State GovernmentNewsom Nominates Former SMUD Official For California Utility RegulatorJanuary 23, 2019Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated former SMUD ward director Genevieve Shiroma to the state Public Utilities Commission Tuesday.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezStories On Stage Sacramento Launches 10th Season With Shelley Blanton-Stroud’s New AnthologyJanuary 23, 2019 | Cody DrabbleProfessor Shelley Blanton-Stroud is one of two featured authors at Stories on Stage Sacramento this week to kick of the 10th season of the literary program. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitiFact Keeps Score On Campaign PromisesJanuary 23, 2019PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols and editor Angie Holan check the progress of campaign promises made by President Trump and Gov. Newsom. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMayor Darrell Steinberg On The New Protest Ordinance, Ron Burkle And MoreJanuary 23, 2019In his first conversation with us for 2019, Sacramento’s Mayor gives his perspective on a new protest ordinance, Ron Burkle’s Major League Soccer investment, the Railyards development and his upcoming State of the City address. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact California: Who Is Kamala Harris? Meet The California Democrat Running For PresidentJanuary 22, 2019 | Chris NicholsPolitiFact California examined some key facts about Kamala Harris to fill in her biography.
Stockton Unified Agrees To Address Discriminatory Discipline Practices Following State DOJ InvestigationJanuary 22, 2019 | Rich IbarraThe investigation found that the district used school police often unnecessarily to settle problems in the classroom. Black and Latino students and students with disabilities were most often discriminated against. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Activist Erin Brockovich Urges California Leaders To Halt PG&E BankruptcyJanuary 22, 2019(AP) — Consumer activist Erin Brockovich, who famously took on Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in the 1990s, urged California lawmakers Tuesday not to let the utility go bankrupt because it could mean less money for wildfire victims.
Capitol Corridor To Expand Train Service To And From RosevilleJanuary 22, 2019 | Randol WhiteCurrently the Roseville station only has one round trip per day. Two additional trains are expected to serve the route by 2024, with a total of 10 round trips by 2027. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentGov. Gavin Newsom Seeks To Transform California's Youth PrisonsJanuary 22, 2019(AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Tuesday to change the way California's juvenile prisons are overseen, eventually closing facilities to cut what he called the "ludicrous" cost.
Sacramento Republic FC Lands Billionaire Investor In Hopes Of Improving MLS BidJanuary 22, 2019 | Nick MillerBillionaire venture capitalist Ron Burkle is now the lead investor for Sacramento's Republic FC soccer team. It satisfies a key requirement from Major League Soccer after the league denied the Republic's bid to join in 2017.
Caltrans Partners With Scholars To Research A Stronger, Cheaper BridgeJanuary 22, 2019 | Bob MoffittUniversity researchers and Caltrans have been using heavy machinery to bore holes in a parcel of land at the place where highways 99 and 70 meet, testing a theory that says a bridge support column might not need as much steel.
EnvironmentTurning Wood Into Electrons: Biomass Facilities Transform Burnt Forests Into Renewable Energy, But Some Argue It’s Not An Eco-Friendly SolutionJanuary 22, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroCalifornia’s grappling with how to manage its forest after the past years’ devastating wildfires. One possible solution is taking leftover wood waste and creating energy for homes and businesses. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitical Junkie: Kamala Harris Enters The Race For PresidentJanuary 22, 2019Political Junkie Ken Rudin weighs on the Supreme Court reinstating President Trump's ban on transgender service members in the military, and California Sen. Kamala Harris entering the race for president. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezUOP Experts Dive Into International Water Law In The Age Of Climate ChangeJanuary 22, 2019 | Cody DrabbleThe University of the Pacific will host the George and Rosemary Tchobanoglous Water Lecture on Thursday with professor Stephen McCaffrey. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNew Documentary Traces The Life Of Lauren McCullough, ‘The Not-Dying Girl’January 22, 2019Lauren McCullough’s life as a childhood cancer patient and an advocate for research and funding, is told in a new documentary titled ‘The Not-Dying Girl.’ 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.
