State GovernmentState Board Plans Deep Climate Emissions CutsSeptember 30, 2015 | Ben BradfordThe Air Resources Board has released a plan to drastically reduce some lesser known air pollutants that cause climate change. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment'Prescribed Burns' To Start In Eldorado National ForestSeptember 30, 2015 | Ed JoyceA program will begin soon in the Eldorado National Forest to remove live or dead vegetation to prevent the spread of wildfires. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentFighting Traffic Ticket To Get Easier in CaliforniaSeptember 30, 2015 | Chris NicholsBill's author calls it part of larger effort to reduce California's "cycle of poverty."
EnvironmentPoll: Californians Willing To Sacrifice In DroughtSeptember 29, 2015 | Amy QuintonMost Californians are willing to sacrifice to address the drought according to a new poll by the Hoover Institution. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBackground Ozone Problem For Northern California And NevadaSeptember 29, 2015 | Amy Quinton"Background" ozone pollution levels in Northern California and Nevada could approach the limit of a proposed new federal air quality standard. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentPrison Realignment Led To Reduction In Prisoners, Not CostSeptember 28, 2015 | Ben BradfordA new study finds California’s prison realignment did not reduce prison costs or the number of repeat offenders, but it did help the state meet a court-mandated prison population. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentWill Vaccine Law Repeal Make It On The Ballot?September 28, 2015 | Ben BradfordCalifornia election officials have 30 days to determine whether a referendum to repeal the state’s new vaccination law will appear on next year’s ballot. Signatures have been turned in, but will there be enough? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Freeway Signs To Issue Hit-And-Run AlertsSeptember 28, 2015 | Chris NicholsCalifornia drivers will be asked to watch for suspected hit-and-run vehicles through a “Yellow Alert” on freeway message signs.
State GovernmentFormer Brown Official Pushes Water BondSeptember 28, 2015 | Ben BradfordJust a year after California voters approved a multi-billion dollar water bond, another may be on the way. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDrought Test California's Water Rights SystemSeptember 28, 2015 | Katie OrrCalifornia has a 100-year-old system for managing who gets to take water from rivers and streams. That system got tested this summer. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
