State GovernmentCalifornia Schools Set To Lock In State Budget Funding For Long Term, Even If There’s A RecessionJune 8, 2018 | Ben AdlerCalifornia lawmakers have reached a budget deal with Gov. Jerry Brown. It will include an obscure provision that guarantees future minimum funding levels for schools and community colleges at the expense of everything of everything else.
State GovernmentGov. Jerry Brown Reaches California Budget Deal With Democratic Legislative LeadersJune 8, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe UC and CSU have emerged as big winners in the agreement Brown reached with Democrats, which also included increases to child care and welfare grants.
Business Journal: Housing Projects, Rent Control, MillennialsJune 8, 2018 | Steve MilneA two-story office building near 12th and H streets in downtown Sacramento may soon be converted to an eight-story mixed-use residential building. 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.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezIntrepid Theatre Lab Brings A Social Conscience To The StageJune 8, 2018 | Bert JohnsonIntrepid Theatre Lab is a nonprofit production company based in Sacramento. The director and members of the cast preview their new play, “Baltimore,” which follows eight college students struggling to grasp the complexities of racism in the U.S. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSun Valley Gun Club Debuts 'The Water, The Stars' In StudioJune 8, 2018 | Cody Drabble | Bert JohnsonSun Valley Gun Club perform new music from their third album, “The Water, The Stars,” in the Insight studio before their album release party tonight at the Red Museum. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Illegal Fireworks Bust One Of Largest Ever In CaliforniaJune 7, 2018 | Randol WhiteNearly 50,000 pounds of banned explosive devices, enough to fill several truckloads, were collected over the past few weeks by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employees.
California Sues 2 Companies Alleging Lead In Toddler FormulaJune 7, 2018(AP) — California is suing two companies after state officials say they found dangerous levels of lead in toddler formulas the companies produce.
Sacramento Mayor Calls Possible Rent Control Ballot Measure ‘A Threat’June 7, 2018 | Nick MillerHousing advocates and labor groups have been gathering signatures to put a renter protections measure in front of voters this fall. Mayor Darrell Steinberg called it well-intended but over-written.
House Flipping On The Rise In Sacramento As Returns ShrinkJune 7, 2018 | Steve MilneHouse flipping is on the rise in Sacramento, but returns on those investments are shrinking according to new data from ATTOM Data Solutions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Landmark Climb: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell Scale El Capitan In Under 2 HoursJune 7, 2018The feat has been compared to the four-minute mile or a two-hour marathon — "but vertically," one climber adds. Still, they beat the impossibly steep odds Wednesday in California's Yosemite Valley.
Trump Says Summit With North Korea Could Be 'A Great Success'June 7, 2018Joined by Japan's leader, President Trump held out the possibility of normalizing relations with North Korea, ending the war between North and South and inviting Kim Jong Un to the White House.
Sacramento Mayor Calls For Increase In Sales Tax To Pay For Jobs Training, Affordable Housing, Neighborhood EqualityJune 7, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe city’s Measure U sales tax is scheduled to be up for renewal in November. Mayor Darrell Steinberg wants to increase the half-cent sales tax to a full penny to pay for a variety of programs to benefit overlooked neighborhoods. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamHousing Costs — More Than Tuition — Are Crushing California’s Low-Income College StudentsJune 7, 2018Attending a university in California can be a financial burden beyond the means of many college hopefuls. Rising tuition is compounded by the lack of affordable housing in the state and the high cost of living. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: New Classical ReleasesJune 7, 2018 | Kevin DohertyMorning classical host Kevin Doherty stops by with new classical music releases to recommend. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezAnton Barbeau Returns To Sacramento With New RecordJune 7, 2018 | Jen PicardBerlin-based Anton Barbeau returns to his hometown for an album release party at Shine. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento County Cancels Multimillion Dollar Immigrant Detention Contract With ICEJune 6, 2018 | Nick MillerSupervisor Phil Serna says voting not to renew the agreement was a “moral” issue. An ICE spokesperson says the decision will be bad for detainees’ access to family members and legal help. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Work Progressing On Upper Level Of Lake Oroville SpillwayJune 6, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe California Department of Water Resources says it has completed the demolition of the top 730 feet of the spillway that failed in February of 2017.
Yolo County Approves Marijuana TaxJune 6, 2018On Tuesday, voters approved Measure K, a tax on all types of cannabis businesses in the unincorporated county. Supervisor Don Saylor says the measure opens the door for greater regulation of cannabis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Davis Voters Approve Contentious Student Housing ProjectJune 6, 2018Residents approved Measure J, which will convert agricultural land near UC Davis into 700 apartments. Opponents wanted to preserve the open spaces and land. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Cox, Newsom Hit Ground Running On First Day Of General Election CampaignJune 6, 2018 | Ben AdlerDemocrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox are both eager to contrast their views of how the state should be led. But looming over the campaign as the November general election got underway Wednesday is, of course, President Trump. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
