February 20, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
The California Energy Commission voted to allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District to opt-out of the state's new requirement for solar on new homes. But opponents say giving SMUD permission sets a precedent that other utilities will follow.
February 20, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his second State of the State address. The surprise was the speech was almost exclusively on one topic: homelessness and solutions to it.
February 20, 2020
AB 5 became law on January 1, 2020. The legislation’s intent is to properly classify workers as employees or independent contractors. Its implementation has led to relief in some sectors, confusion in others and concern in the arts community.
February 19, 2020 | Emily Zentner | Sammy Caiola | Danielle McKinney
The governor focused his speech on Wednesday on California’s homelessness crisis. Here are the key points.
February 19, 2020
Listen back to Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2020 State of the State address and read the full text of the speech annotated by CapRadio reporters.
February 19, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his 2020 State of the State address on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Watch a replay of the speech here.
February 19, 2020 | Chris Nichols
Newsom made big pledges to help solve the state’s housing shortage, homelessness crisis and improve health care. PolitiFact California found that, after one year in office, he has taken significant early steps but has yet to achieve key results.
February 19, 2020 | Scott Rodd
County election officials say they support the new law, but they acknowledge they may be hiccups.
February 19, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to deliver his second State of the State address. This speech traditionally provides a roadmap for the legislative year ahead. The 2020 address is being given at the latest point in the calendar year in 40 years.
February 13, 2020 | Drew Sandsor
A report from the California State Auditor found problems with how four agencies, including the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department were gathering, storing and sharing images from automatic license plate readers.
February 6, 2020
On this week’s Capitol Chat: an initiative to expand rent control in California has qualified for the November ballot, and childcare providers in California rallied at the Capitol and are mobilizing to unionize.
January 23, 2020
There have been more horse deaths at Santa Anita Park, five just since December 28, 2019. Uber is piloting a new pricing program allowing drivers to set rates at three airports. And we wait for the State of the State to be scheduled.
December 12, 2019
As the primaries approach, candidate visits to the Western US continue. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was just in California and Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in Reno. And we talk about the coming of the state’s individual mandate.
December 5, 2019
The California Legislature has refused CapRadio’s public records request for data on sexual harassment complaints, from January to the present. CapRadio’s Ben Adler shares his latest reporting and what this could mean for how accusations are handled
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