Health CareCalifornia’s health care provider pipeline needs major boost to ward off shortage, workers sayMay 10, 2023 | Kate WolffeHundreds of unionized health care workers rallied at California’s Capitol to call on the state to invest more in education for nurses, and compel hospitals to help in the fight. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Council begins $1.5 billion budget hearings with financial challenges in forecastMay 10, 2023 | Kristin LamOver the next month, the Sacramento City Council will discuss the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which includes plans to start the Measure L children’s fund.
Food and SustainabilitySacramento fixture Shoki’s reopens with new focusMay 10, 2023 | Janelle SalangaIt’s known for putting the “ramen” in Sacramento, through selling shirts with the city’s name stylized as SacRAMENto, but the new Shoki’s is branching out — though it still stresses the importance of community.
State GovernmentSen. Dianne Feinstein returns to Washington following an absenceMay 10, 2023Feinstein, 89, returns to work after being away for months to recover from shingles. She last voted in February, and her absence has spurred calls for her to resign.
Sacramento plans to turn Rodeway Inn on Howe Avenue into homeless housingMay 9, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe region is moving forward on several additional hotel and motel conversion plans through the state’s Homekey initiative.
State GovernmentA larger deficit, economic uncertainty and unclear revenues: California’s boom turns bustMay 9, 2023 | Nicole NixonA year after spending a $100 billion surplus, California lawmakers must fill a deficit. Recent bank failures, climbing interest rates and a high-profile fight over the federal debt limit all pose considerable risks to the state's economy and budget.
A Bay Area homebuilder planned a project with union rules. Can it work anywhere else?May 9, 2023A builder in a wealthy Bay Area community agreed to a strict union-hiring standard to take advantage of a new housing law. Then it tried to change the deal.
Sacramento’s city council and mayor are slated for raises next monthMay 8, 2023City council members and Sacramento’s mayor will each get 3.5% raises, though members of a commission determining compensation expressed some reservations, given the current economic climate and issues of fairness.
Race and EquityReparations panel recommends possible millions for eligible Black CaliforniansMay 8, 2023CA task force says Legislature should base payments to eligible Blacks on years living in state, type of racial harm.
Federal rules don’t require period product ingredients on packaging labels. States are stepping in.May 7, 2023New York and California have passed laws requiring disclosure of ingredients on menstrual product packaging. Advocates want more transparency across the U.S.
EnvironmentFacing California deadlines, automakers race to produce electric carsMay 7, 2023A look inside the factory that assembles Ford’s F-150 electric pickup. As the industry invests $40 billion in new US electric car plants, the rapid transformation raises labor and supply chain issues. Automaker says “we’re all-in.”
Health CareRochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resignsMay 6, 2023The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.
Veteran teachers: Why some stay in tough classroomsMay 6, 2023Many teachers leave high-poverty schools for less stressful classrooms, but some veteran educators choose to stay.
Davis stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to chargesMay 5, 2023 | Claire MorganCarlos Dominguez, a 21-year-old former UC Davis student was charged with two counts of murder and another of attempted murder, with enhancements for the premeditated and violent nature of his alleged crimes.
How free trips for California legislators lead to billsMay 5, 2023Members of the California Legislature took nearly $1 million worth of trips sponsored by interest groups in 2022. Some led to legislation.
EnvironmentCalifornia's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expectMay 5, 2023Warmer temperatures are melting the state's historic snowpack. Already flooded communities downstream are scrambling to prepare for the surge. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareAbortion rights groups say California lawmakers must stay ‘nimble’ ahead of anticipated challengesMay 4, 2023 | Kate WolffeThe national director of an abortion rights organization says policy makers are working in uncharted territory with “backdoor bans” and an adversarial climate in the U.S.
Former UC student arrested for 3 stabbings in DavisMay 4, 2023Davis Police officials say a 21-year-old man — who was a student at UC Davis, until last week — was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of committing three stabbings, two of which were fatal.
California tribes, Department of Justice meet to address state’s backlog of missing and murdered indigenous people casesMay 4, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezIt’s the first meeting of its kind in the state to elevate California’s response to the missing and murdered Indigenous persons crisis. The gathering occurred along the North Coast in Humboldt County, home to several Indigenous lands. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Newsom breaks deal to lower price of Covered California. Lawmakers move to hold him to itMay 4, 2023A tax penalty was supposed to lower Covered California cost, but it was only used once for that purpose since 2019.
MR | Shots - Health NewsAn eating disorders chatbot offered dieting advice, raising fears about AI in health June 8, 2023The National Eating Disorders Association took down a controversial chatbot, after users showed how the newest version could dispense potentially harmful advice about dieting and calorie counting.
Goats and SodaKangaroo care gets a major endorsement. Here's what it looks like in Ivory CoastJune 8, 2023A new study looks at the reduction in mortality among vulnerable babies if kangaroo care — skin-to-skin contact — is started soon after birth.
LawTrump indicted in case of alleged mishandling of government secretsJune 8, 2023The former president has been indicted on seven counts, including willful retention of information related to national defense and at least one false statements charge, a source tells NPR.
BusinessGM's electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla's charging networkJune 8, 2023Also under an agreement between the two companies GM will adopt Tesla's connector, the plug that links an electric vehicle to a charging station. Ford recently made a similar announcement with Tesla.
Main Character of the DaySpare a thought for Gustavo, the guy delivering your ramen in the wildfire smoke June 8, 2023As most New Yorkers isolated inside this week to avoid the hazardous smoke that enveloped the city, one man was rushing ramen across town for a customer's dinner.
WeatherGuam is still recovering from Typhoon Mawar, but residents are taking it in strideJune 8, 2023The U.S. territory is home to more than 170,000 residents in the western Pacific Ocean. Guam was walloped by a power typhoon in late May and the recovery is slow going as power and water are restored.
Shots - Health NewsFDA advisers endorse new RSV antibody drug for babiesJune 8, 2023 A panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the agency approve a long-acting antibody drug that can protect infants from the seasonal virus, RSV.
Untangling DisinformationDeSantis campaign shares apparent AI-generated fake images of Trump and FauciJune 8, 2023It's the latest example of how generative AI tools enable politicians to blur the line between fact and fiction.
