Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento Choral Society & Orchestra Shares Details Of Home For The Holidays ShowDecember 5, 2016The Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra is planning a special 21st annual Home for the Holidays show in partnership with the Sacramento Children's Chorus and Green Valley Theatre Company. Director Donald Kendrick shares details on Insight. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Army Corps Denies Easement For Dakota Access PipelineDecember 4, 2016The decision essentially halts the construction of the oil pipeline right above the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and it also comes as protests at the site continued to grow.
Death Toll In Oakland Fire Rises To 33 As Searchers Comb Through WreckageDecember 4, 2016An Oakland fire official described the search through the building cluttered with debris and a collapsed roof as "a long and arduous process."
State GovernmentCalifornia Worker's Union Reaches Deal With State GovernmentDecember 3, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia's largest public-employee union says it has reached a contract agreement with Gov. Jerry Brown's administration after months of negotiations. On Friday, the union announced it had called off a strike planned for Monday.
At Least 9 Killed In Oakland Fire During Warehouse PartyDecember 3, 2016The fire broke out late Friday during an electronic music show. "We've lost a lot of lives," Oakland's fire chief said.
Prof Killed At USC Campus; Student ArrestedDecember 2, 2016(AP) - A Los Angeles police spokeswoman says a man killed on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles was a professor and that the suspect arrested in his death is a student.
EnvironmentCalifornia Rolls Out New Plan To Reduce Carbon EmissionsDecember 2, 2016 | Randol WhiteThe State of California is out with a new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an additional 40 percent beyond 2020 goals. The draft proposal was released Friday and calls for the most-ambitious reduction in North America. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCAL FIRE Will Receive $15 Million Grant To Reduce Wildfire ThreatDecember 2, 2016 | Amy QuintonCAL FIRE announced Friday that 34 California counties will receive $15 million to help reduce the threat of wildfires. Much of the money will be used to remove dead and dying trees.
Undocumented Immigration In CaliforniaImmigrant Advocates Brace For Trump Administration, Others Call For PatienceDecember 2, 2016 | Randol WhiteCivil-rights advocates in California are preparing for likely conflicts with immigration policies expected under the incoming Trump Administration. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
UPDATE: Newsom's Claim That Mike Pence Advocated For 'Conversion Therapy' Is 'Half True'December 2, 2016 | Chris NicholsCalifornia Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom joined in the chorus of attacks on Donald Trump’s choice for running mate during a speech at the Democratic National Convention, claiming that the Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Pence advocated for 'conversion therapy.'
EnvironmentScientists Seek Crowd-Sourced Data To Map Land Damaged By Wild PigsDecember 2, 2016 | Julia MitricWild pigs cause serious damage to grazing lands and watersheds. UC Cooperative Extension scientists have developed a GIS-based tracking app to assess wild pig damage in order to figure out how to mitigate the creatures' impacts. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Don't Forget CIM Road Closures On SundayDecember 2, 2016 | Steve MilneIf you wind up leaving the house early Sunday morning to make a doughnut run or for some other errand, don't forget about the rolling street closures that'll be in effect from Folsom to Downtown Sacramento for the California International Marathon. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Lucid, Gallina, SeatNinja, CIMDecember 2, 2016The effort to lure a Menlo Park-based car maker to the Sacramento region for a new manufacturing plant has failed and it's still unclear why. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has details on Lucid Motors' decision to build in Arizona. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Roadside DistractionsSafetyville USA: A Tiny Town Teaches Tots To Cross The StreetDecember 2, 2016 | Melody StoneWhy is there a cluster of small buildings just off Bradshaw in Rancho Cordova? There’s a mini McDonald’s, a shrunk-down Capitol Building. Get the story behind Safetyville USA in the latest installment of Roadside Distractions.
Underdog Amador Buffaloes Making The Most Of Their OpportunityDecember 2, 2016 | Bob MoffittThis Saturday, Amador High School travels to San Francisco in an attempt to continue a season that includes a first-ever section title and a real lift for a community. The winner of the game goes on to play in the Northern California championship. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentRep Xavier Becerra Nominated For California Attorney GeneralDecember 1, 2016 | Ben BradfordA simple announcement from California Governor Jerry Brown has unleashed political pandemonium. Brown nominated Los Angeles Congressman Xavier Becerra as the state’s next Attorney General Thursday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Call For Witnesses In Death Of Infant From Five Years Ago RenewedDecember 1, 2016 | Rich IbarraDetectives believe somebody saw something and are hoping it will lead them to solve the cold case.The Infant was found in the garbage five years ago. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
More Sacramento Homeowners Now Making Lower Mortgage PaymentsDecember 1, 2016 | Steve MilneAnticipation of rising mortgage rates prompted a lot of Sacramento area homeowners to refinance between July and September. Refinance loans increased by 54 percent from a year ago. The national average was only 16 percent. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Trump Treasury Nominee's Stint At California Bank Draws ScrutinyDecember 1, 2016Consumer groups in California are ringing the alarm bells about Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Jazz Singer James Tormé: Giant Shoes Comfortably FilledDecember 1, 2016 | Paul ConleyMaking a career as a jazz singer is tough, but when you're the son of one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time, the challenge comes with unfair but inevitable comparisons. Thankfully James Tormé inherited what he calls his dad's "circuitry." Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
