Videos Show Sacramento Police Fatally Shoot Darell Richards, But Key Details Still UnclearSeptember 14, 2018 | Nick Miller | Emily Zentner | Chris HaganThe footage shows officers shout "Show me your hands!" and "Put the gun down!" before firing several shots, but Black Lives Matters says that none of the records confirm that Richards pointed a gun at police. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact California: Apple Offbeat In Claim About ‘First’ EKG Consumer ProductSeptember 14, 2018 | Chris NicholsDuring the unveiling of the latest Apple watch in San Francisco this week, the company’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams made a claim that’s been described as "alternative facts" by another Silicon Valley CEO and called into question by recent Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezInside The Artist’s StudioSeptember 14, 2018Three artists participating in this weekend’s Sac Open Studios, a self-guided studio tour, talk about their work and what it means to give audiences access to their creative space Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Climate Action Summit Wraps UpSeptember 14, 2018CapRadio’s environment reporter Ezra Romero has been at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco this week, he’ll check in to give us the event’s highlights. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilitySacramento’s Best Burger? Pangaea Bier Cafe Sweeps Annual Burger Battle ContestSeptember 14, 2018 | Nick MillerSacramento’s top restaurants — think The Waterboy, Magpie, Canon and Empress Tavern — competed last night in the seventh annual competition. Pangaea took home the top prizes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Grocery Outlet Opens In North Sacramento, Country Club Plaza Adding New Stores, NEO Escape Rooms Wins Calling All DreamersSeptember 14, 2018Efforts to revitalize North Sacramento got a boost this week with the opening of the area's first new grocery store in about 50 years. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the story and more business news. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Redwoods Are Dealing With Climate Change Better Than You Might ExpectSeptember 13, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroEven though modeling suggests that climate change will shrink the suitable habitat for coastal redwoods there’s no evidence, as of now, that they can’t withstand warmer temperatures. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gov. Jerry Brown, Michael Bloomberg Challenge Trump Administration On Climate Change, Paris Climate Agreement GoalsSeptember 13, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroTwo prominent American leaders on climate change are laying out a path for the nation to meet its Paris Climate Agreement goals despite President Trump’s vow to withdraw.
Following California’s Lead, Feds Crack Down On Flavored Tobacco For KidsSeptember 13, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaFlavored tobacco has become popular among California youth. Local governments and state health officials have taken a stand against the industry, and now the federal government is staging a crackdown. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideHow Suicide Trainings, Community Connections Could Patch Holes In Amador’s Mental Health Safety NetSeptember 13, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAmador County residents and social service providers say there’s a serious lack of services and awareness around mental illness in the community. They’re planning to use a special cache of leftover state funding to solve the problem. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityResidents Of North Sacramento Food Desert Welcome Discount Grocery StoreSeptember 13, 2018 | Julia MitricNorth Sacramento has big pockets of food deserts where residents have to leave the neighborhood to find a full-service grocery store. Now, some are hopeful a discount grocery store will begin to change the landscape. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Fall Concert PreviewSeptember 13, 2018CapRadio Arts and Theater Critic Jeff Hudson previews a variety of concerts scheduled across the Sacramento region this fall in this week’s Sound Advice. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Stockton Testing New Parking Meters To Replace Hundreds That Were StolenSeptember 13, 2018 | Rich IbarraStockton is getting new parking meters to replace hundreds that have been stolen. Officials say the thefts have meant a loss of revenue of $50,000 a month.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPoet Mary Mackey Releases ‘The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams’September 13, 2018 | Cody DrabbleSacramento poet Mary Mackey reads from her new poetry anthology. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGov. Brown's Biggest Climate Foe Isn't Trump. It's Car-Loving CaliforniansSeptember 13, 2018On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown set the stage by signing a new state goal for 100 percent clean energy by 2045. But if California is going to reach its ambitious climate change targets, the state will have to tackle its toughest challenge yet: cars. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gunman Kills 5, Self In Bakersfield ShootingSeptember 12, 2018(AP) — A gunman killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a Kern County sheriff's deputy closed in Wednesday, authorities said.
Health CareCalifornia Has One Of The Nation's Highest Poverty Rates, AgainSeptember 12, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaExperts say a combination of increasing government assistance programs and policies to lower housing costs would be necessary to bring California’s poverty rate down. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGlobal Climate Action Summit Begins This Week In San FranciscoSeptember 12, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroExperts will discuss everything from electric cars to food waste to speeding up progress in limiting the rise of global temperatures. The three day summit is co-chaired by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Watch Sacramento’s Hobo Johnson On NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ (Spoiler: There’s Scones)September 12, 2018 | Nick MillerThe local musician’s video submission to NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest earlier this year propelled the band into the international indie rock spotlight. Hobo Johnson will play a gig Wednesday at Harlow’s.
Hobo Johnson: Tiny Desk ConcertSeptember 12, 2018While this Sacramento, Calif. band didn't win this year's Tiny Desk contest, their video entry, for the song "Peach Scones," was among the more memorable we've ever seen.
