EnvironmentMonarchs Get Help From Unlikely Source: California's DroughtOctober 20, 2015(AP) - The struggling monarch butterfly is getting help from an unlikely source: the California drought.
EnvironmentRoseville Proposes Water Rate Increases, Pricing ChangeOctober 20, 2015 | Ed JoyceRoseville has proposed to change the method it bills customers for water use. The city also wants to increase water rates. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'A Doll's House' Opens At Capital StageOctober 20, 2015Stephanie Gularte, founding director of Capital Stage, is back in Sacramento. Her adaptation of A Doll’s House opens Wednesday night. Gularte, along with Janis Stevens and Michael Stevenson, talked with Insight about the production. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNew Music From Percussionist Alex JenkinsOctober 20, 2015Sacramento percussionist Alex Jenkins has a new album coming out. "Jumping Ship" features Jenkins, a stalwart of the Northern California jazz scene. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Government Goes To Schoolkids With Message Of Flood ProtectionOctober 19, 2015 | Bob MoffittThere are flood-preparedness events across the state of California this week. One asks children to take some lessons home to their parents.
State GovernmentNew Calif. Rule Creates Dim Future For Halogen, Incandescent BulbsOctober 19, 2015 | Ben BradfordCalifornia energy regulators say they have a bright idea to reduce electricity use. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Manteca To Crack Down On Illegal FireworksOctober 19, 2015 | Rich IbarraThe City of Manteca is hoping to crack down on illegal fireworks. A new ordinance will make it easier to cite and fine people who break the law. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentRight-To-Die Law Faces Delays, ChallengesOctober 19, 2015 | Katie OrrSupporters celebrated when a bill allowing for physician-assisted suicide in California was signed into law. But the tactics used to pass the law will likely delay its implementation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentDMV: Too Busy With Present To Deal With Future?October 19, 2015 | Ben AdlerWhen California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed bills that would have created digital and enhanced drivers’ licenses, he said the DMV already has too much on its plate to take on new programs. Which raises the question: What’s on that plate? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fallen Firefighters RememberedOctober 19, 2015 | Andrew NixonFirefighters honored the dead at an annual ceremony in Sacramento on Saturday.
