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Highlights
Brown Eyeing Enterprise Zones
May 20, 2013
Sacramento Celebrates Kings Sale
May 17, 2013
Council Approves Final Plan for Delta
May 16, 2013

Brown Eyeing Enterprise Zones
Monday, May 20, 2013Governor Jerry Brown is proposing drastic changes to California’s Enterprise Zone program in his latest budget.

What to Make of Two Different Revenue Projections
Monday, May 20, 2013Budget experts representing Governor Jerry Brown and the California Legislature have come up with different revenue projections for the state budget. And a political analyst says you can probably trust one a little bit more.

Sacramento Celebrates Kings Sale
Friday, May 17, 2013The Maloof family has agreed to sell its majority shares of the Sacramento Kings. The agreement also means the new owners and the City of Sacramento will continue with their plans to build a downtown arena.

LAO Expects Higher State Revenues than Gov. Brown
Friday, May 17, 2013California’s non-partisan legislative analyst says the revenue projections in Governor Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal are too pessimistic – by more than three billion dollars. That’s already prompting some calls to increase spending.

Sacramento Area Unemployment Down In April
Friday, May 17, 2013New figures out today show unemployment in the Sacramento area fell by 2% in the past year.

As it Happens: Mayor Announces Sale of Kings to Sacramento Investor Group
Friday, May 17, 2013Mayor Kevin Johnson announced Friday morning that a deal to sell the Kings has been reached between the Maloof family and a group of local investors. We pulled together social media coverage and reaction. Refresh your browser for the latest updates.
FBI Agents Killed In Training Accident Worked In Elite Unit
Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were members of the bureau's Hostage Rescue Team, which stands ready to deploy around the nation and the world. They died while training offshore near Virginia Beach, Va.
Nation's Midsection Braces For More Severe Storms
From Texas to the upper Great Lakes, forecasters are warning that the weather will be rough Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Tornadoes are possible in the Plains States. Elsewhere, severe thunderstorms — some with hail — are likely. One man was killed in Oklahoma Sunday when a tornado came through.
Court Case Winds Down In New York's Stop-And-Frisk Challenge
Closing arguments in the lawsuit challenging New York City's stop-and-frisk policy begin Monday in federal court. The plaintiffs in the class action trial claim police officers were pressured to stop, question and frisk hundreds of thousands of people each year — even establishing quotas.
Advocates Struggle To Reach Growing Ranks Of Suburban Poor
The number of poor people living in America's suburbs now surpasses those in cities or rural areas. Long focused on the urban poor, social service agencies are now trying to respond to the basic needs of a much more far-flung population.
Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?
Whether it's President Richard Nixon's resignation or President Bill Clinton's impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during the back half of an eight-year presidency.
Seeing The (Northern) Light: A Temporary Arctic Retirement
Inspired by a TED talk, Winston Chen quit his software job and moved from Massachusetts to a tiny Norwegian island with his wife and kids. He spent the year enjoying the outdoors with his family and writing an iPhone app, something he would never have done without his self-imposed sabbatical.
Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building
The iconic Industrial Trust Tower in downtown Providence is empty for the first time in 85 years. Developers want to turn it into luxury apartments — and want the state and city to pay for it. But Providence — like the rest of Rhode Island — faces its own economic problems, as well as a recent failed investment.
How Possessive: The Apostrophe's Place In Space
Martha Brockenbrough, the founder of National Grammar Day and the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, tells host Rachel Martin about what she has referred to as an "apostrophe catastrophe." The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has a policy against possessive apostrophes in the names of places. The reason, The Wall Street Journal reports, is that the apostrophe quote implies private ownership of a public space.
Detective On Closing Case After Committing Decades To It
In this week's Sunday Conversation, host Rachel Martin speaks with Detective Sgt. Joe Matthews, who worked for decades on the Adam Walsh murder investigation in Florida. She will speak to him about how the case changed overtime, how it affected him personally and professionally, and how it feels to close a case that he worked on for so long.
Turmoil Of '63 Shut Down Proms; Former Students Dance Again
Several high schools had to cancel their proms in 1963, during a time of tumultuous civil rights protests across the South, and in Birmingham, Ala., particularly. Fifty years later, some of those African-American students finally got the chance to dance the night away. Gigi Douban reports.

Insight: Kings Sale / Capitol Chat / "Next Fall" / Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band
Friday, May 17, 2013A deal has been reached between the Maloofs and a new ownership group for the Kings. Katie Orr on budget revision reaction and Prop. 13. Resurrection Theatre takes on heavy themes. Bluegrass band performs in our studios and is in Winters tonight.

Insight: Kings Stay in Sacramento / Power Politics in California / "The Gingerbread Lady" / Sound Advice: Jazz
Thursday, May 16, 2013The Kings will stay in Sacramento but there are still questions about who will own the team. We'll hear the latest. How political party money influences races in California. New Helvetia Theatre stages Niel Simon play. Devin Yamanaka with new jazz.

Theatre Review: A Little Princess
Monday, May 6, 2013This show at the Sacramento Theatre Company is about the desperate poor and the moneyed elite living in London a century ago. It might sound somewhat Dickensian, but this show is actually a new musical getting its premiere production this month.

Friday Concert in the Park Series Opens In Sacramento
Friday, May 3, 2013Four different bands and a DJ will perform each Friday from now until July 26th at Cesar Chavez Park.









