Assembly Returns with Full Agenda for Final WeeksAugust 5, 2013 | Ben AdlerSummer recess is over for California lawmakers – at least, for most of them. The state Senate won’t be back until next week. But Assembly members reconvened Monday with just six weeks left to address a long list of thorny issues. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
India Adds To Growing Demand For California WalnutsAugust 5, 2013 | Rich IbarraIndia has a growing taste for walnuts, thanks in part to an expanding middle class. California walnut growers are looking to meet that demand. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Stakeholder Meetings Announced for New School Funding FormulaAugust 5, 2013California education officials are reaching out to school districts, teachers and parents as they prepare to implement the state’s complicated new school funding system.
State Begins Dealing With Massive Unemployment DebtAugust 5, 2013 | Katie OrrCalifornia owes the federal government $10 billion it’s borrowed to cover a shortfall in the fund used to pay for unemployment benefits. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Progress Towards New American River BridgeAugust 5, 2013 | Bob MoffittThe City of Sacramento wants to take a closer look at three proposed American River bridge projects connecting Natomas and Downtown Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBringing Back The White AbaloneAugust 5, 2013 | Amy QuintonUC Davis scientists think they’ve found a way to bring back the white abalone from the brink of extinction. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Governor Brown Order Pre-empts BART StrikeAugust 4, 2013 | Bob MoffittGovernor Jerry Brown has appointed a three-person board to investigate the threat of a strike. In a letter from Brown to Bay Area Rapid Transit and three unions, he says no labor action can take place for a week because of the creation of the board.
Feds, State to Study Fracking in CaliforniaAugust 2, 2013 | Ben AdlerThe federal government has announced a sweeping study of fracking and other oil and gas extraction techniques in California.
Transit Options Increase With BART Strike LoomingAugust 2, 2013 | Bob MoffittEmployees of Bay Area Rapid Transit have threatened a strike for Monday. If that happens, many commuters will have to come up with travel alternatives.
US Supreme Court Refuses To Delay Release of Thousands of California InmatesAugust 2, 2013 | Katie OrrThe US Supreme Court has refused to delay the release of thousands of inmates from California’s prisons.
