Prison Advocates Take Fight to State CapitolAugust 14, 2013 | Katie OrrAs an inmate hunger strike in California stretches on, prison reform advocates want the rest of us to know what it’s like inside a SHU. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Recycling Program of Farm Plastics UnderwayAugust 14, 2013 | Bob MoffittA California company expects to collect 20-million pounds of plastic agricultural waste and turn that waste into reusable plastic bags. The program will also mean fewer dump fees for participating farmers.
Congressional Reps. Call on Brown to Sign TRUST ActAugust 14, 2013 | Katie OrrNearly 30 California congressional representatives have written to Governor Jerry Brown urging him to sign legislation that would reduce deportations of undocumented immigrants. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
American Fire Continues to Grow, Smoky Conditions PersistAugust 14, 2013The American Fire in the Tahoe National Forest has grown to almost 4,000 acres. Nearly 550 personnel are working the incident, which is not threatening structures. The fire is 10 percent contained as of late Wednesday. Updated 11:00 p.m.
California Legislature Considering New Redevelopment AgenciesAugust 14, 2013 | Max PringleCapitol Roundup: A bill that would grant local California communities the right to form agencies to redevelop blighted areas has passed an Assembly Committee. Meanwhile, a bill to extend the civil action suit deadline for sexual abuse is stalled. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Lawmakers Question Sterilizations of InmatesAugust 14, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia lawmakers are scrutinizing the practice of sterilizing female inmates in the state’s prisons. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Job Training Program For Women Opens Second RestaurantAugust 13, 2013 | Bob MoffittThe women who go through the program receive a thousand hours of training that is orchestrated by Sacramento restaurant owners Patrick and Bobbin Mulvaney.
Ground Broken On New Section of Blue Line in SacramentoAugust 13, 2013 | Bob MoffittSacramento Regional Transit says more than 7,000 riders a day will use the new section of Blue Line once it's constructed. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Feds Owe California Mass Transit Agencies $2 BillionAugust 13, 2013 | Bob MoffittThe money has been held by the U.S. Department of Labor as it tries to ascertain if California's new pension reform law breaks federal law.
Electric Vehicles Help Stockton Save Money, Keep City Clean and GreenAugust 13, 2013 | Rich IbarraA fleet of electric vehicles is helping make downtown Stockton a little greener, cleaner and quieter -- saving money in the process. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
