Report: Nevada Mental Hospital Sent Patients To CaliforniaDecember 16, 2013An investigation has found that Nevada's primary hospital for mentally ill people has sent hundreds of patients out of Las Vegas on Greyhound buses in recent years.
Apple Hill Growers Welcome More Frigid TemperaturesDecember 16, 2013 | Steve MilneYou may be glad the cold snap we had last week is over. But apple growers in the El Dorado County town of Camino say they wouldn't mind more freezing temperatures. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Medical Device Makers Have Mixed Views On Obamacare TaxDecember 16, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneThe Sacramento region has a thriving medical device industry with about 70 companies doing business in the field. Some of them have faced a new tax this year under the Affordable Care Act. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Tahoe Resorts Work To Make Skiing More Accessible To Middle ClassDecember 16, 2013 | Ky PlaskonAccording to a new report, more than half of all skiers have six-figure incomes. That sort of news raises concern that the middle class is being priced out of the sport. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Kings and City of Sacramento Agree To New Arena TermsDecember 16, 2013 | Bob MoffittThe City of Sacramento no longer wants to sell 60 acres on and around the Haggin Oaks Golf Course to the development arm of the Sacramento Kings. The City has instead agreed to sell three downtown parcels to the Kings for about $3 million. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Stem Cell Agency Funds California Cancer ResearchDecember 16, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia's voter-created stem cell agency has just released its latest round of funding. The agency is looking into ways to continue issuing grants past 2017. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
As The World Watches, Mandela Is Buried In His Humble VillageDecember 15, 2013Under a sunny African sky, Nelson Mandela was buried Sunday on a hill overlooking his beloved boyhood village. Members of his clan, national leaders and a global audience bid farewell to the man who transformed his country.
First Eminent Domain Seizure For High-Speed Rail Project ApprovedDecember 13, 2013A state board has given approval for the California High-Speed Rail Authority to start the process of seizing its first property through eminent domain.
Sacramento City Clerk Transfers Public-Funding Measure Petitions To CountyDecember 13, 2013The Sacramento City Clerk's office says enough of the petitions were filled out correctly to warrant review by the County Registrar of Voters.
Street Car Proponents Say Project Is Moving AlongDecember 13, 2013 | Bob MoffittSacramento and West Sacramento are a step closer to a streetcar line that would connect the two cities.
