State GovernmentBudget Package Guarantees $1B In Fire Prevention Funding This Year, At Least $200M Annually Moving ForwardSeptember 10, 2021 | Scott RoddWildfire prevention has taken a front-seat this budget season, after California saw a record 4.3 million acres burned last year. The state is on track to match that total this year.
California State Of Mind | Episode 39Ready, Set, Recall: Governor Ramps Up Big Name Support As Republicans Look To Oust HimSeptember 10, 2021California is a big state with big issues affecting next week's recall election: Wildfires, Covid, drought, and more. Reporters Scott Rodd and Emily Hoeven help break down the big issues. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
A Natomas Teacher Wanted To Make Students ‘Revolutionaries.’ Here’s How The School Superintendent And Community Responded.September 10, 2021 | A.V. BenfordA Natomas school board meeting erupted in hot emotion and was shut down abruptly by Superintendent Chris Evans last week. This came after what he says were numerous online threats leveled at staff, the board and their families.
EnvironmentInterview: Pyrogeographer Crystal Kolden On Fighting California's Modern MegafiresSeptember 9, 2021 | Vicki GonzalezUC Merced fire science professor Crystal Kolden talks with Insight host Vicki Gonzalez about why California’s fires are getting bigger, longer and more destructive, as well as explaining some solutions that are being discussed and applied. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareInterview: How Vaccine And Mask Mandates Might Affect Employees And EmployersSeptember 9, 2021 | Megan Manata | Vicki GonzalezWith Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine approved by the FDA, some employers are looking to tie employment to vaccination requirements. However, things can get tricky with certain exemptions.
Biden Lays Out Plan To Mandate Vaccines Or Testing For Millions Of WorkersSeptember 9, 2021The president outlined a forthcoming federal rule that all businesses with 100 or more employees have to ensure that every worker is either vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentThunderstorms In The Forecast Could Complicate Efforts To Contain Caldor FireSeptember 8, 2021 | Chris Hagan | Mike HagertyThe thunderstorm could bring high winds, lighting, but very little rain.
Race and EquityInterview: Ethel Baker Elementary School Principal On Sacramento Afghan American Families Stuck In AfghanistanSeptember 8, 2021 | Steve Milne | Vicki GonzalezThree of the elementary school’s students are still stuck in Afghanistan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentKamala Harris Headlines California Rally As Democrats Link Recall To National BattlesSeptember 8, 2021 | Nicole NixonThe Vice President campaigned against the upcoming recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom during a visit to the Bay Area onWednesday. Democrats are linking the outcome of the recall to national issues like reproductive and voting rights.
EnvironmentWith Wildfires Come Lawyers, But Past Survivors Have A Message: Buyers BewareSeptember 8, 2021Attorneys in the fast-growing wildfire litigation industry are racing to recruit victims of fires ravaging parts of Northern California, and they're promising to take on a familiar target: PG&E.
