Crime and waste increase during the holidays. We discuss what you can do; The environmental factors that have been proven to increase your risk of breast cancer; Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)

Occupying California's ports may harm the "99%;" Capital Public Radio's Pauline Bartolone discusses California's latest health issues; Chinook Salmon numbers are burgeoning after years of near extinction; Making skyscrapers safer in earthquakes.

The priest who brought gangs together will be be inducted in the California Hall of Fame;Thinning Forests May Result in an Increase in Water Supply; Student-to-Librarian Ratio in California Ranks Last in the Country; Marcos Breton discusses the news.

Latitude impacts deforestation according to a recently published scientific study; Taxes and Pensions are on this Week's Capitol Chat; "Umbreakable", a Documetary about the Western States Ultra-marathon; The comedy of Paul Mooney

High winds have knocked out power for thousands of Northern Californians; The NBA lockout is over; Independent efforts to save California state parks; A musical rendition of Green Eggs & Ham played by high school students; Classical Sound Advice.

Inspection flaws on state public works projects; Environmental update on sea otters, fracking and UC Davis' zero-carbon emission complex; Replacing Sacramento's aging water and sewer pipes; Ryan Seng's sensual art displays at the Shady Lady Saloon.

Governor Brown will be signing or vetoing a mass of bills before Monday's deadline; A UC Merced researcher is tracking snowpack in the Sierra Nevadas. OccupySacramento protestors return to the street. Celebrating women's suffrage in California.

Live from the Historic Governor's Mansion in Sacramento we'll discuss the shrinking state park system. Jeffrey Callison will tour the mansion; Dan Walters discusses where governors lived since the mansion; And a new foundation to fund the mansion.

This weekend marks 10 years since the worst terrorist attacks on American soil. We'll talk with a local professor who studied the air quality at Ground Zero and a Sacramento man who served as a Deputy Chief at the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi at the time.

CPR's capitol bureau chief brings us the latest news from the state legislature in a new signature segment. Pittsburgh's former mayor talks about how he built arenas. Laws can makes it difficult to combat climate change. And Classical Sound Advice.

We'll explore environmental groups' claims that a pesticide causes cancer in farm workers. A new dance class is aimed at relieving pain. Audie Cornish takes over Weekend Edition on NPR this weekend. And we'll see what's in the news with SacPress.

More parents in Nevada City are opting out of mandatory whooping cough vaccinations for their children than anywhere in the state. Climate change and unusual seismic activity are both emerging issues, but are they connected? The Peace Corps turns 50.