Food and SustainabilityCity Asks For More Unhealthy Food In Vending MachinesAugust 5, 2015The City of Sacramento put its vending machine contract out to bid this year. No vendors responded. The City says profit margins are minimized by a requirement for 50 percent "healthy" food items in city-owned machines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentTimber Plantations Can Make California Wildfires WorseAugust 4, 2015 | Amy QuintonIt’s been almost a year since the King Fire scorched almost 100,000 acres of the Sierra Nevada forest. But this wildfire season could be worse - and it’s not just the drought and high temperatures that are fueling wildfires. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentSacramento Launches 'Mulch Madness' To Save TreesAugust 3, 2015 | Lesley McClurgEven though it's August, there are many streets in Sacramento that look like it's fall. Parched trees are losing their leaves early as a result of the drought. The city is sponsoring a campaign called "Mulch Madness" to save stressed trees. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
