State GovernmentHuge Month For California On The Jobs FrontDecember 19, 2014 | Ben AdlerNew data out Friday show California had its best month on the job market in more than two years. The state’s 90,100 job gain in November is the strongest since October 2012 and the second-best dating back to 1990. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Homeless Deaths More Than Double In 2014December 19, 2014 | Bob MoffittThe number of homeless people who have died in Sacramento County has more-than-doubled in the past year according to a new report. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Cuba, Kaiser In Downtown, Midtown GhostsDecember 19, 2014Kaiser Permanente has purchased an office building in Downtown Sacramento. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Analyst: Low Gas Prices Will Spur Holiday SpendingDecember 19, 2014 | Steve MilneA Sacramento area economic expert says lower gas prices will prompt people to spend more on gifts this holiday season. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Dog Saves Man From Sacramento Home FireDecember 19, 2014(AP) - Authorities are crediting a chocolate Labrador with saving the life of a Sacramento man after it alerted him to a fire inside a home that appeared not to have a smoke detector.
Obama: Sony Decision To Cancel Movie A `Mistake'December 19, 2014The president discussed issues ranging from normalization of relations with Cuba to Sony Pictures' decision to cancel release of the film 'The Interview' after a North Korean hack attack.
State GovernmentCPUC Head Peevey Leaves A Mixed LegacyDecember 18, 2014 | Ben AdlerMichael Peevey is winning praise and criticism for his controversial tenure leading the California Public Utilities Commission. Peevey, who served as CPUC president for the last 12 years, led his final meeting Thursday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rice Growers Could Help Reduce Greenhouse GasesDecember 18, 2014 | Amy QuintonRice growers in California and elsewhere may soon have an incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Recent Rains Little Help For Reservoir and Snow PackDecember 18, 2014 | Bob MoffittRecent storms in northern California eased the effects of the drought, but not as much as you might have hoped. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Drought Continues To Concern Ranchers And FarmersDecember 18, 2014 | Lesley McClurgWe continue our series this week looking back at California's economy over the last year. Today: a look at how farmers and ranchers are weathering the drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: A Trio Of Holiday ShowsDecember 18, 2014 | Jeff HudsonThree of Sacramento’s professional theater companies have rolled out their holiday shows, which combine a bit of the new with a healthy helping of the tried and true. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
When A Marketplace Only Offers One Health InsurerDecember 18, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneIn 22 Northern California counties, some health insurance customers have only one carrier choice in Covered California. We go to a rural community north of Quincy to find out what that's like. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
$18 Million In State Grant Money Available For Flood-Prevention ProjectsDecember 18, 2014 | Bob MoffittThe State of California is asking for grant proposals for flood-prevention projects outside of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Sacramento Law Enforcement Agencies Consider Using Police Body CamsDecember 18, 2014 | Alan RayCivilian deaths at the hands of police elsewhere in the United States this year have raised questions thousands of miles away from Ferguson, Missouri and New York.
Temporary Detour For State Highway 99 To U.S. Highway 50 ConnectorDecember 18, 2014The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is advising motorists to expect a daytime connector closure on State Highway 99 to U.S. Highway 50 due to emergency construction work on Saturday, weather permitting.
Reno-Area Agency To End Unmetered Water UseDecember 18, 2014 | Ky PlaskonThe agency that provides water in the Reno-area has taken the first step toward eliminating the last of it’s flat-rate customers.
Health CareCovered California Extends Enrollment Deadline, Urges More Sign-UpsDecember 17, 2014 | Ben AdlerCalifornia’s health insurance exchange is extending the enrollment deadline for people who want their coverage to start on New Year’s Day … from this past Monday, to Sunday, December 21. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Obama: US Ending Outdated Approach To CubaDecember 17, 2014(AP) - President Barack Obama says the U.S. will end its outdated approach to Cuba that has failed to advance U.S. interests.
Health CareAfter Blue Shield Pulls Out of Zip Codes, Consumers See Limited Insurance OptionsDecember 17, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneBlue Shield of California stopped selling policies to individuals in 250 zip codes in 2014. The coverage area reduction is especially felt in Northern California, where consumers have few choices through Covered California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
International Flight To Reno-Tahoe Airport DelayedDecember 17, 2014 | Ky PlaskonThe first international commercial flight to Reno in 15 years was forced instead to land in Sacramento Tuesday, because the Reno airport wasn't ready for it. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
