Southern California's Thomas Fire 25 Percent ContainedDecember 13, 2017The wildfire has burned through 236,000 acres and destroyed more than 700 homes.
Few Following The Rules For Short-Term Rentals In SacramentoDecember 12, 2017 | Bob MoffittMost people renting out their spaces in Sacramento are breaking the rules by not having the proper permits.
Lodi Will Create Districts For Its City Council SeatsDecember 12, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerLodi's city council reluctantly voted Tuesday to create districts for its five council-member seats. A majority of the members say they were forced to vote in favor of districts to avoid a lawsuit.
State GovernmentIn Paris, Gov. Brown Talks Climate Change, FiresDecember 12, 2017 | Ben BradfordIt’s Brown’s second climate change trip to Europe in as many months.
Sacramento K-12 Students Getting Mass Transit Fare DiscountsDecember 12, 2017 | Steve MilneKids will soon be getting a discount on bus and light rail fares in Sacramento. Monday the Sacramento Regional Transit Board of Directors voted to reduce K-12 student monthly passes from $55 to $20. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCrews Struggle To Keep Flames From California NeighborhoodsDecember 12, 2017To the north, San Francisco Bay Area firefighters quickly contained blazes Tuesday that destroyed at least two homes in hills east of Oakland.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Dies Suddenly At 65December 12, 2017(AP) — Mayor Ed Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in the city that brought with it sky-high housing prices, died suddenly early Tuesday at age 65.
Sacramento City Council To Vote On Convention Center ChangesDecember 12, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council is expected to vote Tuesday whether to approve changes to the Downtown Convention Center renovation plan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez#WeSaidEnough Leaders Discuss Consequences For Lawmakers Who HarassDecember 12, 2017 | Chris RemingtonTwo lawmakers have resigned and one has left from a key post following allegations of sexual harassment. #WeSaidEnough leaders Adama Iwu and Pamela Lopez update on the movement and where they hope it goes. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezArtists Take 'Tapigami' Masking Tape Sculptures Around The GlobeDecember 12, 2017 | Cody DrabbleMasking tape artist Danny Scheible and his collaborator Eben Burgoon just returned from respective trips to Shenzhen, China and Rome, Italy where they showed an international audience the world of possibility in creating art with masking tape. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCornish Christmas In Grass ValleyDecember 12, 2017 | Chris RemingtonGrass Valley returns to its root every December with the celebration of Cornish Christmas. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Chief Justice Expects More Death Penalty LawsuitsDecember 11, 2017 | Ben BradfordIn a roundtable with reporters, the top judge in California (and overseer of the courts) also discussed sexual harassment, immigration arrests and a vacancy on the state Supreme Court. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentApril Primary Set To Fill Vacant Los Angeles Assembly SeatDecember 11, 2017(AP) - Voters in a Los Angeles Assembly district will be without a representative until at least April.
Pot Retailers Face Challenges As They Prep For California MarketplaceDecember 11, 2017 | Julia MitricNow that California has released applications for cannabis dispensaries, retailers are scrambling to get their ducks in a row so they can open their doors come January. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
'New Normal' Means New Mindset On California WildfiresDecember 11, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroThere are six large blazes burning in the state, and CAL FIRE Chief Ken Pimlott says Californians will need a different outlook on fire and need to adapt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareUC Davis Pushes Students To Nap Their Way To SuccessDecember 11, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaA power nap class at UC Davis is part of a wider campus effort to encourage students to sleep more year-round. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Los Angeles Subway Expansion Leads To Mammoth Fossil DiscoveryDecember 11, 2017Since work on a Los Angeles subway extension began in 2014, fossilized remains have routinely turned up from creatures that roamed the grasslands and forests that covered the region during the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago.
State GovernmentStalled Bill To Help California Schools Fight Fake News To Be RevivedDecember 11, 2017 | Chris NicholsThree bills aimed at fighting fake news stalled at the Capitol this past year. State Sen. Bill Dodd says he'll revive his media literacy bill in January. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareUniversal Coverage Committee Looks To Other States' Single Payer Plans For LessonsDecember 11, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaFor their second public hearing, the California Assembly's committee on universal health coverage is pulling in a geographically diverse panel of experts, including Peter Shumlin - architect of Vermont's failed single payer plan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Suspect In Manhattan Subway Blast Was Wearing 'Low-Tech' DeviceDecember 11, 2017"This was an attempted terrorist attack," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a news conference near the site of the blast. The male suspect was among four people who were injured.
