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PG&E anticipates it may shut off power to 97,000 customers in 15 counties in the Northern Sierra and North Valley starting Sunday Sept. 27 due to high fire risk.
Solar Industry, Tax Experts Reject Claim Prop. 15 Imposes ‘Massive Tax Increase’ On Solar In California
The solar industry says a recently-signed California law prevents tax hikes on commercial solar through 2024 even if Proposition 15 passes.
September 25, 2020
Watch: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For September 25
California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave up an update on COVID-19 in the state.
September 25, 2020
Business Journal: Rancho Cordova City Leaders Look Into Building New Hospital
The Sacramento Business Journal’s Digital Editor, Sonya Sorich, joins CapRadio’s Mike Hagerty to discuss the new hospital being proposed for an underserved Sacramento suburb.
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September 25, 2020
Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Becomes 1st Woman To Lie In State
In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt said former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg won equality "not in one swift victory, but brick by brick, case by case."
Californians Are Voting On Another Dialysis Ballot Measure. What To Know About Prop. 23.
A proposition on the November ballot would place several new requirements on dialysis clinics. Supporters say these are necessary safety measures, opponents say they’re too costly and will lead to clinic closures.
September 24, 2020
California’s Deadliest Spring in 20 Years Suggests COVID Undercount
California’s death count for the first five months of the pandemic was 13% higher than average for the same period during the prior three years.
September 24, 2020
Cal State Chooses First Mexican American Chancellor
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Sacramento County Focusing COVID-19 Resource Efforts Using Virus Tracers From Harder Hit Communities
For the Hmong population, the effort has been helpful. Organizers say the community is small, and older and more newly immigrated Hmong residents may not feel comfortable speaking English with non-Hmong people.
Can You Handle The Truth?: PolitiFact California Fact Checks Wildfire Misinformation
Misinformation is continuing to spread on social media about the West Coast wildfires. CapRadio’s PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols sets the record straight in this week's “Can You Handle The Truth?” segment.
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Opinion: Congress Should Do Their Job So Millions of Americans Can Do Theirs
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September 26, 2020
President Trump's move to replace the late-Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court has triggered a fight for the direction the country with just weeks to go until Election Day.
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Trump Set To Formally Announce His Supreme Court Nominee
September 26, 2020
Republicans expect the president to select Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his choice to take Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, a source tells NPR. Watch the official announcement at 5 p.m. ET.
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'Hench' Counts The Cost Of Those High-Powered Superhero Battles
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What happens once the Avengers are done tearing up Manhattan? Natalie Zina Walschots' new novel follows a woman who decides to tally up the human cost of those battles — and use it for evil.
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New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party
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In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.
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Federal Judge Ousts Trump's Top Public Lands Chief
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The ruling blocks William Perry Pendley from continuing as the temporary head of the Bureau of Land Management, a post he's held for more than a year without being confirmed by the Senate.
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