Sacramento RegionSacramento State posts ‘corrected’ CapRadio forensic report onlineAugust 26, 2024 | Claire Morgan | Sarit Laschinsky | Vicki GonzalezThe updated document includes a correction of ‘unsupported payments’ and clarifies possible conflicts of interest among former board members.
EnvironmentHeat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a summer of extremesAugust 26, 2024The West Coast’s summer has been interrupted by an unusually cold system from the Gulf of Alaska that dropped down through the Pacific Northwest into Northern California.
State GovernmentCalifornia could soon have an official state slug, crabAugust 23, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiCalifornia is on the cusp of recognizing two new animals as mascots: The banana slug and the Dungeness crab.
Sacramento RegionCapital Dance Project celebrates 10 years with its annual Behind the Barre festivalAugust 23, 2024At Behind the Barre, slated for Sept. 6 and 7 at The Red Museum, attendees can expect a multimedia multiform approach to ballet; and beer from New Helvetia and wine from Bogel Wineries.
Health CareFDA approves two updated COVID vaccinesAugust 22, 2024The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to two updated COVID-19 vaccines to protect against recent variants of the coronavirus.
Sacramento RegionSacramento teens lead fight against climate change in solidarity with national protestsAugust 22, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaLocal climate activists held a Summer of Heat protest in downtown Sacramento in solidarity with protests in New York City demanding Wall Street address its support of companies they believe are complicit in accelerating climate change.
Sacramento RegionNew city division aims to streamline Sacramento’s entertainment permits and boost live programmingAugust 22, 2024The Sacramento City Council approved staffing the new division during the adoption of the 2024-25 budget in June. It will fall under the city’s Convention and Cultural Services Department.
State GovernmentCalifornia tried to make Google pay news outlets. The company cut a deal that includes funding AIAugust 21, 2024State lawmakers give up on bills to force tech companies to pay media outlets for using news. Instead, they agree with Google on a program to help local newsrooms and to explore artificial intelligence.
State GovernmentCalifornia bills impacting K-12 graduation requirements, overdraft fees and tortillas roll forwardAugust 21, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiThe state Senate moved bills to help sick students graduate and put more of a vitamin preventing birth defects in masa a week and a half before the end of the legislative session in California.
Sacramento RegionSacramento puts on hold proposal to allow more cannabis dispensariesAugust 21, 2024 | Kristin LamCity staff proposed giving 20 dispensary permits to participants in its equity program helping people affected by the war on drugs start cannabis businesses.
State GovernmentNewsom vetoes pollution monitoring bill, signs othersAugust 21, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiGovernor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to strengthen pollution monitoring, citing budget constraints.
Sacramento RegionSacramento County attorneys union plan strike. Here’s how court hearings could be affectedAugust 21, 2024 | Kristin LamProsecutors, public defenders and child support lawyers want at least the 5.5% pay raise a fact-finding panel recommended.
State GovernmentThe future happens in California, Gavin Newsom says in praise of Kamala Harris. But what’s his?August 21, 2024California’s governor casts the state’s votes for Harris in the ceremonial roll call and gives her a rousing endorsement.
State GovernmentSome California Democrats want an arms embargo on Israel. How far will they push Kamala Harris?August 20, 2024The Gaza war has divided California Democrats for months. Now, some of them are pushing the national party at the Chicago convention to support an arms embargo on Israel.
Sacramento RegionCelebrating culture and tradition: Sacramento’s R Street Corridor comes alive with son jarochoAugust 20, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaCasa de Español was founded 13 years ago at the end of the recession to create a hub for language and cultural exchange in Sacramento.
EnvironmentFirefighters significantly tame California's fourth-largest wildfire on recordAugust 20, 2024California’s largest wildfire this year has been significantly tamed as the state’s initially fierce fire season has, at least temporarily, fallen into a relative calm.
Sacramento RegionLos Rios Prison and Reentry Education Program faculty cleared of wrongdoing following investigationAugust 19, 2024Following a district-initiated investigation of nine faculty members in Los Rios Community College District’s Prison and Reentry Education Program, the president of the teachers union reported that they have been cleared of wrongdoing.
Sacramento RegionSacramento Community Land Trust acquires its first propertyAugust 19, 2024 | Kate WolffeThe purchase of a community garden in Del Paso Heights will allow people in neighboring tiny homes to have outdoor space, according to the executive director.
Arts and LifestyleWhat to know about Monday's blue supermoonAugust 19, 2024The next blue supermoon will not happen until 2032, but supermoons occur more frequently.
Health CareSacramento's teen nicotine crisis: Battling vaping addictionAugust 19, 2024 | Tony RodriguezThe recent rise of alternatives like vapes and nicotine pouches has complicated efforts to protect children's health. In Sacramento, providers, parents and researchers are collaborating to support teens struggling with nicotine addiction.