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California’s Coastal Range Fires Are Getting Significantly Worse Every Decade, Experts Say
It might seem like there’s been more fire recently in the coastal range. There has been. That’s because high-severity wildfires in the California Coastal Range have been increasing by about 10% per decade since 1984, according to UC Davis researchers
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September 22, 2020
Watch: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For September 22
California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave up an update on COVID-19 in the state.
Saxophonist Brian Landrus On His New Album, Joining Sac State, And Teaching In A Pandemic
Saxophonist Brian Landrus, a new addition to the staff at Sacramento State Univerity’s Department of Jazz Studies, recently spoke with CapRadio’s Gary Vercelli on Landrus' new album, the challenges of virtual teaching, and more.
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I Do: California Domestic Partnerships Surge After More Opposite-Sex Couples Allowed To File
As of Jan. 1, 2020, opposite-sex couples under 62 in California are now able to register as domestic partners with the state. Here’s what that’s meant for the couples who now have an alternative to marriage.
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September 21, 2020
Robots, Veterans, Apprenticeships: What’s Next For California’s Job Market
As unemployment drops, business leaders and educators pinpoint what’s gone wrong for workers and where to look for opportunity.
September 21, 2020
No, This Man Wasn’t Arrested For Lighting 32 Wildfires On The West Coast
The man, Brandon McGlover, did not light 32 wildfires, in 2020 or any other year. He was arrested in July 2018 and is currently in prison for lighting nine fires in southwest California.
Newsom Offers A Rosy Outlook For Beleaguered EDD System
EDD will stop accepting new unemployment insurance applications for two weeks as it overhauls its claims processing system.
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September 21, 2020
In Rural Communities, Dialysis Can Be Difficult To Access. Could Proposition 23 Make It Harder?
Experts say proposed regulations under Proposition 23 would cost clinics a lot of money. But proponents of the ballot measure argue the billionaire companies that own the majority of clinics in the state could afford it.
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Wildfires Impacted California COVID-19 Testing, But Newsom Confident As Hospitalizations Decrease
California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave an update on the wildfires burning throughout the state Monday, but also touched on testing rates, employment issues, homelessness and combating climate change.
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September 20, 2020
Coronavirus-Induced Student Housing Levels Could Cost UC A Billion Dollars Per Year
At the September UC Regents meeting, top UC officials said things likely won’t return to normal until at least fall 2021, student housing revenue losses could be a billion dollars per year, but enrollment seems stable.
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Analysis
Partisan Reaction To Loss Of Ginsburg Shows How Much Else Has Been Lost
September 22, 2020
While the rancor facing our democracy did not begin with Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death — or even with the Trump presidency — having these events coincide has deepened the shadows on the road ahead.
Asia
Formal Ties With U.S.? Not For Now, Says Taiwan Foreign Minister
September 22, 2020
Two high-ranking Trump administration officials have been to the island recently. The visits come against a backdrop of deepening mistrust and deteriorating relations between the U.S. and China.
Politics
Trump Expands Ban On Racial Sensitivity Training To Federal Contractors
September 22, 2020
The president signed an executive order to combat "race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating." The training cited includes references to white privilege and systemic racism.
Politics
House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill To Keep Government Running
September 22, 2020
The measure includes a last-minute agreement with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Republicans over aid for farmers. The Senate needs to vote on the resolution and send it to President Trump.
Coronavirus Live Updates
After Aerosols Misstep, Former CDC Official Criticizes Agency Over Unclear Messaging
September 22, 2020
Dr. Ali Khan, a former CDC official, says "it's becoming harder to trust what CDC tells us" after the agency posted, then deleted, information on coronavirus transmission. It's the latest flip-flop.
Technology
Can Circuit Breakers Stop Viral Rumors On Facebook, Twitter?
September 22, 2020
False claims that blame left-wing activists for wildfires in Oregon have spread on social media. To stop the rumors, some experts say platforms should take inspiration from the stock market.
Coronavirus Live Updates
Parents, Child Charged After Underage Drinking Party Led School To Online Classes
September 22, 2020
The party, which police estimate had at least 50 students in attendance, led to the local high school delaying in-person learning by two weeks as a precaution against COVID-19.
Technology
Facebook Removes Chinese Accounts Posting About Foreign Policy, 2020 Election
September 22, 2020
Most of the operation's activity focused on Chinese interests in the South China Sea but also included some content about U.S. politics.
Shots - Health News
Coronavirus Maps: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak?
September 22, 2020
View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
Elections
'Hamilton' Cast Re-imagines Show's Lyrics To Promote Voter Registration Day
September 22, 2020
The performance was part of a virtual voter turnout event hosted by former first lady Michelle Obama and the nonprofit When We All Vote.
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How Vote-By-Mail Is Playing Out And What Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s Death Means For Election Day
COVID-19 is changing how we'll vote this year, in what is expected to be the first presidential election where ballots will be cast almost entirely by mail. This all comes in the wake of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death.
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