Food and SustainabilityConfused by 'best by' or 'use by' labels? The FDA wants your input to reduce food wasteDecember 17, 2024Most Americans occasionally throw away food just because of the date on the label and many always do. But these 'sell by' or 'enjoy' by dates don't indicate the food isn't safe. Here's what they mean.
EnvironmentCalifornia's Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power gridDecember 17, 2024Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California.
State GovernmentCalifornia’s jail population will rise thanks to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates sayDecember 17, 2024California recorded historically high numbers of deaths in county jails for the past six years. Now, counties expect to house more prisoners as Prop. 36 takes effect.
Sacramento RegionMichael Vick talks to Sacramento State and Norfolk State about head coaching jobsDecember 16, 2024Michael Vick has talked to at least two schools about becoming a college head coach.
State GovernmentNewsom unveils plan to boost career education, eliminate college degree requirement for 30,000 state jobsDecember 16, 2024 | Laura FitzgeraldThe plan would create pathways to receive college credit for experience gained outside of a classroom, such as military service or other job training.
Sacramento RegionCity Council to discuss extension of city manager’s contract amid scrutiny of high salaryDecember 16, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaSacramento’s contract with City Manager Howard Chan — the second-highest-paid city manager in California — is ending on Dec. 31. City staff will discuss whether to extend it on Tuesday.
Sacramento RegionStudent injured after 'isolated' attack at Sacramento elementary schoolDecember 16, 2024 | Srishti Prabha | Gerardo ZavalaA student stabbed another student with a kitchen knife at Bret Harte Elementary School on Monday. The injured student was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
EducationTwin Rivers Unified joins California school districts in building affordable housing for staffDecember 16, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaTwin Rivers Unified School District will build Chuckwagon Park, a workforce development housing project, near Del Paso Heights. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?December 16, 2024Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists say the “healthy rivers” rules would actually harm California’s iconic salmon.
EnvironmentMore Californians are freezing to death. Experts point to more older homeless people.December 16, 2024Hypothermia deaths have risen in California and across the nation. Experts point to the growing number of older, unsheltered homeless people as a key factor in the trend.
