Sacramento Area School Districts All Taking Different Paths To ReopeningOctober 23, 2020 | Pauline BartoloneSchool districts in the Sacramento area are in the process of planning how and when to reopen for in-person instruction. There’s wide variation in their plans so far. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
JazzPacific Jazz Festival Goes VirtualOctober 23, 2020 | Gary G. VercelliThe University of the Pacific in Stockton presents its annual Pacific Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday Oct. 23-24, bringing concerts and masterclasses to a video screen near you. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Advice For Making Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Gets Counted In CaliforniaOctober 22, 2020 | Chris NicholsDuring California’s March primary, election officials rejected more than 100,000 vote-by-mail ballots statewide. PolitiFact California offers tips for making sure your ballot gets counted.
Updates: Trump-Biden Final Presidential DebateOctober 22, 2020President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden found little common ground in the final debate of the 2020 election. Both attacked one another's records on a number of issues — including on racial justice and immigration.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s Landmark Groundwater Law Falls Short, Advocates SayOctober 22, 2020 | Nina SparlingIn 2014, California took its first step to regulate how it uses groundwater. But now advocates are now warning that those rules might be leaving out disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley who depend on groundwater to drink. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Can You Handle The Truth? PolitiFact California Fact Checks Mail-In BallotsOctober 22, 2020 | Chris NicholsWith Election Day less than two weeks away, PolitiFact California fact-checked some questions on mail-in ballots, provisional ballots and voting in general. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentReplacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice Or Robopocalypse?October 22, 2020Prop. 25 would use algorithms to advise judges on bail decisions. So why are some early boosters having second thoughts?
Amy Coney Barrett Moves A Step Closer To Confirmation After Judiciary Committee VoteOctober 22, 2020Democrats boycotted the vote, pointing to what they called the damage she would do to health care, and reproductive and voting rights, and the fact the vote took place amid the presidential election.
State GovernmentWhy Do We Keep Voting On This? Exploring Prop. 13’s ‘Tax Revolt Family Tree’October 21, 2020If it seems like California voters are perpetually being asked to redefine, clarify, overhaul or rewrite the terms of the 1978 tax revolt, it’s because we are. Since Prop. 13, the state has voted 33 times on potential amendments to it.
State GovernmentWhen Will My Ballot Be Counted? The Perks Of Voting EarlyOctober 21, 2020If you want your ballot counted as soon as possible, know that county officials say they’ll mostly be tallied in this order.
With The Worst Wildfire Season In California History, Wildfire Experts Call For $2 Billion Investment In PreventionOctober 21, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroWith the worst wildfire season on record in California still raging wildfire experts from across the state are calling for California to invest $2 billion dollars next year in prevention tactics like prescribed burns. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Interview: Sacramento City Councilwoman-Elect Katie Valenzuela Talks ‘Strong Mayor,’ Rent Control Ballot MeasuresOctober 21, 2020 | Kris Hooks | Sarah Mizes-TanSacramento City Councilwoman-Elect Katie Valenzuela, who was elected in March to represent District 4, joined CapRadio’s Race and Equity Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan and News Editor Kris Hooks to discuss Measure A and Measure C.
Interview: California State University System Chancellor-Select Joseph Castro And The Future Of The Education SystemOctober 21, 2020 | Megan ManataChancellor-Select Joseph Castro is the first Mexican American and California native to lead the California State University System. He joined CapRadio's Insight to discuss what students, faculty and staff can expect from the system in the future.
ClassicalNew Classical Tracks: iSing Silicon Valley Empowers Members And Listeners AlikeOctober 21, 2020This week on New Classical Tracks, learn about iSing Silicon Valley, a choral education program for school-aged girls, and their new release, 'Here I Stand.' Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentNorCal Republicans Say A Local Focus, Not National Politics, Will Help Them Win This YearOctober 21, 2020 | Nina SparlingDemocrats have controlled state politics in California for years. But Republicans still have strongholds in the far north and east. Two of the area’s newest conservative legislators talk about how they view the party, this election season and beyond. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Despite Pandemic, Large Sports Bar Plans To Open In Sacramento’s Downtown Commons This FallFebruary 27, 2021It marks a sign of optimism for downtown Sacramento after a year of pandemic-related challenges. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: New Industrial Development Coming Soon To North NatomasFebruary 12, 2021As the coronavirus pandemic has kept people indoors, many have turned to shopping online as a way to stay safe. According to the Sacramento Business Journal, the industrial sector is booming in Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Sears Is Closing In Arden Fair Mall. What’s Next? It’s Still UnclearFebruary 5, 2021In their announcement, Arden Fair representatives said they've known this day was coming for more than five years. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: The Future Of Office Space In Sacramento In A Post-Coronavirus WorldJanuary 29, 2021Sacramento’s market for office space has declined for the first year in nearly a decade as the coronavirus pandemic has radically changed the way people work. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Some Sacramento-Area Restaurants Are Surviving The PandemicJanuary 22, 2021With the shifting coronavirus restrictions in California, many local restaurants have had to make the hard decision to close over the past year. But some have survived due to support from the community. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
