October 14, 2019
At least three of 10 school districts in Santa Cruz County are exploring the option of building below-market homes for teachers and staff on school district property.
October 13, 2019 | Ben Adler
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has cleared his desk for the year after acting on hundreds of bills over the weekend, signing several measures that failed in previous years while issuing more than 100 veto messages.
October 13, 2019
California has some of the nation’s strongest gun control laws. But local police in CA increasingly are turning to federal authorities for help prosecuting gun crimes.
October 13, 2019
PG&E has restored power to the nearly 2 million Northern California residents who lost electricity.
October 12, 2019 | Andrew Nixon
More than 90,000 people are gathering in Discovery Park for the West Coast's largest hard rock music festival.
October 12, 2019
Air pollution is a concern after utilities halted service to more than 2 million people this week.
October 11, 2019 | Bob Moffitt
In case you think that someone at PG&E flips a switch somewhere and turns on the power for large populations of people, think again. Crews go from pole to pole, one section at a time.
October 11, 2019
California will ban the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those under contract to the federal government to hold immigrants awaiting deportation hearings, under a bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
October 11, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun violence restraining orders against other people.
October 11, 2019
A fast-moving fire that began near Sylmar grew by thousands of acres overnight, forcing mandatory evacuations for Porter Ranch and Granada Hills residents and shutting down LAUSD schools and college campuses in the San Fernando Valley.
October 11, 2019 | Steve Milne
The Sacramento restaurant chain Broderick Roadhouse has closed its Roseville location. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has that story and more business news.
October 10, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized PG&E and ordinary customers complained about the inconveniences caused by the unprecedented blackouts that began Wednesday, with many wondering: Did PG&E go too far in its attempt to ward off more deadly fires?
October 10, 2019 | Andrew Nixon | Emily Zentner
Many rural Northern Californians didn't have any access to water, electricity or food because of Pacific Gas and Electric's decision to shut off power. But some were prepared.
October 10, 2019
State environmental regulators call chlorpyrifos "a toxic air contaminant" that is a health threat when inhaled or exposed to skin.
October 10, 2019 | Chris Nichols
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs claimed his city "has seen the second highest rent increases in the nation." PolitiFact California examined what’s driving these soaring rents and the challenge researchers have in finding reliable rental data.
October 10, 2019 | Ben Adler
This week's power shutoffs are prompting lots of frustration and hard questions for California's investor-owned utilities — especially bankrupt Pacific Gas and Electric. For example: Isn’t there any possible alternative?
October 10, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday he had signed a law banning hotels from giving guests plastic bottles filled with shampoo, conditioner or soap. It takes effect in 2023 for hotels with more than 50 rooms and 2024 for hotels with less than 50 roo
October 10, 2019
In this week’s CapChat, Gov. Newsom criticizes PG&E for the power outages it ordered, while offering faint praise for being proactive. And, Newsom has signed several groups of bills, capping off the legislative season. We’ll hear about some of them.
October 9, 2019 | Ben Adler
With power outages poised to spread to 7 percent of his state’s population, California Governor Gavin Newsom is both supporting electric utilities’ decisions to turn the lights off and criticizing Pacific Gas and Electric.
October 9, 2019 | Scott Rodd
The city has issued about $94 million in fines against homeowners for illegal cannabis cultivation. Many are rental property owners who claim their tenants operated the grow without their knowledge. Now, dozens are taking their case to court.
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Politics
October 14, 2019
Joe Biden is taking aim at President Trump over ethics, as the president continues attacks on the candidate and his son. Hunter Biden is now pledging to curtail his overseas business dealings.
Politics
October 14, 2019
A disturbing video depicting President Trump shooting and stabbing political opponents and media outlets was played at a conference held by a pro-Trump group at his Miami resort last week.
Pop Culture Happy Hour
October 14, 2019
In the second season finale of HBO's Succession, the Roys regroup after their difficult congressional hearings. It turns out the family that yachts together ties itself into knots together.
World
October 14, 2019
Kurdish forces in northern Syria relied on American troops to help them maintain control of the region. Now, they are aligning themselves with Syrian forces that are backed by Russia.
Goats and Soda
October 14, 2019
Physical and verbal abuse are a shockingly common experience for mothers, a new study in The Lancet reports.
FA | Music Interviews
October 14, 2019
The artist says his father's early misgivings about his chosen career became a source of motivation: "He gave me the determination to make something of myself." John's new memoir is called Me.
OPB | Environment And Energy Collaborative
October 14, 2019
As the climate warms, many U.S. lakes are seeing more algal blooms, low oxygen levels and stressed out fish species. One team in Oregon hopes that pumping oxygen into the water can help.
World
October 14, 2019
More than 50 people are dead in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which dropped extreme amounts of rain over the weekend and caused catastrophic flooding in residential areas.
