EnvironmentReport Finds Unsafe Water May Affect 24 Percent of California Public SchoolsMay 5, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new report finds that as many as one million students in California have attended schools with water systems that didn’t meet safe drinking water standards. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentHow The Absence Of Cruz And Kasich Could Affect Other California RacesMay 4, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia voters will not decide the Republican presidential primary, now that Ted Cruz and John Kasich have conceded to Donald Trump. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown Signs Five Anti-Tobacco Bills, Vetoes OneMay 4, 2016 | Ben AdlerCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown has signed bills that will raise the smoking age to 21 and regulate e-cigarettes like other tobacco products. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAssembly Looks To Add Concussion Rules For Youth SportsMay 4, 2016 | Ben BradfordA state Assembly committee heard from Dr. Bennet Omalu about head trauma Tuesday. Omalu, who was portrayed in a film by actor Will Smith, was the person who first linked brain disease with repeated hits to the head. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBuildings In California Must Use Energy More EfficientlyMay 3, 2016Under an ambitious new state law, California must double the efficiency of energy use in its millions of buildings in the next 14 years. But the law is vague; it offers no path for reaching that target.
State GovernmentCalifornia April Taxes About $1 Billion Short Of ProjectionMay 2, 2016(AP) — Preliminary numbers show California's personal income tax collections were about $1 billion short of Gov. Jerry Brown's projections during the pivotal month of April.
State GovernmentCalifornia Assembly OKs Bid For More Mail-In Vote DesigneesMay 2, 2016(AP) — The California Assembly has approved a bill that would allow voters to designate anyone to turn in their mail-in ballots for them.
State GovernmentCalifornia Senate Votes To Reduce Prostitution SentencesMay 2, 2016(AP) — The California Senate is backing legislation to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for people caught repeatedly engaging in prostitution.
State GovernmentCalifornia To Florida: We're Better, And Stop The StuntsMay 2, 2016(AP) — California's governor is ripping into Florida Gov. Rick Scott and his latest effort to try to convince companies to move to Florida.
State GovernmentMore Than 39 Million People Now Live in CaliforniaMay 2, 2016 | Ben AdlerCalifornia’s population grew by just under one percent last year, according to the state’s Department of Finance. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
