Insight With Vicki GonzalezEnd Of The Sacramento Music FestivalDecember 19, 2017The Sacramento Music Festival is coming to an end after 44 years. Organizer Lyle Van Horn explains what’s next for jazz in the Capital City. Musicians Mick Martin and Bob Ringwald share stories. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe Art of MisdiagnosisDecember 19, 2017Gayle Brandeis’ latest memoir seeks for meaning in her mother’s death. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezBurly Beverages Brings Locally Sourced Soda To SacramentoDecember 19, 2017Local soda maker Gabriel Levan Aiello on the art of making natural, locally sourced beverages. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sac State Commencement Speaker Reflects On The Road To His SpeechDecember 18, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerAn unexpected graduate speaker shared his story at Sac State's Winter Commencement. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Police Are Trying To Stop Porch Pirates From Taking Your PackagesDecember 18, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaPolice departments are using 'bait packages' to try to catch people stealing deliveries off porches.
Sacramento Music Festival Ends Its 44 Year RunDecember 18, 2017 | Steve MilneAfter 44 years as a Memorial Day Weekend tradition, the Sacramento Music Festival is ending. Organizers of the event made the announcement today citing diminishing audiences, increased costs and heavy competition. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Jibboom Street Bridge Closure Will Mean Detours For Bicyclists And PedestriansDecember 18, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe Jibboom Street Bridge will close for several months starting Jan. 1. That could mean a longer commute for some Sacramento bicyclists and pedestrians.
Southern California's Thomas Fire 45 Percent ContainedDecember 18, 2017The fire was again jolted by high winds, prompting a slew of voluntary evacuation orders in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
California Minimum Wage Increases Begin January 1December 18, 2017 | Daniel PotterCalifornia’s minimum wage goes up another 50 cents in January, as part of a law gradually raising it to $15 an hour over the next few years. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
'Celebration Of Life' For San Francisco Mayor Ed LeeDecember 17, 2017(AP) - Prominent Democrats are expected to speak at a public celebration of the life of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died last week at the age of 65.
Nevada Democrat Ruben Kihuen Won't Seek Re-Election Following Sexual Harassment AllegationsDecember 17, 2017His announcement comes a day after the House Ethics Committee said it opened an investigation into the harassment allegations leveled at the 37-year-old freshman congressman.
Southern California Fire Forces New Evacuations, Threatens Coastal CommunitiesDecember 16, 2017The Thomas Fire has raged for nearly two weeks and on Saturday, new evacuation orders were issued in Santa Barbara County. A local zoo was preparing to move some of its animals out of the danger zone.
Nevada Treasurer Calling On State Attorney General To ResignDecember 16, 2017(AP) - Nevada Treasurer Dan Schwartz is calling on Attorney General Adam Laxalt to either end his campaign for governor or resign as the state's top prosecutor.
Powerful Winds Raise Fire Risk As Thomas Fire Battle ContinuesDecember 16, 2017(AP) - While crews got a break from slightly calmer winds on the lines of the enormous blaze threatening Santa Barbara County, much of the rest of Southern California was buffeted by powerful gusts that increased the wildfire risk across the region.
Sac State Players And Staff To Supply Aid To Puerto RicoDecember 15, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento State Women's Basketball team will be in Puerto Rico next week to play and to aid...handing out supplies to survivors of Hurricane Maria. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Democratic Party Leader Resigns Following Rape AccusationDecember 15, 2017 | Bob MoffittA high-ranking California Democrat- has been accused of raping a woman after last year’s California Democratic Party Executive Board Meeting.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Issues First Licenses For Legal Pot MarketDecember 15, 2017(AP) — Thursday California issued the first batch of business licenses to sell and transport recreational-use pot, just 18 days before legal sales will begin on Jan. 1.
Firefighter Dies, Thousands More Take On Thomas FireDecember 15, 2017(AP) — The huge wildfire burning for nearly two weeks northwest of Los Angeles continues to grow, with California fire officials saying the blaze has scorched more than 394 square miles
Travis Allen’s Mostly False Claim On The California Gas TaxDecember 15, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican candidate for California governor Travis Allen claimed the state’s gas tax increase does nothing to solve California’s notorious traffic woes.
EnvironmentRecord 129 Million Dead Trees In CaliforniaDecember 15, 2017 | Rich IbarraIn the last couple of years, almost 30 million more trees have withered away, caused by years of drought and devastation brought on by bark beetles.
