Health CareCost Of Smoking At $300 Billion A Year For AmericansJanuary 18, 2017 | Rich IbarraA personal finance web site calculated the cost of smoking after medical bills, loss of productivity and packs of cigarettes at $300 billion a year for Americans. California's cost is over $36,000 per smoker per year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHow Arts And Culture Can Define A Country's HistoryJanuary 18, 2017UC Davis Law Professor Karima Bennoune joins Insight to talk about how the arts and cultural sites of a country are vital for the preservation of a country's history. Keith Watenpaugh also joins to talk about Bennoune's four day lecture series. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezShakeups In Sac Ballet Leadership Causes Mixed ReactionsJanuary 18, 2017The Sacramento Ballet Board of Directors announced that they are releasing current artistic directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda. President of the board Nancy Garton and the outgoing directors talk about their side of the story. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
More Rain, Snow For The Region Through MondayJanuary 17, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe first of three storms is scheduled to hit California Wednesday. The California Nevada River Forecast Center says the northwestern part of the state could receive as much as a foot of rain by the time the final storm passes through on Monday.
State GovernmentA Deficit-Sized Math Error In CaliforniaJanuary 17, 2017 | Ben BradfordAn unforeseen deficit now projected for the next California budget is due, in part, to a math error.
State Government"Pink-Out" Rally For Planned Parenthood On Capitol StepsJanuary 17, 2017 | Ben AdlerLeading California Democrats are mounting yet another show of resistance to President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans. This time, they're pushing back against vows to de-fund Planned Parenthood.
State GovernmentCalif. State Senators Question Proposed Spending CutsJanuary 17, 2017 | Ben BradfordCalifornia Senators are questioning Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to cut back state spending and the revenue projections that proposal is based on. The Senate budget committee met for its first hearing on the plan Tuesday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Prison SentenceJanuary 17, 2017President Obama has shortened the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the Army private who leaked military secrets to WikiLeaks. Obama also pardoned a general leaked secrets.
University Of California's Napolitano In Hospital For CancerJanuary 17, 2017(AP) - The University of California says President Janet Napolitano, a former U.S. Homeland Security secretary, is undergoing treatment for cancer and is hospitalized with complications.
March Madness To Bring Infusion Of Revenue To StocktonJanuary 17, 2017 | Rich IbarraThe Stockton Arena is one of the host sites for the NCAA’s Division One Women’s Basketball sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds in March.The event will have a huge economic impact on the city. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
SMF Passenger Numbers Highest Since RecessionJanuary 17, 2017 | Steve Milne2016 was a milestone year for Sacramento International Airport - 10.1 million passengers came through the airport, up nearly 5.3 percent from the previous year. The last time the airport hit the 10 million mark was in 2008. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Could Obamacare Repeal Cost California 200K Jobs?January 17, 2017 | Chris NicholsCalifornia Democratic State Senate Leader Kevin de León claimed repealing Obamacare could cost California 200,000 jobs. We found there’s some evidence to back this up, but too much uncertainty to rate it on our Truth-O-Meter. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento PD Requests Funding For Crisis Intervention Training ProgramJanuary 17, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento Police Department plans to create a new training program to better serve those who suffer from mental illness. The department is asking the Sacramento City Council for $700,000 to implement its own Crisis Intervention Training.
Health CareAs State Funding Agreement Ends, Counties Look For Other Ways To Pay For In-Home Supportive ServicesJanuary 17, 2017 | Daniel PotterCalifornia counties are trying to figure out how they’ll keep funding a program that helps seniors and disabled people. The state is poised to end a five-year agreement that helped pay for In-Home Supportive Services. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gas Prices Likely To Be Higher In 2017January 17, 2017 | Steve MilneGas prices will likely be higher in 2017 compared to last year. That's the word from analysts who say motorists this year can expect to pay anywhere from 25 to 50 cents more per gallon, on average. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
South Sacramento Dries Out And Prepares For Next Round Of StormsJanuary 16, 2017 | Bob MoffittSome homes and property in south Sacramento have not yet dried out from last week's storms, and more rain is on the way. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
I-80 Lane Closures Continue In Reno For Storm RepairsJanuary 16, 2017(AP) - The flooding and snowstorms that battered northern Nevada last week have taken a toll on U.S. Interstate 80 in the Reno area.
Thousands March In Sacramento To Honor MLK Jr.January 16, 2017Thousands of marchers made their way through Sacramento city neighborhoods towards the state Capitol Monday to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On The Moon, Dies At 82January 16, 2017Cernan flew in space three times, took the second American spacewalk, and was just as thrilled to walk on the moon as if he had been the first to do it.
US Official Says Orlando Shooter's Widow Has Been ArrestedJanuary 16, 2017(AP) - A U.S. law enforcement official says the FBI has arrested the wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter.
