Arts and LifestyleTheater Review: Gender-Bending And Playfully Staged, 'Kinky Boots' Is A Joy To WatchFebruary 2, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe gender-bending musical “Kinky Boots” is visiting town for the first time. Critic Jeff Hudson says this spirited dance-and-costume extravaganza is playfully staged and fun to watch, though it often borrows from other shows. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
More Competition For Low-Priced ForeclosuresFebruary 2, 2017 | Steve MilneMore third-party buyers are stepping into the Sacramento area housing market. Those are investors who buy foreclosures to convert into rentals or resell at higher prices. Last year, 45 percent of foreclosure auction sales went to third-party buyers. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentIs Political Civility At The State Capitol Still Possible In The Age Of Trump?February 2, 2017 | Ben AdlerA bipartisan group of California politicians, staff and lobbyists walk into a bar. No, it’s not a joke. It’s the annual Cordial Caucus Karaoke Night. With political civility seeming harder than ever now, can the state avoid Washington's fate? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSyrian Immigrant Responds to Immigration Executive OrderFebruary 2, 2017Safa Faki moved from Syria to Sacramento, California nearly four years ago. With a new executive order banning travel from her native country, she’s fearful she will never be able to return home or see her family. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezInternational Rescue Committee Explains Implications Of Immigrant BanFebruary 2, 2017The head of the International Rescue Committee explains the implications of Trump’s immigration ban and what resources are available for refugees. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Protesters Decry DA's Finding In Joseph Mann Shooting, Family Reaches Settlement With City Of SacramentoFebruary 1, 2017 | Bob Moffitt | Ja'Nel JohnsonMore than 100 people gathered in downtown Sacramento Wednesday night to protest after two officers were cleared in the shooting death of Joseph Mann. The protest was held as word of a settlement between the family and the city of Sacramento broke.
California Teacher Pension System Lowers Investment TargetFebruary 1, 2017(AP) - California's massive teacher pension system is downgrading its investment earnings forecast, a move that will raise retirement costs for the state and for some educators.
Health CareNumber Of Heroin Poisonings Has Doubled For Some Age Groups In CaliforniaFebruary 1, 2017 | Ja'Nel JohnsonData released by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shows that 20- to 29-year-olds have had more heroin overdoses than any other age group since 2012.
Police Search For Possible Victims In Child-Exploitation OperationFebruary 1, 2017A search is underway in the Sacramento area for possible victims of a man investigators say ran a child-exploitation operation. Thirty-one-year-old Chris Cote of Stockton is being held on a million dollars bail.
Tower Bridge Suspect Held On Terrorism Charge, Items Still Being TestedFebruary 1, 2017 | Randol WhiteThe Sacramento woman who shut down Sacramento's Tower Bridge during rush hour Tuesday is being held on a charge of making a terrorist threat.
