Answering Questions About California’s Unemployment Benefits During The COVID-19 CrisisApril 28, 2020 | Chris NicholsFinancial help is available for those who have lost income due to the pandemic, though business owners, self-employed workers and independent contractors must wait until April 28 to apply.
State GovernmentNewsom Says California ‘Weeks, Not Months’ From Modifying Stay-Home Order, Considers Early Start To School Year April 28, 2020 | Nicole NixonAs coronavirus hospitalizations stabilize in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined highly anticipated details for a phased reopening of businesses and schools.
Loss Of Small Town Events Means Big Challenges For Craft And Specialty WorkersApril 28, 2020 | Bob MoffittIn Bishop, people come from all over for the annual Mule Days event on Memorial Day weekend. Vendors rely on this event for income, and are now looking for new ways to make a living.
Health CareWith Burning Man Canceled, Attendees Lend Trailers To Sacramento Health Workers In IsolationApril 28, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaSacramento-area attendees of Burning Man, the annual arts festival in the Nevada desert, are lending their RV’s and trailers to nurses who are temporarily isolating from their families to protect them from COVID-19. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRep. Doris Matsui: Next Stimulus must provide more aid to local governmentsApril 28, 2020The $484 billion in the latest COVID-19 relief package is essentially spent. We discuss how it was doled out and more with California Rep. Doris Matsui. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezState And Local Economic Recovery ProspectsApril 28, 2020The potential for Sacramento’s economic recovery from COVID-19 and whether relief efforts are enough to hold up the economy. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPoet Amanda Harrinauth And Finding Joy In Every DayApril 28, 2020Amanda Harrinauth is a poet with disabilities, gold medalist, and global ambassador for the Special Olympics. We talk about the publication of her second book of poetry. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Surveys, Fliers, Notes With Neighbors: Sacramento Schools Still Trying To Reach Some Students A Month After ClosuresApril 27, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanSacramento-area schools are looking at new ways to check in on at-risk students in new ways during California's stay-at-home order.
Richer Schools Not Necessarily Faster To Set Up Distance LearningApril 27, 2020A CalMatters analysis of more than 170 school districts’ pandemic response finds less correlation with wealth or geography than previous efforts to close digital divide.
Watch: White House Will Release Coronavirus Testing BlueprintApril 27, 2020President Trump is set to announce "additional testing guidance and other announcements about safely opening up America again," his press secretary said on Monday.
State GovernmentCalifornia Governor To Beachgoers: Coronavirus ‘Doesn’t Take The Weekend Off’April 27, 2020 | Nick MillerNewsom hinted that the state is weeks away from beginning to slowly modify the stay-at-home order, but that could be delayed if residents don't continue to practice social distancing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCan California Bats Carry COVID-19? It's Unclear, But Experts Say They're More Likely To Catch It From Humans Than Spread ItApril 27, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroPopular culture has somewhat demonized bats. Now bats have a link to the pandemic, but scientists say humans don’t need to fear bats, they should fear people.
BBC World ServiceBBC Lookahead: COVID-19 Response Around The WorldApril 27, 2020The BBC's Mahfuz Sadique joins CapRadio's Steve Milne from London to discuss the ongoing coronavirus and some of the different approaches to the pandemic taken by various countries and world leaders. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Eviction Warnings Cause Fear, Confusion For California Renters Amid COVID-19April 27, 2020 | Chris NicholsCalifornia’s courts put a freeze on most eviction proceedings earlier this month. But landlords can still start the process, even though they cannot currently ask courts to physically remove tenants who do not pay their rent on time.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCOVID-19 Weekend Updates Across The RegionApril 27, 2020The latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic from the weekend across the region. Listen / download audio 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.
