California Sets Record As Voter Registration Tops 19 MillionOctober 2, 2018Nearly 76 percent of those eligible to vote were registered as of Sept. 7, the largest share in September since the 1996 presidential election, which had 77 percent.
Health CareVeterans Take State To Court Over California Aid-In-Dying LawOctober 2, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaResidents of live-in veterans facilities in Yountville want the right to use California’s End of Life Option Act while staying in the homes. They filed a lawsuit against the state department of veterans’ affairs Tuesday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWhy What You Recycle May End Up In The TrashOctober 2, 2018 | Bob MoffittEven though the stamp on the bottom of that piece of trash may say it's recyclable, it may not be in the city of Sacramento.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezGentleman Surfer Debuts ‘Hard Pass’ Live In StudioOctober 2, 2018 | Cody DrabbleExperimental prog punk quartet Gentleman Surfer performs new music from their fourth album “Hard Pass” live in the Insight Studio. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRituals Of Mine Hosts Special Hometown Show Before Joining Garbage On TourOctober 2, 2018 | Cody DrabbleRituals of Mine singer Terra Lopez returns to Insight with an update on her new album in progress and preview of her show at Goldfield Trading Post. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Governor Brown Signs Flurry of BillsOctober 2, 2018Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler wraps up the legislative session with information of a variety of bills signed by Governor Brown this weekend Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
New Underwater Trail Of Historic Sunken Boats Opens At Lake Tahoe’s Emerald BayOctober 1, 2018 | Drew SandsorOn Monday, the state opened the Emerald Bay Maritime Heritage Trail — an underwater showcase of Lake Tahoe’s historic sunken watercraft and barges. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Whose Road Is It? One Sacramento Resident Hopes To Figure It Out Once And For All.October 1, 2018 | Bob MoffittOver the last 30 years, residents on Bridge Road in Sacramento County have been told the party responsible for its upkeep and storm water drainage is: the county, the city of Sacramento, and themselves. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Marks Another Dry Water YearOctober 1, 2018The Department of Water Resources said the Oct.1-Sept. 30 water year that ended Sunday was marked by hot and dry conditions, except for sporadic significant precipitation.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Shakespeare Festival’s Comedy 'As You Like It' Almost Qualifies As A MusicalOctober 1, 2018 | Jeff HudsonTraditional productions hark toward Elizabethan-style melodies. But this contemporary interpretation nods to the British folk rock of the 1960s and ’70s. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCan Sacramento City Unified School District Expel Junk Food From Classrooms?October 1, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAt Sacramento City Unified School District, teachers are being asked to become gatekeepers between kids and cupcakes. Some say they may have a hard time enforcing the new rules in the classroom. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHonoring Yellow BirdOctober 1, 2018 | Bert JohnsonLocal members of the Cherokee tribe will perform a commemorative service at the gravesite of John Rollin Ridge, a nineteenth-century California leader and fellow Cherokee. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentFrom Net Neutrality To #MeToo, Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bills Into Law For Final TimeSeptember 30, 2018 | Ben AdlerBrown saved some sweeping pieces of legislation until the end, including a net neutrality bill that immediately drew a lawsuit from the Trump administration, and a flurry of measures spurred by the Me Too movement. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Is First State To Require Women On Corporate BoardsSeptember 30, 2018California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors, one of several laws boosting or protecting women that Gov. Jerry Brown signed Sunday.
EnvironmentMeet The Newest Recruits In California's War On Climate Change: Carbon FarmersSeptember 29, 2018More than 80 California farmers are engaged in a state-funded effort to boost carbon concentrations in the soil — a promising way to combat climate change.
As Experts Predict A Second 'Year Of The Woman,' Female Candidates In California Set RecordSeptember 29, 2018Post-Trump, nearly one-third of the top two vote-receiving candidates across all statewide, federal, and legislative races in California are women—a higher percentage than any other election this century.
State GovernmentGov. Jerry Brown Continues Mixed Track Record On California Gun Control BillsSeptember 28, 2018 | Ben AdlerGov. Jerry Brown signed several gun control bills Friday while vetoing others. He also rejected a measure that would have allowed bars in California’s largest cities to stay open until 4 a.m. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown Vetoes Bill To Extend California Bar HoursSeptember 28, 2018California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have let bars in some cities serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Silent On Kavanaugh ConfirmationSeptember 28, 2018 | Bob MoffittRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy was in Sacramento Friday to address a group of high school students, teachers, and local judges. But he refused to talk about the man who has been nominated to take his seat on the court. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Ted Cruz’s Misleading Claim: California ‘Is Hemorrhaging Population’September 28, 2018 | Chris NicholsTexas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz added fuel to the long-running fight when he claimed California "is hemorrhaging population" in a recent Senate debate with his Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O’Rourke.
