Business Journal: Dignity Health Elk Grove Hospital Plans Shrink; Downtown Property Gets New Owners; Former Barbecue Franchisee Closes RestaurantsMarch 22, 2019 | Randol WhiteThe Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the region's latest business news. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Uncovered CaliforniaCalifornia’s Patchwork Of Care For The Undocumented: Where You Live MattersMarch 22, 2019 | Sammy CaiolaWhile comprehensive care is elusive for the undocumented in all California counties, where a person lives can make all the difference in whether health care is available at all outside of emergency rooms. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Bishop Emeritus Francis Quinn Dies At 97March 21, 2019Quinn was the oldest Catholic bishop in the United States. He served as the seventh bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento from 1979 to 1993.
Kamala Harris Gets It Mostly Right On America’s Rapid Growth Of Student Loan DebtMarch 21, 2019 | Chris NicholsIs student loan debt really growing that fast? And is it really second only to mortgage debt? PolitiFact California decided to crunch Harris’ numbers in this fact check. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityAre Agriculture Officials In California Considering Safer Alternatives For Pesticides? A New Study Say No.March 21, 2019 | Julia MitricGrowers who want to apply restricted pesticides must get a permit from a county agricultural commissioner. Those officials are required to consider safer alternatives. But that’s not happening, according to a new study from UCLA researchers.
State GovernmentGov. Gavin Newsom Pushes For Fee To Clean Up Tainted WaterMarch 21, 2019(AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge California water customers up to $10 a month to fund projects to clean up water in low-income and rural areas.
State Government‘The Budget Just Changed’: Governor Gavin Newsom Responds To Big City Mayors’ Call For More Homelessness FundingMarch 20, 2019 | Ben AdlerNewsom is endorsing a call from the heads of California’s largest cities for more money to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Workers Strike At UC Davis Medical Center And Other Campuses Across CaliforniaMarch 20, 2019 | Bob MoffittNearly 200 employees picketed in Sacramento on Wednesday, part of a one-day strike with thousands of workers at 10 UC campuses throughout California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWithin 50 Years, Two Southern California Mountain Lion Populations Could Go Extinct, Study PredictsMarch 20, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroCities, real estate and freeways keep the lions from breeding with other populations.
State GovernmentCalifornia Lawmakers Debate How To Prevent Another College Admissions ScandalMarch 20, 2019“How do we reassure the public that the system is not totally rigged?” Assemblyman Kevin McCarty asked UC staff at a hearing Tuesday on the college admissions scandal.
California National Guard To Leave Border, Help Stop FiresMarch 20, 2019(AP) — California is pulling National Guard troops away from President Donald Trump's border protection efforts to help protect communities against wildfires.
Merced Doctors Issue Prescriptions For Food Under New Program Addressing Family Hunger, HealthMarch 19, 2019 | Rich IbarraThe prescription is a voucher that a family can use to receive a 30-pound box of groceries at the Merced County Food Bank.
State GovernmentCalifornia Chief Justice Lays Out Goals For Equal Access To State’s CourtsMarch 19, 2019 | Ben AdlerTani Cantil-Sakauye says fines and fees should “no longer fall on those least able to afford them” and that minor traffic offenses shouldn’t “turn poor drivers into poor criminals.”
Sacramento Council Rejects Tobacco Industry Plan, Will Vote On Flavored Tobacco Ban Next WeekMarch 19, 2019 | Nick MillerDuring a committee meeting on Tuesday — which one City Council member described as “highly unusual” — dozens of Sacramento area business owners spoke out against the city’s plan to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
San Joaquin Delta College Opens Food Pantry To Help Students Fulfill Basic NeedsMarch 19, 2019 | Rich IbarraThe pantry is being funded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, which has distributed $2.5 million to its 60 campuses to host food pantries or distribution programs. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fact-checking Gavin Newsom’s Claims On California’s Death PenaltyMarch 19, 2019 | Chris NicholsLast week, Gov. Gavin Newsom put a freeze on the state's death penalty. PolitiFact California fact-checked some of the claims he made in announcing the moratorium.
Even With New Disclosure Law, Fight Continues To Unseal California’s Secret Police FilesMarch 19, 2019A coalition of over 30 news organizations, including CapRadio, has made requests to 675 police agencies in all 58 California counties since Jan. 1. It’s not just journalists who are seeking out these records, however.
State GovernmentThese Donors Gave Nearly $8 Million At Gavin Newsom’s Request. He Gave Them Access At His Inaugural Events.March 19, 2019 | Ben AdlerKnown as “behested contributions,” the donations to Gov. Gavin Newsom's inaugural committee and a wildfire relief charitable fund are entirely legal, but raise questions of conflicts of interest according to political ethics experts. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Police Department Changes Protocol Following Arrests Of Journalists At Stephon Clark ProtestMarch 18, 2019 | Randol WhiteThe police department says it’s changing how it handles members of the press during demonstrations. Police arrested 84 people including two reporters during a protest in East Sacramento two weeks ago Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Demonstrators March Through Meadowview To Mark Year Since Death Of Stephon Clark March 18, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroHundreds of demonstrators marched through south Sacramento's Meadowview neighborhood Monday night to remember Stephon Clark on the one-year anniversary of his death. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
