Utah Firefighter Died After Retardant Drop On Mendocino Complex FireAugust 20, 2018A firefighter died last week from falling tree debris after thousands of gallons of retardant were dropped on the area where he was helping battle the Mendocino Complex Fire.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Recyclers Say They’re Hit Hard By China’s Tariffs — But Not All Are ImpactedAugust 20, 2018 | Nadine SebaiRecyclers are struggling to figure out what to do with their scraps as China, their once-largest customer, placed a ban on nearly 25 types of imported waste at the beginning of the year.
Firefighters Continue Making Headway Against California BlazesAugust 20, 2018Steep, rugged terrain has slowed progress on most of the fires raging throughout the state, including the Ranch Fire. But by Sunday, officials said the Ferguson fire was fully contained.
ClassicalThere Would Be No 'West Side Story' If Bernstein Had Listened To His Classical MentorAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanToday West Side Story is one of the best-known musicals in the world. But 12 years before Leonard Bernstein wrote it, his classical mentor spent three hours berating the young composer for squandering his talents on Broadway.
ClassicalOn TV, Bernstein Opened A Gateway To Classical Music For Young And New AudiencesAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanLeonard Bernstein wrote and appeared in eight televised lectures for adults and 53 concerts for young people as commentator, piano soloist and conductor. The programs were his attempt to make classical music accessible to all. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ClassicalComposing Or Conducting, Bernstein Created MusicAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanLeonard Bernstein loved to conduct every bit as much as he wanted to compose. In fact, Bernstein the conductor felt he “became” the composer of the work he led. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ClassicalBernstein's Music Reveals Much About The Composer's Personal Struggles — And JoysAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanBernstein’s life was full of personal and professional conflict. Music was his way of working through that, speaking primarily to what he saw as a crisis of faith: his own and humanity’s.
State GovernmentProp. 13 Could Be Partly Undone In 2020 — Here's What You Should KnowAugust 19, 2018A possible 2020 ballot measure would mark the first time in decades that voters would have a chance to change a key provision in Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 ballot measure that placed stringent caps on California property taxes.
ICE Detains Man Driving His Wife To Hospital For Planned C-SectionAugust 19, 2018A pregnant woman had to drive herself to the hospital and deliver her baby after U.S. immigration officials took her husband into custody because of an arrest warrant related to a homicide in Mexico.
State GovernmentRequire Ethnic Studies To Graduate High School? California Inches Closer To The Idea.August 18, 2018This week the Legislature — which had been considering a bill to make California the first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduation — backed away from creating such a statewide mandate, settling on a pilot program instead.
California Legal Challenges To Census Citizenship Question To ContinueAugust 18, 2018A federal judge in San Francisco has rejected the Trump administration's motion to dismiss two lawsuits over the 2020 census question. A potential trial could start in January 2019.
California’s Wildfire Liability Law Won’t Change This Year, Dealing Setback To Utilities Like PG&EAugust 17, 2018 | Ben AdlerA key California lawmaker says PG&E and other investor-owned utilities have lost a crucial battle to change a key state law that could have saved them billions of dollars by reducing their liability when their equipment causes wildfires
Gov. Jerry Brown Grants Pardons To Three Facing DeportationAugust 17, 2018(AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday he pardoned three former prisoners facing the threat of deportation to Cambodia, including one who became a youth pastor after serving six years in the 1990s for murdering a rival gang member.
Sacramento Police Release Video Of Officer Who Hit 16-Year-Old With His VehicleAugust 17, 2018 | Nick Miller | Ezra David RomeroThe department says officers were pursuing the teenager after they fled. Activists and the teen’s family want the name of the officer driving car made public. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: New Hotels For Rancho Cordova, Centene Hub Moves Forward, Broderick Roadhouse Replaces The PatriotAugust 17, 2018 | Steve MilneIn a sign that business travel and tourism is picking up in Rancho Cordova, two new hotel projects are underway in the city. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has the story — and more business news. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideNative American Tribes In Amador County Lean On Ancient Medicine To Combat SuicideAugust 16, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaNationally, Native American young adults have higher suicide rates than any other group.
Arts and LifestyleMuralists Give Sacramento A Paint Job During Wide Open Walls Art FestivalAugust 16, 2018The mural festival is happening now throughout the city. Organizers have brought together dozens of artists from around the world to create artworks — including renowned artist Shepard Fairey. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTahoe Shakespeare's 'Beehive' Long On Music, Short On StoryAugust 16, 2018 | Jeff HudsonThe Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is staging “Beehive,” a retro musical that has nothing to do with The Bard. Critic Jeff Hudson says the music’s appealing, but there isn’t much of a plot. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBreakthrough In Effort To End Cash Bail In CaliforniaAugust 16, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe proposal would instead require courts to base pretrial release decisions on inmates’ risks to the public and their flight risks. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Record-Breaking Fire Tornado Killed Redding FirefighterAugust 16, 2018A firefighter who died while helping people evacuate the Carr Fire in Redding was killed by a fire tornado that at one point reached a temperature of 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit, officials said.
