Pot Retailers Face Challenges As They Prep For California MarketplaceDecember 11, 2017 | Julia MitricNow that California has released applications for cannabis dispensaries, retailers are scrambling to get their ducks in a row so they can open their doors come January. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
'New Normal' Means New Mindset On California WildfiresDecember 11, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroThere are six large blazes burning in the state, and CAL FIRE Chief Ken Pimlott says Californians will need a different outlook on fire and need to adapt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareUC Davis Pushes Students To Nap Their Way To SuccessDecember 11, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaA power nap class at UC Davis is part of a wider campus effort to encourage students to sleep more year-round. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Los Angeles Subway Expansion Leads To Mammoth Fossil DiscoveryDecember 11, 2017Since work on a Los Angeles subway extension began in 2014, fossilized remains have routinely turned up from creatures that roamed the grasslands and forests that covered the region during the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago.
State GovernmentStalled Bill To Help California Schools Fight Fake News To Be RevivedDecember 11, 2017 | Chris NicholsThree bills aimed at fighting fake news stalled at the Capitol this past year. State Sen. Bill Dodd says he'll revive his media literacy bill in January. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareUniversal Coverage Committee Looks To Other States' Single Payer Plans For LessonsDecember 11, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaFor their second public hearing, the California Assembly's committee on universal health coverage is pulling in a geographically diverse panel of experts, including Peter Shumlin - architect of Vermont's failed single payer plan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Suspect In Manhattan Subway Blast Was Wearing 'Low-Tech' DeviceDecember 11, 2017"This was an attempted terrorist attack," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a news conference near the site of the blast. The male suspect was among four people who were injured.
Firefighters Protect Seaside Southern California Towns As Blaze RagesDecember 11, 2017(AP) — UPDATE 11:02 a.m.: Authorities have issued new alerts about unhealthy air from smoke and ash sent up by a growing Southern California wildfire.
New Winter Shelter Tests 'Triage' Strategy For Reducing HomelessnessDecember 11, 2017 | Bob MoffittTwo hundred homeless people spent their first weekend in the city of Sacramento's new winter triage shelter. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Small Plane Catches Fire While Landing At Sacramento Executive AirportDecember 10, 2017The plane took off Saturday afternoon from Sacramento Executive Airport but returned a short time later after the pilot experienced mechanical difficulties.