EnvironmentCARB Approves $663 Million For Clean Trucks, Low-Income CommunitiesDecember 19, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroThe funding includes investments and incentives to put cleaner vehicles on the road, and $125 million set aside to get more clean cars and buses into disadvantaged communities.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezBurly Beverages Brings Locally Sourced Soda To SacramentoDecember 19, 2017Local soda maker Gabriel Levan Aiello on the art of making natural, locally sourced beverages. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Issues First Licenses For Legal Pot MarketDecember 15, 2017(AP) — Thursday California issued the first batch of business licenses to sell and transport recreational-use pot, just 18 days before legal sales will begin on Jan. 1.
State GovernmentCalifornia Opens Online System To License New Pot IndustryDecember 8, 2017(AP) — California is taking applications to license its emerging legal marijuana industry.
Food and SustainabilityTurning Sacramento Kitchen Scraps To Compost, One Bike Ride At A TimeDecember 8, 2017 | Julia MitricCalifornians send more than 5 million tons of food waste to landfills each year. The man behind Oak Park Soil aims to reduce that tonnage, one bike ride at a time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Rules Leave Cities And Counties To Set Cannabis Acreage CapsDecember 5, 2017 | Julia MitricCalifornia will start issuing licenses for growers and sellers of recreational cannabis Jan. 1. The state's rules leave it up to cities and counties to cap acreage of cannabis grows. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Run To Feed The Hungry Breaks Attendance RecordNovember 23, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaThe annual Thanksgiving event drew nearly 30,000 people in its 24th year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezKushman By The Bottle: Thanksgiving Wine TipsNovember 22, 2017 | Chris RemingtonWine expert Rick Kushman shares tips for selecting the right bottle to pair with your holiday meal. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityThe Myth Of The American YamNovember 21, 2017 | Randol WhiteAs Americans pile Thanksgiving plates with candied yams, what they're really eating are sweet potatoes (yes, all of them). Now California growers are trying to drop the word "yam" from their marketing altogether. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityHow To Donate Healthy, Useful Foods To Your Local Food BankNovember 17, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaThere are some things to consider when donating to food banks in your area this holiday season. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.