Following California’s Lead, Feds Crack Down On Flavored Tobacco For KidsSeptember 13, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaFlavored tobacco has become popular among California youth. Local governments and state health officials have taken a stand against the industry, and now the federal government is staging a crackdown. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideHow Suicide Trainings, Community Connections Could Patch Holes In Amador’s Mental Health Safety NetSeptember 13, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAmador County residents and social service providers say there’s a serious lack of services and awareness around mental illness in the community. They’re planning to use a special cache of leftover state funding to solve the problem. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityResidents Of North Sacramento Food Desert Welcome Discount Grocery StoreSeptember 13, 2018 | Julia MitricNorth Sacramento has big pockets of food deserts where residents have to leave the neighborhood to find a full-service grocery store. Now, some are hopeful a discount grocery store will begin to change the landscape. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Fall Concert PreviewSeptember 13, 2018CapRadio Arts and Theater Critic Jeff Hudson previews a variety of concerts scheduled across the Sacramento region this fall in this week’s Sound Advice. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Stockton Testing New Parking Meters To Replace Hundreds That Were StolenSeptember 13, 2018 | Rich IbarraStockton is getting new parking meters to replace hundreds that have been stolen. Officials say the thefts have meant a loss of revenue of $50,000 a month.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPoet Mary Mackey Releases ‘The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams’September 13, 2018 | Cody DrabbleSacramento poet Mary Mackey reads from her new poetry anthology. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGov. Brown's Biggest Climate Foe Isn't Trump. It's Car-Loving CaliforniansSeptember 13, 2018On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown set the stage by signing a new state goal for 100 percent clean energy by 2045. But if California is going to reach its ambitious climate change targets, the state will have to tackle its toughest challenge yet: cars. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gunman Kills 5, Self In Bakersfield ShootingSeptember 12, 2018(AP) — A gunman killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a Kern County sheriff's deputy closed in Wednesday, authorities said.
Health CareCalifornia Has One Of The Nation's Highest Poverty Rates, AgainSeptember 12, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaExperts say a combination of increasing government assistance programs and policies to lower housing costs would be necessary to bring California’s poverty rate down. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGlobal Climate Action Summit Begins This Week In San FranciscoSeptember 12, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroExperts will discuss everything from electric cars to food waste to speeding up progress in limiting the rise of global temperatures. The three day summit is co-chaired by Gov. Jerry Brown.
