July 23, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
Think of “Million Dollar Quartet” as a nostalgic two-hour party in the great outdoors, studded with classic tunes by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
July 23, 2019
We’re taking a trip to an iconic California destination, Yosemite. CapRadio’s Environment Reporter, Ezra David Romero, examines the park’s commercialization and evolving identity in Episode 1 of the podcast Yosemiteland.
July 22, 2019
The University of California accepted a record number of freshmen and transfer students that includes the most ever from California for the 2019-20 academic year, officials announced Monday.
July 22, 2019
The credit reporting agency will pay up to $700 million in fines and monetary relief to consumers over a 2017 data breach that affected nearly 150 million people.
July 22, 2019 | Randol White
This struggle could end up reinventing how academics publish their studies and how others access that research.
July 21, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious plans to improve California’s early childhood education, but experts say he’s forgetting a key: preschool teacher salaries.
July 20, 2019
With full participation in California’s food stamp program, the state’s poor would receive an additional $1.8 billion in federal funds each year. Pending legislation would require the state to close in on that goal.
July 19, 2019
A lawsuit filed Friday argues that the law violates the rights of utility customers and taxpayers by making it easier to raise electric rates to cover the costs of wildfires caused by power company equipment.
July 19, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Activated charcoal is popping up on restaurant menus across California, but doctors say it’s not as healthy as it’s made out to be.
July 19, 2019 | Randol White
Work on Downtown Sacramento’s largest recent housing project is expected to begin soon. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal updates us on this week’s business news.
July 19, 2019 | Scott Rodd
A CapRadio investigation found that, in 2018, nearly 60 percent of agencies surveyed by the State Personnel Board did not provide this training. That compares to 25 percent of those surveyed in 2016.
July 18, 2019
How much has President Trump raised from Californians this year? Which neighborhoods are giving him the most money? Could it be yours? We break it down in six graphs.
July 18, 2019 | Chris Nichols
On the campaign trail, Gavin Newsom promised to rapidly expand California's housing supply, saying he would "lead the effort to develop 3.5 million new housing units" by 2025 to address the state's affordable housing crisis.
July 18, 2019
We still may be more than 16 months before election day in November 2020, but this year Californians have thrown more than $26 million at the two dozen candidates hoping to win the Democratic nomination and take on President Donald Trump.
July 18, 2019
(AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency rejected a key legal challenge to chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, saying environmental groups had failed to prove that a ban was warranted.
July 17, 2019 | Ben Adler
The battle over whether the state should eliminate cash bail is moving toward a double-barreled showdown at the ballot box.
July 17, 2019 | Rich Ibarra
Stockton City Council voted on Tuesday to explore developing its 93-year-old historic City Hall building into market rate housing and retail on the ground floor.
July 17, 2019 | Bob Moffitt
As residents brace for another fire season, six counties still do not have the ability to use the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system to notify residents of wildfires, floods and other pending danger.
July 17, 2019
(AP) — California's 12 oldest prisons, including San Quentin and Folsom State Prisons, need major repairs or replacements if they are to continue to house about a third of the state's inmates, a new study reported Tuesday.
July 17, 2019
Distance and separation affect people differently. Author Reyna Grande’s early life experiences have led her to seek a settledness, a home. She talks about this in the sequel to her memoir, "The Distance Between Us," titled "A Dream Called Home."
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We take you into Yosemite with the CapRadio podcast Yosemiteland. Host Beth Ruyak talks with author Janet Fitch about her new book, "Chimes of a Lost Cathedral." CapRadio Jazz Music Director Gary Vercelli chats with trombonist Wayne Wallace.
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Book Reviews
July 23, 2019
While the prolific Hollywood writer's career is well-documented, his personal history has been a mystery. His memoir is painful and inspiring, infuriating and full of hope, humorous and depressing.
Obituaries
July 23, 2019
History will likely judge that Li deserved his moniker for his role in the Tiananmen Square massacre. He appeared on television to declare martial law. After that, troops descended on protesters.
Shots - Health News
July 23, 2019
Advanced MRI scans of 40 embassy workers who developed health problems in Havana found no evidence to support claims that they were attacked or suffered brain injuries.
Getting To Zero Carbon: The Climate Challenge
July 23, 2019
Solar energy has taken off across the U.S. As an African American working in the industry, Jason Carney wants to make sure minority communities don't miss out on the energy savings or the green jobs.
WITF-FM | Environment And Energy Collaborative
July 23, 2019
The regal fritillary butterfly has largely disappeared from the East Coast, save for a military base in Central Pennsylvania. A few days each summer, hundreds descend for guided tours to see it.
Goats and Soda
July 23, 2019
In a village of about 10,000 people, a group of Mozambicans are serving up local flavors of the Italian treat. But how to make it with limited power supply and access to clean water?
Book Reviews
July 23, 2019
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel is set in an alternate Jazz Age Mexico, where gods and monsters from Mayan mythology walk the Earth and war with each other for dominion over Xibalba, the land of death.
World
July 23, 2019
At a time of polarization and political chaos, the United Kingdom and the United States are about to be led by two remarkably similar figures. Johnson will take office on Wednesday.
