December 17, 2018
Just one town over from Paradise, where the Camp Fire destroyed more than 13,000 homes, is the city of Chico — home to Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, which is releasing a special beer — Resilience IPA — to raise money for victims.
December 17, 2018
Top ranked per-pupil spending. Data tracking from toddlerhood to universities. State lawmakers have a long and expensive wish list as California rings in a new administration. Here’s your School Spending 101 primer for 2019.
December 17, 2018 | Rich Ibarra
All public transit agency buses in California must be zero-emission by 2040. Stockton already has 14 electric buses, and will convert another 60 diesel-electric hybrids to all-electric by 2025.
December 17, 2018
California regulators have canceled a plan to charge a fee for text messaging on mobile phones.
December 17, 2018 | Chris Nichols
Restaurants in California that offer kids meal combos will be required to serve milk or water as the default drink options. Parents will still be able to request soda or juice for their kids.
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December 17, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Starting January, employers will need to better accommodate lactating mothers who choose to pump at work.
December 17, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Californians can now switch their drivers’ license gender without a physician’s approval.
December 17, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Dogs, cats, and rabbits at pet stores will have to be sourced from shelters and rescue groups under a new California law.
December 17, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
Companies with 26 people or workers will see California's minimum wage increase by a dollar, to $12 an hour.
December 15, 2018
The fire broke out Nov. 8, killing at least 86 people and destroying 14,000 homes in Paradise and nearby communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
December 15, 2018
From the time CapRadio first signed on the air in 1979, Nancy Wilson has been one of our core artists and an audience favorite. In 1994, Ms. Wilson performed in a special concert celebrating our 15th anniversary. Beforehand she sat for an interview.
December 15, 2018
The cap-and-trade system for cutting greenhouse gases is in danger of not delivering the state’s required emissions reductions.
December 14, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
Experts have ideas for to clean up the state’s dense forests and make them safer. But what does it cost to do this? We visit the Tahoe National Forest to find out.
December 14, 2018 | Ben Adler
The Secretary of State’s office has certified the results of California’s November election. The 64.5 percent turnout rate was higher than the last eight different midterm elections.
December 14, 2018 | Chris Nichols
The utility says more than half the money raised would go to improving wildfire safety.
December 14, 2018
Regulators on Friday accused one of California's largest utilities of falsifying safety documents for natural gas pipelines for years following its criminal conviction and multimillion-dollar fine for the San Bruno pipeline explosion.
December 14, 2018
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has given up her Republican registration and re-registered as a no-party preference voter, citing the Kavanaugh nomination and saying she had become increasingly uncomfortable with the party's direction.
December 14, 2018
(AP) — California moved Friday to eliminate fossil fuels from its fleet of 12,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road.
December 14, 2018
Survivors of last year's deadly Tubbs Fire spent the day with survivors of this year's Camp Fire to share lessons about insurance, cleanup, emotions and more.
December 14, 2018 | Steve Milne
New documents suggest building a hospital in Sacramento's planned Railyards development may be costlier than expected. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the story - plus news about The McClatchy Company and Flatstick Pub.
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Middle East
December 18, 2018
The Trump administration hit Iran with sanctions after pulling out of the nuclear deal. That's hurt the Iranian economy — and emboldened hard-liners.
News
December 18, 2018
Officers Conrad Gary and Eduardo Marmolejo were struck by a train and killed Monday night while investigating a call of shots fired.
KHN | Shots - Health News
December 18, 2018
If implanted medical devices fail, patients and their insurers usually have to pay for repairs. That financial responsibility falls to them even when the problems were solely with the devices.
Environment
December 18, 2018
Oyster harvests in the Gulf of Mexico have declined dramatically. Now scientists are working to rebuild oyster reefs, helped by settlement money from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Investigations
December 18, 2018
More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings and opportunities to protect them, but didn't.
National
December 18, 2018
Congress told the VA to expand its caregiver program to include pre-Sept. 11 vets, but the VA has failed to meet a deadline in the law.
Law
December 17, 2018
President Trump called the Army major a hero and vowed to review the case. To a military law specialist, it looks like "the commander in chief is putting his thumb on the scales of justice."
Europe
December 17, 2018
About 10,000 Jewish refugees under the age of 17 were relocated through the rescue operation. Most never saw their parents again. The Claims Conference estimates there are about 1,000 still living.
