Health CareLong Waits, Delays For Food, Health Care Benefits In Sacramento County During PandemicSeptember 15, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanStaff that process CalFresh and Medi-Cal applicants weren’t able to process benefits while working remotely, causing hours-long phone waits and delays of up to a month. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City’s Workforce Is Overwhelmingly White And Male. But An Equity Plan Hopes To Address ThatSeptember 14, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanA recent audit of the city’s nearly 5,000 employees shows its workforce is disproportionately white and male. A plan to create a city government that more accurately resembles the demographic makeup of Sacramento aims to fix that. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Climate Scientists Reject Trump’s Prediction “It’ll Start Getting Cooler” In CaliforniaSeptember 14, 2020 | Chris NicholsScientists expect a warmer climate and greater fire risk in California, saying there is zero evidence of a cooling trend on the horizon.
Trump Ignores California Officials’ Calls To Address Climate Change, Predicts ‘It’ll Get Cooler’September 14, 2020 | Chris Nichols | Chris Hagan | Ezra David Romero | Nicole NixonPresident Donald Trump maintained forest management is the key to preventing California’s deadly fires and predicted “it’ll start getting cooler” when presented with facts about climate change during his visit to Sacramento on Monday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentDemocratic Squabbling Doomed California’s ‘Year Of Housing Production.’ What Will Happen In 2021?September 13, 2020Despite entering 2020 with the governor and many legislators pushing for an increase in housing production, none of the bills put forth went into effect. The coronavirus pandemic has also put prospects for such bills in 2021 in doubt.
State GovernmentAs Newsom Weighs Reparations Bill, A Scholar Has A Word Of Caution For CaliforniaSeptember 13, 2020A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would authorize a reparations study for Black Californians. But a prominent scholar says he hopes California’s effort won’t detract from the national conversation on redressing slavery.
State GovernmentCollege Coronavirus Testing Varies By System, CampusSeptember 13, 2020With sometimes competing public health guidelines coming from the CDC and state and local sources, colleges and universities have made different decisions about how much coronavirus testing should be done, and when.
California Camp Fire Survivors Face The Horror All Over Again In 2020September 13, 2020In northern California, the deadly Bear Fire forced the evacuation of parts of the town of Paradise, which nearly burned to the ground in 2018. For Camp Fire survivors, the trauma is all coming back.
President Trump Draws Thousands To Rally In Rural Nevada Just Outside Lake TahoeSeptember 12, 2020 | Bert JohnsonHe held a campaign event at the airport in Minden and in defiance of the state’s COVID-19 directives limiting public gatherings, after a planned rally at Reno-Tahoe International Airport was canceled at the last minute.
Health CareCoronavirus FAQs: What Are The New Dating Rules? And What About Hooking Up?September 12, 2020Should you go on a date with someone new ... or revisit an ex if you feel safer that way? How do you know if a potential partner is following pandemic safety rules? And is it safe to have sex?
