California's Farmers Are Struggling To Find Workers. Can Machines Help?
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September 19, 2018
GLOBAL LOCAL Brings Music And Culture Popup To A Parking Garage
Sol Collective’s GLOBAL LOCAL is returning this Saturday to Arden Fair’s parking garage, featuring food, art and music in a cross cultural celebration.
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September 19, 2018
Dissect Podcast Wraps Up Season On Frank Ocean, Looks Ahead To Lauryn Hill
Dissect podcast season three is winding down on the Spotify original podcast channel. Cole Cuchna breaks down the biographical and musical story behind Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" and "Blonde," and the long wait between both albums.
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September 19, 2018
Grading California’s Schools
Researchers published a massive report on the state of California’s educational system, compiling the work of dozens of experts in 36 studies that analyze everything from charter school oversight to teacher pensions.
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September 19, 2018
California Farmers Face Labor Shortages
Ranch owners are struggling to find workers to harvest their crops across the state, but automation to replace them is lagging behind. CapRadio reporter Nadine Sebai explains what lies behind the shortfall.
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Low-Severity Fires Like Prescribed Burns Might Not Be So Harmless To Soil
Returning fire to the landscape in a managed way has been touted as an approach to better prevent large wildfires in California. But new research suggests prescribed burns might do more harm than good to soil and forest health.
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September 18, 2018
Second Amazon Distribution Center Opening In Stockton
Amazon’s newest center is over 1 million square feet in south Stockton near the airport. Officials say the two centers will hire around 2,000 workers.
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U.S. EPA, Sacramento Sanitation District Reach Settlement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District over chemical violations at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Elk Grove.
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Black Lives Matter, Police Supporters Demonstrate Outside Law Enforcement Convention In Sacramento
The BLM protest of the COPSWEST Training & Expo at the Sacramento Convention Center was planned to mark six months since the shooting of Stephon Clark. It comes a day after a Sacramento Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in Rancho Cordova.
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September 18, 2018
In California, Saving Teeth And Money—One Mouth At A Time
In California, tooth decay in children outpaces the national average. Hoping to get more kids into a dentist's chair, state officials are overhauling Denti-Cal, part of the Medi-Cal health system for low-income Californians.
Yolo County Boosts CalFresh Enrollment Among UC Davis Students In Need
Nearly a third of Californians eligible for food stamps don't receive those benefits. In Yolo County, that includes college students. The county is now using a mix of high- and low-tech strategies to reach them.
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As Trump visits North Carolina, residents hit hard by the storm are asking the federal government to "act now" to help with recovery and rebuilding.
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Insight: Farm Labor Shortage / Grading California Schools / Dissect Podcast / GLOBAL LOCAL Returns To Sacramento
CapRadio's Nadine Sebai tells us about why many California farmers are struggling to find workers. We look at a new report on California's schools. Dissect Podcast creator Cole Cuchna takes a look at Frank Ocean. GLOBAL LOCAL returns to Sacramento.
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