BusinessCalifornia Economy Expected To Grow More SlowlyMay 30, 2017 | Amy QuintonA new economic forecast shows slower economic growth for California compared to recent years. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BusinessBusiness Journal: SMF Hotel, The WorkShop, TaskRabbit, Bennigan'sMay 26, 2017 | Steve MilneSacramento International Airport may soon be looking for a new developer to build an airport hotel. That's after a deal with a Southern California company fell through. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the details. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaLawmaker Misleads With Claim Jerry Brown Has Axed Funds For California’s Dying TreesMay 26, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican Assemblyman Jim Patterson of Fresno recently claimed Gov. Jerry Brown has slashed nearly all the money in the state’s budget to help local governments remove dead and dying trees in California’s forests. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia To Get Another $66 Million In Volkswagen Emissions SettlementMay 17, 2017The funds, which will be used to help reduce pollution and expand the electric vehicle market, are part of a second settlement reached Wednesday related to the company's emissions cheating scandal. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentGovernor Brown Eyes Chance At Renewing Cap-And-Trade Program As Climate Change SolutionMay 11, 2017 | Ben BradfordGov. Brown is likely to want to continue the state’s signature climate change-fighting program — cap-and-trade — past 2020, when it’s set to expire. He faces opposition from lawmakers but sees some support from business groups. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezWhere Politics Differ, Businesses Connect Between Sacramento And D.C. With Capitol-To-Capitol EventMay 10, 2017A delegation of 300 Sacramento region business leaders across industries traveled to Washington D.C. last week for the annual Cap to Cap visit. CEO of the Sacramento Metro Chamber Peter Tateshi and West Sacramento City Councilwoman Beverley Sandeen d Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BusinessDemand For California Wine Hit An All-Time High In 2016May 8, 2017 | Rich IbarraCalifornia wines sales worldwide hit a new record in 2016 with 285 million cases. Millennials are helping drive that growth. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezTourism And Its Relationship With CaliforniaMay 3, 2017As part of California Travel and Tourism Month, we take a look at what role it plays in the state while observing the 25th anniversary of Visit California. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
