Arts and LifestyleNew Sacramento study recommends ways to improve the city’s entertainment economyNighttime economy manager Tina Lee-Vogt says the City Council might be able to vote on recommended changes to city rules in January or February.
State GovernmentNovember 29, 2023Chris NicholsSacramento region eyes new round of homeless encampment fundsThe state’s Encampment Resolution Funding program requires cities and counties to come up with plans for how to shelter or house people living in the camps.
State GovernmentNovember 29, 2023Nicole NixonSacramento’s Kevin McCarty hoping to strike ‘balance’ as chair of Assembly public safety committeeThe Democrat was appointed last week to head the committee, which was criticized by parents for not doing more to penalize fentanyl dealers. He spoke with CapRadio’s Nicole Nixon about his approach to the new role and his bid for mayor of Sacramento.
State GovernmentNovember 29, 2023Many rural California communities are desperate for school construction money. Will a new bond measure offer enough help?Small, rural districts often struggle to pass local bond measures to pay for school construction and repairs. In some cases, leaking roofs, dry rot and broken air conditioners haven’t been fixed in years.
November 28, 2023Oakland is getting a new minor league team — the Oakland B'sOakland is getting a new minor league baseball team, the Oakland B's. The expansion independent club announced plans Tuesday to begin play in the Pioneer League come May of 2024, with its first home games set for July at Laney College.
EducationNovember 28, 2023California faces big challenges to implement new math guidelinesAfter a contentious process to revise and approve the state's math framework, California policymakers must now figure out how to implement the new recommendations.
Arts and LifestyleNovember 27, 2023Find your next favorite read with NPR's Books We LoveNPR’s Books We Love has returned with hundreds of recommendations and a way to find just the one that’s just right for you. Andrew Limbong, host of NPR’s “Book of the Day” podcast, breaks down how to use it and shares his top picks. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentNovember 27, 2023Speaker Rivas shuffles the leadership deck and YIMBYs winAssembly Speaker Robert Rivas changes his leadership team for the next California Legislature session, and it’s a win for housing advocates.
EnvironmentNovember 24, 2023Vicki GonzalezSites Reservoir project finally gets green light, construction expected to begin in 2024Last week, California officials greenlit construction on the Sites Reservoir project, which would store excess surface water to release during drier years ahead. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ClassicalNovember 22, 2023'Maestro' chronicles the brilliant Bernstein — and his disorderly conductActors Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan give warm, deeply sympathetic performances as wide-ranging musician Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn, in a biopic directed by Cooper.
November 22, 2023Chris HaganOrganizers say Run to Feed the Hungry will continue in-person despite bomb threatSacramento Police announced Monday that they have received an email Nov. 13. containing a bomb threat referencing the annual race through East Sacramento. Organizers say police will have an “increased presence” at the Thanksgiving Day event.
