Insight With Vicki GonzalezMcGeorge School Professor Breaks Down Conflicting Propositions On Your November BallotOctober 20, 2016Within the 17 ballot measures on the November ballot, there are competing measures not in the media spotlight. The McGeorge School of Law breaks down the death penalty, plastic bag ban and criminal sentencing measures up for your vote this November. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Oakland Zoo Airlifts Endangered Baby Toads To Island HomeOctober 20, 2016(AP) - Thousands of critically endangered baby toads are en route to Puerto Rico from the Oakland Zoo.
Mail-In Ballots Might Require Extra PostageOctober 20, 2016 | Rich IbarraNovember’s ballot is a lengthy one with 17 state propositions and numerous races and local measures. Some mail-in ballots, like the ones in Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties, may require additional postage. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCampaign Donations For California Initiatives Reach More Than $450 MillionOctober 20, 2016 | Bob MoffittThere's a new record for campaign spending on propositions in California: more than $450 million, when you add up donations to campaigns on both sides of the 17 statewide ballot measures.
JazzJazz Night In America: Herbie Hancock's Latest VoyageOctober 20, 2016Herbie Hancock and his latest band push the boundaries of jazz in a concert at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in New York City.
California's Pension CrisisCalifornia Promised Public Employees Generous Retirements. Will The Courts Give Government A Way Out?October 20, 2016A case before the state Supreme Court could clear the way for reductions in public retiree benefits, which have become hugely expensive. But the outcome is “hard to predict.”
Calif. Agencies, Groups Participate In Great Shakeout Earthquake DrillOctober 20, 2016Get ready to "drop, cover and hold on" for the "Great Shakeout" earthquake drill Thursday at 10:20 a.m.
Slain Modoc County Deputy IdentifiedOctober 20, 2016(AP) - Authorities have identified a deputy killed while responding to a call about a disturbance in Northern California as 31-year-old Jack Hopkins.
California CountsA Tale of Two Farm Towns: How the Central Valley Is Torn Over MarijuanaOctober 20, 2016Marijuana could mean more tax revenue and meaningful job growth. But as one town votes on green-lighting two medical marijuana operations, another is more skeptical.
California CountsExplaining Proposition 64: How California Would Legalize MarijuanaOctober 20, 2016 | Ben AdlerYou've heard about California’s November ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana. But how would that initiative actually work? We cut through the smoke. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Review: Music Enhances STC’s Production Of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’October 20, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThe Sacramento Theatre Company has staged “To Kill a Mockingbird” before, but theater critic Jeff Hudson says their current production includes a pleasant innovation, with the duo of Misner and Smith performing as actors and musicians. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Women's Music Festival Returns To StocktonOctober 20, 2016The California Women’s Music Festival returns to the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Festival director Victoria Boyington previews the festival along with a venue headliner. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sanchez Struggles In California US Senate FightOctober 19, 2016(AP) - Loretta Sanchez is entering the final sprint in California's U.S. Senate race short on money and trailing in polls.
Newsom, Seeking Governor's Office, Now Backs High-Speed RailOctober 19, 2016(AP) - Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he no longer opposes California's $64 billion high-speed rail plan, after withdrawing support for the project more than two years ago.
CHP Honors Man For 50 Years Of ServiceOctober 19, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe California Highway Patrol held a special ceremony Wednesday to honor a man with 50 years on the job.
Regional Transit Creates Bus Mechanics Apprenticeship ProgramOctober 19, 2016 | Bob MoffittSacramento Regional Transit has identified a way to find entry-level mechanics to replace the dozen or so mechanics who retire or leave the agency every year.
FACT CHECK: Trump And Clinton's Final Presidential DebateOctober 19, 2016More than 20 journalists across NPR are annotating the candidates' comments during the debate in Las Vegas.
Ami Bera’s Mostly True Claim: Feds Cleared Me Of Election FraudOctober 19, 2016 | Chris NicholsBabulal Bera, the father of Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, was sentenced to a year in prison this summer for making illegal contributions to his son’s campaigns for Congress in 2010 and 2012.
Third Debate Guests Include Trump Tormentor, Benghazi Mom, Obama Half-BrotherOctober 19, 2016Psy-ops in the guest box continues at the third and final presidential debate. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both using guest tickets in a calculated effort to rattle their rivals, or at least send a signal to voters watching on TV.
Hazy Data Make Colorado Marijuana Claim By Scott Jones Half TrueOctober 19, 2016 | Chris NicholsAsked about California’s effort to legalize recreational marijuana, Republican congressional candidate Scott Jones said on Tuesday the experiences in Colorado are a stark warning of what not to do.
