Sacramento Mayor Supports Temporary Rent Control, Council Members Propose Other Tenant ProtectionsSeptember 4, 2018 | Nick Miller | Bob MoffittAhead of Tuesday’s special Sacramento City Council workshop on rent control, Steinberg released a statement in support of temporary limits to the amount landlords can increase rents as three council members issued a different plan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Attorney General Candidate Faces Ethics PanelSeptember 4, 2018Steven Bailey, a Republican who served as an El Dorado County judge from 2009 through August 2017, is accused of using the job to aid his political campaign, improperly accepting gifts and steering business to a firm where his son worked.
PolitiFact California: Does ICE Have Unlimited Authority To Make Courthouse Arrests?September 4, 2018 | Chris NicholsHow much legal authority does ICE have to make arrests at local courthouses? PolitiFact California explored that topic with experts on immigration law following the recent ICE arrest of an undocumented man inside a local Sacramento courtroom.
EnvironmentClimate Change Is Going To Cost California, And The Bill Will Be StaggeringSeptember 4, 2018It could soon cost us $200 million a year in increased energy bills to keep homes air conditioned, $3 billion from the effects of a long drought and $18 billion to replace buildings inundated by rising seas, just to cite a few projections.
Take A Ride Through Yosemite Valley… On A Green DragonSeptember 4, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroListen now to the latest episode of Capital Public Radio’s YosemiteLand podcast. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideSecond Murder-Suicide In Five Months Casts Violent Shadow On Amador CountySeptember 4, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaThese crimes cause a huge ripple through communities, and are often just the tip of the iceberg for deeper problems in broken families. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamThousands Of Californians Are Working While Homeless, And Many Don't Want Their Boss To KnowSeptember 4, 2018California doesn’t define homelessness as a protected class in the workplace. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Off To A Raucous StartSeptember 4, 2018Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sought to portray the high court as nonpartisan. "The justices on the Supreme Court do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle," he said Tuesday.
Rent Control Could Change Dramatically As Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Proposition 10 DebateSeptember 4, 2018 | Chris NicholsThe potential expansion of rent control under the measure has spurred debate over whether it’s the right answer to the state’s ever-climbing rents. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Evacuations Ordered For Fires Burning In Placer, El Dorado CountiesSeptember 3, 2018The North Fire burning near Emigrant Gap in Placer County has burned 500 acres and is 10 percent contained, while the Sliger Fire near El Dorado-Placer county line has prompted new evacuations.
