California’s New Online Community College Taps Tech Entrepreneur For Top JobFebruary 10, 2019Heather Hiles, founder of Pathbrite and a Newsom appointee when he was San Francisco mayor, will run the controversial new online college signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.
What California’s ‘Nonbinary’ Gender Designation Will Cost Teen DriversFebruary 10, 2019The California law granting a nonbinary gender designation will raise car insurance rates for teen girls and lower them for boys.
California Made It Hard To Avoid Vaccinating Kids. Medical Waivers Have Tripled. Now What?February 9, 2019Three years after California stopped allowing families to easily opt out of childhood vaccines, the number of kids getting medical waivers has tripled.
Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go HomeFebruary 9, 2019People who survived the most deadly and most destructive wildfire in California history were told this week that they cannot camp out or park RVs on their destroyed properties. They must keep waiting.
State GovernmentGetting Your Hands On California Campaign Finance Records Could Get EasierFebruary 8, 2019 | Chris NicholsCampaign finance reports for local candidates would have to be posted online under a new bill proposed at the Capitol. Those same documents for state and federal candidates must already be available on the Internet. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: 601 Capitol Mall Project Moves Forward; Capital Books Coming To K Street; Fab 40s House Sets Sales RecordFebruary 8, 2019 | Steve MilneThe Sacramento City Council this week unanimously rejected an appeal of an eight-story housing and retail project at 601 Capitol Mall. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the story, plus news about a bookstore opening downtown. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Acting Attorney General Says He Hasn't Discussed Mueller Probe With White HouseFebruary 8, 2019Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was questioned this morning by the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee.
Sacramento Artist Gioia Fonda Debuts New Paintings With ‘Ongoing Concerns’February 7, 2019 | Nick MillerThe artist reception for this latest exhibit is Saturday, February 9, at artspace1616, 1616 Del Paso Boulevard, from 6 to 9 p.m. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Teachers Union Requests State Investigation Into District SuperintendentFebruary 7, 2019 | Randol WhiteThe union sent a letter of request to the Department of Education on Wednesday detailing a list of concerns about potential conflicts of interest and misallocations of district resources by Superintendent Jorge Aguilar.
EnvironmentDo California Cement Factories Pollute More Than Those In China Or India? Study Suggests Time To Further Reduce Carbon Emissions.February 7, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroA new Sierra Club report says cement production is responsible for 5 percent of carbon pollution globally. Researchers also found that California's cement factories are more polluting than their counterparts in China and India. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
