State GovernmentCSU Trustees Weigh Competing Student And Faculty NeedsJanuary 26, 2016California State University students say a draft plan to automatically increase tuition each year would shut a lot of them out. Meanwhile, faculty members turned to music to convince administrators to grant a five percent salary increase. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentState Water Project To Deliver More Water This YearJanuary 26, 2016 | Amy QuintonEarly winter storms have increased water supplies in California. As a result, agencies that depend on the State Water Project will now get more water. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Receives $70 Million For Rim Fire Restoration ProgramJanuary 26, 2016 | Amy QuintonThe 2013 Rim Fire was the largest ever in the Sierra Nevada and ravaged parts of Tuolumne County. Local, state and federal agencies will soon have $70 million for a unique fire recovery and resilience program in the area. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentLawmakers Seek Disaster Status For Halted California CrabsJanuary 26, 2016(AP) - Lawmakers from coastal California are calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a federal disaster for the halted crab season.
State GovernmentCalifornia Bill Would Cap Abandoned Oil WellsJanuary 26, 2016(AP) - A California state senator is pushing legislation to monitor and cap abandoned and leaking oil wells.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezU.S. Senate Candidate Sanchez Defends Islamic Caliphate Statement January 26, 2016 | Ben AdlerCalifornia Democratic Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez is standing by her statement that up to 20 percent of the world’s Muslims want to form an Islamic caliphate – and that they’re willing to use terrorism to do it. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNews Network: California Counts CollaborativeJanuary 26, 2016CapRadio's Ben Bradford reported on the differences in voters between Sacramento's Pocket and Meadowview neighborhoods. He joins Insight to talk more about the California Counts, a collaborative between four public radio stations in the state. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentRatings Agency S&P Cautions Against More California SpendingJanuary 25, 2016 | Ben BradfordThe ratings agency says California may have less money to work with than it appears, as the stock market slows and the state's retirement costs rise. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentConservation Mandate Could Ease For Sacramento Water ProvidersJanuary 25, 2016 | Ed JoyceWater providers in the Sacramento region could see conservation requirements ease from the current statewide mandate. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentState: $1 Billion Insured Losses In California FiresJanuary 25, 2016(AP) - California's insurance department estimates that two deadly wildfires that burned up vast parts of the state last year caused $1 billion in insured losses.
