EnvironmentThe ‘Unprecedented Natural Experiment:’ Stay-At-Home Order Reduces Air Pollution, Offers Clues in Climate Change FightApril 14, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroThe stay-at-home order isn’t just flattening the curve in California, it’s also improving air quality. With fewer cars on the roads, experts say this is an opportunity to evaluate what it will take to decrease emissions in the long run. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezWeighing Prospects Of Reopening The EconomyApril 14, 2020More statewide relief for small businesses is on the way as cities and counties across the west weigh reopening their respective economies. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe Coronavirus Impact On Foster CareApril 14, 2020Gov. Gavin Newsom announced funding yesterday to help support the state’s foster care systems. We touch base with Alpine County and Solano County about it. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezChildhood Cancer During The COVID-19 PandemicApril 14, 2020Many children were battling cancer when the coronavirus outbreak began. We check in on that aspect of the pandemic and an ongoing relief fund for childhood cancer. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
‘Feel Like A Million Dollars’: Shower-On-Wheels Program Offers Hope, Hygiene For Homeless Sacramentans During COVID-19April 13, 2020 | Chris NicholsThe program provides up to 100 showers per day and offers food, fresh underwear and socks. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
These California Medical Workers Are Signing Up For Newsom’s Health Corps — Despite RisksApril 13, 2020On numbers alone, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s health corps shows promise, far exceeding the state’s expectation. But the reserves program also has raised concerns: Will it pull medical professionals from rural areas? And should high-risk people participate?
West Coast States Work Together On Coronavirus Recovery StrategyApril 13, 2020 | Nicole NixonIn a wide-ranging briefing Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a pact with the governors of Washington and Oregon for balancing public health with economic activity. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Yolo County Nursing Home Reports 35 Confirmed COVID-19 CasesApril 13, 2020 | Bob MoffittYolo County says nursing home employees are required to be screened for COVID-19 before starting their shifts, isn’t saying how the coronavirus was introduced to the facility.
Trump And Fauci Seek To Present United Front At Coronavirus BriefingApril 13, 2020President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the administration's plans to "reopen" the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Short-Term Rentals And Coronavirus: Tahoe Area Residents Wary, Even As Governments Are Limiting BookingsApril 13, 2020 | Bert JohnsonA Tahoe resident wonders if Airbnb and other short-term rental services could be sources of transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BBC World ServiceBBC Lookahead: Novel Coronavirus Around The WorldApril 13, 2020The BBC's Mahfuz Sadique joins CapRadio's Steve Milne from London to discuss the ongoing coronavirus and its fallout around the world. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ClassicalWhen Pandemics Arise, Composers Carry OnApril 13, 2020Plagues and epidemics are ages-old phenomena. They've triggered both fear and inspiration. NPR's Tom Huizenga surveys musical responses from composers over the centuries.
Sacramento Offered $1 Million In Loans For Coronavirus Relief. Businesses In Underserved Neighborhoods Didn’t Get Much.April 13, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-Tan | Emily ZentnerMore than half of proposed loans awarded went to businesses in Midtown and downtown. Meadowview and south and central Oak Park received less than 1% each, and Little Saigon stores on Stockton Boulevard got nothing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezLieutenant Gov. Eleni Kounalakis On The Coronavirus ResponseApril 13, 2020Lieutenant Gov. Eleni Kounalakis on the state’s preventative efforts against the coronavirus. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento, West Sacramento Mayors Update On COVID-19April 13, 2020The Mayors of Sacramento and West Sacramento check in with the concerns of their cities. 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.
