Capitol Gets Jumpy With Frog Hop Contest
April 30, 2014
Our own Katie Orr and Bob Moffit joined senators and assembly members in the annual Calaveras County Fair And Frog Jump Jubilee to kicked off the event at the Capitol today.
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California Population Growing Slightly Faster Than U.S.
April 30, 2014 | Ben Adler
California added 356,000 new residents during 2013, for a growth rate of just under one percent - a rate that appears to be accelerating ever so slightly.
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Opposition Continues As Common Core Implemented
April 30, 2014 | Katie Orr
California schools are adjusting curriculum and students are already taking tests based on new Common Core standards. But opposition to the standards continues, as demonstrated by a small rally at the Capitol today.
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Radar Outage in SoCal Affects Sacramento Travelers
April 30, 2014 | Bob Moffitt
Five flights to scheduled to land in Los Angeles have landed instead at Sacramento International Airport instead this afternoon.
First Phase Of Fix 50 Project Ahead Of Schedule
April 30, 2014 | Marianne Russ
CalTrans says the Fix 50 project in Sacramento is five days ahead of schedule.
Farmers Forecasting Less Rice, Higher Prices Because of Drought
April 30, 2014 | Amy Quinton
California supplies virtually all of the nation’s sushi rice and half of it is exported. But of all the food crops in the state, rice is likely to be affected by the drought the most. The mere speculation of losses is already driving up prices.
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Theatre Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
April 30, 2014 | Jeff Hudson
Romans in togas and clever slaves who outwit their masters are the characters in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. It's a Stephen Sondheim musical being remounted now at the Sacramento Theatre Company. Critic Jeff Hudson has a review.
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McKinley Village Approved With Some Changes
April 30, 2014 | Bob Moffitt
The Sacramento City Council has approved the McKinley Village development for East Sacramento.
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Tesla Motors To Open Operations In San Joaquin County
April 30, 2014 | Rich Ibarra
Tesla Motors is coming to the City of Lathrop in San Joaquin County as part of its operations.
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Thousands Of California Schoolchildren Living Close To Pesticides
April 30, 2014
A new report shows tens of thousands of students in the state attend schools very close to farms where heavy amounts of pesticides are used.