EnvironmentClimate Change Is Going To Cost California, And The Bill Will Be StaggeringSeptember 4, 2018It could soon cost us $200 million a year in increased energy bills to keep homes air conditioned, $3 billion from the effects of a long drought and $18 billion to replace buildings inundated by rising seas, just to cite a few projections.
Take A Ride Through Yosemite Valley… On A Green DragonSeptember 4, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroListen now to the latest episode of Capital Public Radio’s YosemiteLand podcast. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideSecond Murder-Suicide In Five Months Casts Violent Shadow On Amador CountySeptember 4, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaThese crimes cause a huge ripple through communities, and are often just the tip of the iceberg for deeper problems in broken families. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamThousands Of Californians Are Working While Homeless, And Many Don't Want Their Boss To KnowSeptember 4, 2018California doesn’t define homelessness as a protected class in the workplace. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Off To A Raucous StartSeptember 4, 2018Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sought to portray the high court as nonpartisan. "The justices on the Supreme Court do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle," he said Tuesday.
Rent Control Could Change Dramatically As Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Proposition 10 DebateSeptember 4, 2018 | Chris NicholsThe potential expansion of rent control under the measure has spurred debate over whether it’s the right answer to the state’s ever-climbing rents. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Evacuations Ordered For Fires Burning In Placer, El Dorado CountiesSeptember 3, 2018The North Fire burning near Emigrant Gap in Placer County has burned 500 acres and is 10 percent contained, while the Sliger Fire near El Dorado-Placer county line has prompted new evacuations.
Study Shows Health, Reaction-Time Declines In FirefightersSeptember 2, 2018An ongoing health-monitoring study on firefighters involved wrist-worn motion monitors and body composition measurements.
John McCain Honored As A Principled Politician, Beloved Father At Washington FuneralSeptember 1, 2018Meghan McCain and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush were among the speakers at Saturday's service at the Washington National Cathedral, the culmination of a week of public mourning.
New California Laws? Here’s A Roundup Of Bills Passed This Week By Lawmakers At The CapitolSeptember 1, 2018This week, California lawmakers debated hundreds of bills. Here are a few that will have the biggest impact in the years to come (if Gov. Jerry Brown signs them). Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentLawmakers Approve Releasing Police Video 45 Days After An Officer ShootingAugust 31, 2018 | Ben BradfordTwo measures passed by the Legislature late Friday night would require the release of body camera footage and records related to shootings and deadly use-of-force incidents.
State GovernmentCalifornia Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Rules, Sending Bill To GovernorAugust 31, 2018 | Ben BradfordGov. Jerry Brown will decide whether California should create the nation's strongest net neutrality rules, defying the Trump administration.
State GovernmentWhat The Heck Is In California’s Wildfire Liability Law That Lawmakers Are Voting On Friday Night?August 31, 2018 | Ben AdlerCalifornia lawmakers have voted to shift billions of dollars of wildfire-recovery costs from electric utility shareholders to ratepayers.
State GovernmentCalifornia Lawmaker Reprimanded For Giving Woman A ‘Noogie' During A PhotoAugust 31, 2018 | Ben BradfordAn outside investigation found that Republican state Sen. John Moorlach put a woman into a headlock and gave her a noogie at a Republican caucus reception. It also found that the lawmaker has given others noogies.
Sacramento To Consider Large Digital Signs For Big Retail Sites And MallsAugust 31, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe city is exploring a change that would allow large retail areas the option to erect large digital signs, such as those near the Golden 1 Center.
A Memoir Of An '80s California Childhood — And Being Steve Jobs' DaughterAugust 31, 2018In Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs insists that hers is a universal story about growing up with an artistic, itinerant single mom — and the co-founder of Apple, before he was ready to be her father.
California DreamCould This Tax On Vacant Properties Help End Homelessness?August 31, 2018Oakland voters could approve the state’s first tax on privately-owned vacant properties in November.
Insight MusicSparks Across Darkness Opens Up His Curiosity Cabinet On ‘Obscura’August 31, 2018 | Cody DrabbleHip hop artist Sparks Across Darkness performs with his band Monsters and Thieves with new music from his debut album “Obscura.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
NFL Arbitrator Moves Colin Kaepernick's 'Collusion' Grievance To Formal HearingAugust 31, 2018The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who drew criticism in some quarters for protests during the national anthem, has accused the NFL of conspiring to shut him out of the league.
Insight MusicAnimals In The Attic Go Wild On ‘Naked In Public Part 2’August 31, 2018 | Cody DrabbleSacramento chillwave band Animals in the Attic released their new record “Naked In Public Part II” this month. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
