Sacramento County DA says ‘difference in philosophy’ around homelessness approach led to lawsuit against citySeptember 22, 2023 | Tony Rodriguez | Vicki GonzalezSacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho sued the city of Sacramento this week over its approach to homelessness. Ho spoke with Insight’s Vicki Gonzalez about the lawsuit.
JazzSacramento high school students selected to represent young women in jazz at Monterey Jazz FestivalSeptember 22, 2023 | Avery JeffryPianist Salomé Ospina and clarinetist Paloma Cobbs-Silva both attend Rio Americano High School and met at the Teagarden Jazz Camp in Pollock Pines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleGorman Museum of Native American Art opens expanded gallery at UC DavisSeptember 22, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezThe museum, which has showcased contemporary Native American art for 50 years, is opening an expanded space this weekend with a celebration Saturday. The museum’s director and curator spoke with Insight’s Vicki Gonzalez about the expansion. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Looking back at the history of Sacramento State, 76 years after its foundingSeptember 22, 2023 | Claire MorganThe university had 235 students and five full-time faculty members when it was founded in September 1947.
EnvironmentCan this plan fix California’s insurance crisis? What you need to knowSeptember 22, 2023Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveils a plan to shore up the California insurance market for homeowners. Insurers would return to wildfire zones, but would have an easier path to rate increases.
State GovernmentConstruction of California state Capitol annex can beginSeptember 21, 2023 | Nicole NixonIn its final environmental report, the Department of General Services wrote there will be “no changes to the proposed project” based on public feedback.
Health CareCalifornia sues crisis pregnancy centers over ‘abortion pill reversal’ claimsSeptember 21, 2023Several anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are advertising ‘abortion pill reversal’. California Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the claims false advertising that mislead vulnerable patients.
EducationSacramento State launches 10-step plan to help students navigate CSU tuition hikeSeptember 20, 2023 | Janelle SalangaStudent groups — in conjunction with university president J. Luke Wood — are planning informational campaigns, state lobbying, student forums, increased scholarship accessibility and more ahead of the tuition increase.
Health CareBiden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order themSeptember 20, 2023The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.
EnvironmentWhy California rivers saw fewer harmful algal blooms this yearSeptember 20, 2023 | Manola SecairaThe toxic algae — a neon green layer of muck that floats atop water — thrives in warm, stagnant conditions brought on by drought. Last winter’s snowpack helped disrupt it.
EnvironmentA Northern California tribe works to protect traditions in a warming worldSeptember 20, 2023The Oak Fire last year threatened the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation's way of life. Now the tribe is restoring ancient heritage sites and cultural practices in collaboration with local agencies.
State GovernmentAutonomous truck bill puts Newsom between two priorities: labor and innovationSeptember 19, 2023Labor groups are urging the governor to sign a bill to require “human safety operators” in large self-driving trucks. But the Newsom administration argues it would stifle innovation.
County DA sues Sacramento claiming city failed to enforce its own homelessness lawsSeptember 19, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe lawsuit marks a major escalation in the feud between the DA and the city over how to address Sacramento’s homeless crisis and protect quality of life across the city.
Rancho Cordova City Council picks map for new district election systemSeptember 19, 2023 | Kristin LamRancho Cordova plans to start by-district City Council elections in 2024, when three seats are scheduled to be up for grabs.
Health CareCalifornia Planned Parenthood employees unionize, say they’re overworked as abortions increaseSeptember 19, 2023Abortions increased at Planned Parenthood clinics near California’s border with Arizona after the end of Roe vs Wade. Workers have joined a union.
EnvironmentCalifornia's lawsuit says oil giants downplayed climate change. Here's what to knowSeptember 18, 2023California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.
Taxing vacation homes? Citizens in South Lake Tahoe want to place measure on 2024 ballotSeptember 18, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe tax proposal is the latest effort to confront the resort community’s growing affordable housing crisis, which has caused thousands of full-time and seasonal workers to leave the Tahoe basin.
State GovernmentLegislature passes Newsom’s proposal to retool Mental Health Services ActSeptember 15, 2023The California Legislature greenlighted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest plan to build more housing and increase addiction treatment as part of his response to the state’s homelessness and drug crises.
State GovernmentHere’s what California lawmakers passed in 2023September 15, 2023 | Chris Nichols | Nicole Nixon | Manola Secaira | Srishti Prabha | Kate WolffeFrom housing affordability to fentanyl to mental health and more, California lawmakers debated hundreds of bills this Legislative session. Here’s a breakdown of what made it to the Governor’s desk — and what didn’t.
Heads up: Sacramento County to delete some resident contact data from new emergency alert systemSeptember 15, 2023 | Tony RodriguezIf you haven’t updated your contact information this year, the county is asking residents to log in and do so before Oct. 1.
SpaceWatch Live: NASA sends an asteroid sample back to EarthSeptember 24, 2023NASA's Osiris-REx mission sends a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth Sunday morning. If it lands successfully, this cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.
EuropeOne Kosovo police officer killed and one wounded, raising tensions with SerbiaSeptember 24, 2023Kosovo's prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes.
Shots - Health NewsNorovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest TrailSeptember 24, 2023Having this virus is bad enough at home, where you might spend hours hugging the toilet. Imagine having it out camping. Investigators wanted to find out how backpackers were getting and spreading it.
NationalShe's currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here's how it happenedSeptember 24, 2023Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.
Middle EastAn Israeli military raid has killed two Palestinians in the West BankSeptember 24, 2023Two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid Sunday in the northern West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, in a surge of violence during a sensitive Jewish holiday period.
AnimalsFlorida authorities killed an alligator that was seen with human remains in its mouthSeptember 23, 2023A 13-foot-8.5-inch male alligator was "humanely killed" and removed from the water, authorities said, after a local resident saw the reptile latching onto human remains in a Tampa Bay area canal.
NationalNational Cathedral unveils racial justice-themed windows, replacing Confederate onesSeptember 23, 2023The windows, titled "Now and Forever," were created by artist Kerry James Marshall. They show a group of protesters holding up large signs that read "Fairness" and "No Foul Play."
WeatherOphelia weakens to a tropical depression as it churns across VirginiaSeptember 23, 2023Ophelia could bring up to 5 inches of rain across the Mid-Atlantic region into Sunday. Threats of storm surges have dissipated, but flooding risk remains, even as Ophelia is on track to weaken.
