California regulators expected to vote Thursday on PG&E’s proposed rate increaseNovember 13, 2023The California Public Utilities Commission will decide this week on PG&E’s proposal to further increase rates. A UC Berkeley economist says that the question isn’t whether costs will continue to rise, but “to what extent.” Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleHow to visit a California State Park for freeNovember 13, 2023 | Nicole NixonCalifornia’s state parks and local libraries are teaming up to make access to nature easier and more equitable. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Emergency repairs on I-80 continue, but could wrap up this monthNovember 10, 2023Emergency repairs have been underway since Labor Day weekend, after record snow fell last winter, heavily impacting sections of I-80 between Colfax and California’s state line with Nevada. Work this week will be limited due to upcoming weather.
SacRT plans to add new, more accessible trains, expand service in FolsomNovember 10, 2023 | Mike Hagerty | Tony RodriguezSacRT has broken ground on a project to add a double-track passing lane to the Gold Line route in Folsom and is changing stations to fit new “low floor” trains that are more accessible.
State GovernmentInternal documents reveal the story behind California’s unemployment crashNovember 10, 2023Scammers pulled off one of the biggest suspected frauds in U.S. history while laid-off workers scrambled to survive. A CalMatters investigation finds that the EDD missed red flags and failed to make long-promised changes before the pandemic.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Science Café celebrates 100th eventNovember 9, 2023 | Janelle SalangaThe conversation series, akin to intellectual salons, aim to help create community around science, especially for those interested in learning outside of a classroom setting.
Sacramento shelter launches ‘Adopt a Cabin’ program to raise funds for homeless youthNovember 9, 2023 | Chris NicholsDonations will fund repairs, maintenance, landscaping and new community porches at The Grove, which opened in North Sacramento three years ago and serves unhoused youth ages 18 to 24.
Health CareSacramento County has some of the highest ER wait times in the stateNovember 9, 2023 | Kate WolffeAmbulance Patient Offload Time is the time it takes for a patient to be transferred from an ambulance to a bed. A new state law would require Sacramento County to cut its current wait times in half by the end of next year.
EnvironmentParadise — a California town wiped off the map by wildfire — is still recovering 5 years onNovember 8, 2023Five years after of one of America's worst wildfires, slow and expensive recovery continues in Paradise, Calif., which could be a portent for what's ahead on fire-stricken Maui.
Extracurricular clubs, sports programs help young Camp Fire survivors healNovember 8, 2023Youth in the Paradise region have lived through both a pandemic and the Camp Fire, California's deadliest wildfire. Community organizations are mobilizing to help give them spaces to thrive.