State GovernmentAnother Strong Year Ahead For California Economy?January 30, 2015 | Ben AdlerThe economic momentum California picked up during the last half of 2014 will continue in 2015, according to a new forecast out Friday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Reservoirs Take Hit From Record Dry JanuaryJanuary 30, 2015 | Ed JoyceRecord dry January expected in many Northern and Central California cities as drought drops reservoir levels. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentIndependent Commission Calls For Big Changes In State Parks DepartmentJanuary 29, 2015 | Ben AdlerCalifornia’s State Parks system must be overhauled and modernized, says a new report from the independent Parks Forward Commission. For example, Parks should partner with an outside non-profit organization to raise money and coordinate volunteers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCalifornia Lawmakers Want To Raise The Legal Smoking AgeJanuary 29, 2015 | Lesley McClurgA bill introduced today in California would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21.
EnvironmentDrought Expands In California, Nevada With Dry JanuaryJanuary 29, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe dry January has expanded the severity of drought in California and Nevada.
State GovernmentGov. Brown And de León Talk Fiscal Responsibility And AusterityJanuary 29, 2015 | Ben AdlerIn different cities at separate events today, California Governor Jerry Brown and Senate President Kevin de León talked about the state's fiscal future in very different terms.
State GovernmentPoll: California Voters Back Extending Prop 30 Taxes, Key Change To Prop 13January 28, 2015 | Ben AdlerVoters appear to be open to making a key change in California’s highly-popular property tax law – and to extending the tax increases they approved in 2012. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentS&P: Cuts, Not Taxes, Turned California's Budget AroundJanuary 28, 2015 | Ben AdlerThe ratings agency Standard & Poor’s says California’s financial turnaround is largely due to state budget cuts – not the Proposition 30 tax increases or the economic recovery.
EnvironmentRare Sierra Nevada Red Fox Sighted In Yosemite National ParkJanuary 28, 2015 | Ed JoyceYosemite National Park officials said Wednesday that a rare red fox was seen by park biologists. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentChancellor: CSU Will Work To Raise Graduation RatesJanuary 27, 2015 | Ben AdlerCalifornia State University Chancellor Timothy White is promising that the CSU system will increase graduation rates for freshmen and transfer students over the next decade, a key desire of Governor Jerry Brown. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
