President Donald Trump will visit with California fire officials Monday near Sacramento. Trump has a history of publicly blaming wildfires on forest management, despite ties to climate change.
On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced 19 counties — including Sacramento, San Joaquin and Los Angeles — must close bars and indoor activities such as dining, movie theaters and museums. We look at how these will impact the Sacramento region.
It’s getting hot and you’re probably dreaming of your favorite body of water or high-altitude hike. CapRadio’s Randol White asks Environment Reporter Ezra David Romero what you need to know about getting outdoors as coronavirus cases are on the rise.
CapRadio Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan has been covering the Black Lives Matter protests and started to see parallels between it and her father’s encouragement to stand up against anti-Asian racism. But she realizes that not everyone feels the same way.
The governor of California is requiring people to wear face masks in public as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the state. But the backlash has been strong even though there’s growing evidence they are effective.
A number of local public health officers in California are retiring and resigning in the midst of the pandemic. We’ll also hear from Yolo County’s Public Health Director Brian Vaughn on a spike in cases there.
“Defund the police, invest in the community” — that’s become a rallying cry for many protestors taking to the streets against police violence. But what does that actually look like and how does Sacramento’s Measure U fit in?
CapRadio's Sammy Caiola talks with Native Americans at the scene of a John Sutter statue being removed. Plus, how are rural tourism economies handling the pandemic?
As California continues to reopen, Sacramento and San Joaquin counties are seeing an uptick in coronavirus hospitalizations. CapRadio’s Randol White will talk with a UC Berkeley researcher about much of an impact our precautions have had.
