookahead: Brexit Update, Mexico's Special Legislative Session
Rich Preston joins Steve Milne from London to discuss the latest in the Brexit process and Mexico's special legislative session.
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January 15, 2019
Watch Live: Trump's Pick For Attorney General Goes Before Senate Committee Tuesday
William Barr, who also served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush, will be grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee which is full of potential Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls.
January 14, 2019
State Urges Furloughed Federal Workers To Apply For Unemployment Benefits
The state Employment Development Department estimates there are about 245,000 federal workers in California, although it doesn't know how many are off the job due to the ongoing partial government shutdown.
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Business
Netflix Increases Subscription Prices As It Churns Out Original Content
January 15, 2019
The hikes, which will affect all U.S. viewers, come as Netflix faces an increasingly competitive field of video streaming services.
National
D.C. Judge Tells Furloughed Workers They Must Stay On The Job
January 15, 2019
About 400,000 federal workers are called "excepted" and are required to work without pay. They sued for an injunction that would end that requirement, but the judge said no.
Law
Gunman Who Fatally Shot Chicago's Hadiya Pendleton Sentenced To 84 Years In Prison
January 15, 2019
Micheail Ward did not receive a life sentence as Hadiya's mother had asked the court but he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison for the killing of the 15-year-old girl.
Law
IRS Recalling 46,000 Workers To Handle Tax Returns Despite Partial Shutdown
January 15, 2019
The union for the IRS workers criticized the Trump administration for forcing them to work "in exchange only for an IOU." Employees have been promised back pay when funding is approved.
National
Wait Times Normal At Most Airports, TSA Says, As More Agents Call Out Sick
January 15, 2019
Government workers, including TSA agents, missed their first paycheck of the year last Friday, as a result of the country's longest partial government shutdown.
History
One Of The Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies At 94
January 15, 2019
Alfred Newman served from 1943 to 1945, transmitting codes in his native tongue which prevented the Japanese from gleaning U.S. intelligence during World War II.
Politics
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Announces 2020 Presidential Run
January 15, 2019
Gillibrand joins a growing field of Democratic candidates, telling TV host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday that she is launching an exploratory committee and explaining why she has decided to run.
Latin America
Mexico's President Fights Gas Crisis, While Mexicans Endure Long Lines With Jokes
January 15, 2019
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his crackdown on stolen fuel is working, but long waits in several states persist, distribution bottlenecks continue and new acts of gas theft are reported.
National Security
Feds List What They Call Manafort Lies But Few Details Visible In Blacked-Out Filing
January 15, 2019
The special counsel's office wants a judge to consider Paul Manafort's plea agreement void after what the government calls false statements. Manafort argues he didn't breach his deal.
National
Judge Throws Out Alabama Law That Protects Confederate Monuments
January 15, 2019
"The state has placed a thumb on the scale for a pro-confederacy message," Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Graffeo wrote in his opinion.
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CapRadio reporter Ezra Romero and CalMatters reporter Judy Lin discuss the PG&E bankruptcy. Professor Dr. Michael McGrann will lead students on a megatransect of the Pacific Crest Trail. Actor Jahi Kearse starts the year in the role of Dr. King.
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