Police Use Of Force Deal Reached By California Lawmakers Seeks To Rein In Fatal Encounters With Officers
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May 24, 2019
Why California’s Efforts To Limit Soda Keep Fizzling
After the beverage industry blocked local soda taxes, health advocates in California tried a statewide measure. Here's why Big Soda is winning anyway.
Business Journal: Wide Open Walls Claims Web Developer Is Cybersquatting; Old Town Roseville Getting New Apartments; CycleBar Coming To Midtown
Wide Open Walls, the organizer of Sacramento's annual mural festival, is in a legal fight over its website. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the story, plus details about new housing in Old Town Roseville and CycleBar in midtown.
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Lake Tahoe Clarity Improved By 10 Feet In 2018 After Setting Record Low The Year Before
Lake Tahoe clarity increased to 70.9 feet in 2018, an improvement of more than 10 feet after a record low the previous year, according to the latest measurements by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
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Did Kamala Harris Flip-Flop On Independent Probes Of Police Shootings?
Has Harris changed her stance? We’ll use PolitiFact’s Flip-O-Meter, which rates an official's consistency on an issue.
The Waiting Game: When Hospitals Say No, Where Can Uninsured Patients Find Surgery?
County health programs and federally funded community clinics generally make up the safety net for people without insurance. But when an ailment requires surgery or other complex treatment, patients are forced to get creative or wait it out.
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California Voters Tired Of ‘One-Party Rule’ In Sacramento, Says New State GOP Chairwoman
Jessica Patterson, the new chairwoman of the California Republican Party, is encouraging voters who can’t support President Donald Trump to consider splitting their tickets and voting against Democrats at the state level.
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May 23, 2019
Author Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek Discusses How We Really Learn Language
Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek discusses the latest research on how children acquire language through their environment. She argues that while not all learning through apps, devices and TV is bad, the key is to monitor what your child is doing.
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May 23, 2019
Sound Advice: Tiny Desk Sacramento
Hey, Listen! host Nick Brunner, artist Lilian Frances and producer Camille Escovedo highlight standout local performances submitted to the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest.
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May 22, 2019
Sacramento Needs 63,000 New Rental Units, Housing Nonprofit Says
The county’s affordable housing shortage has increased, according to a new study by the California Housing Partnership. Advocates are pushing for more money from local governments.
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May 22, 2019
Low-Income Stockton Residents Praise City’s ‘Universal Basic Income’ Program
The city pays select Stocktonians $500 a month, with more or less no strings attached, as part of a campaign to help families that are struggling with poverty. The mayor is scheduled to discuss the UBI program during Thursday’s “State of the City."
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47 States Call On Betsy Devos To Forgive Student Loans For Disabled Veterans
May 25, 2019
Attorneys general from 47 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have asked the Department of Education to make loan discharge for permanently disabled veterans automatic.
Asia
President Trump Arrives In Japan For Inaugural State Visit Under New Emperor
May 25, 2019
Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attend a sumo wrestling match and go to an imperial banquet hosted by Emperor Naruhito.
Let's Talk About Sex
What We (Don't) Talk About When We Talk About Porn
May 25, 2019
Access to pornography is easier now than ever before. For many people, it's their first experience with sex. How is the fantasy of pornography affecting young people's ideas toward the reality of sex?
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Rolling To A Halt: Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally Ends 30-Year Tradition
May 25, 2019
Motorcyclists with the veteran advocacy group, Rolling Thunder Inc., will gather in Washington, D.C., for the last time this weekend. The group cites financial issues as its main reason for quitting.
Author Interviews
This 'Greatest Hits' Album Is Real. Its Artist Is Fiction
May 25, 2019
Laura Barnett wrote a novel about an aging singer-songwriter sizing up her life in 16 tracks. Then she approached musician Kathryn Williams, who created the book's original soundtrack.
StoryCorps
He Led A Platoon Of Artists Who Fooled The Germans: 'Imagination Is Unbelievable'
May 25, 2019
At 104 years old, Gilbert Seltzer remembers his time in a secret Army unit in World War II, helping deceive the enemy with rubber artillery and the recorded sounds of rumbling tanks.
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In Rural West Texas, Illegal Border Crossings Are Routine For U.S. Citizens
May 25, 2019
In some remote border towns in Texas along the Rio Grande, U.S. citizens cross back and forth for medical care in Mexico. It's a technically illegal reality that local Border Patrol acknowledges.
World
European Elections Will Be A Test For Nationalist Parties Hoping To Remake The EU
May 25, 2019
"I believe this is the first time since the beginning of European integration that this European Union could actually break apart," center-left Dutch politician Frans Timmermans warned this month.
Profiles Of America In Full Employment
Hispanic Unemployment Has Hit Record Lows. But Does That Mean Progress?
May 25, 2019
Latino joblessness has dipped to historic lows. But many economists are taking those numbers with caution: There's still a gaping wage difference with white workers.
Joe's Big Idea
Why Corned Beef Sandwiches — And The Rest Of The Universe — Exist
May 25, 2019
Somehow, at the beginning of time, there was an imbalance of matter and antimatter. That's how all the stuff in the universe came about. Scientists think they may find an answer by studying neutrons.
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