State GovernmentCalPERS Cuts Projected Rate Of Return, Increasing Taxpayer ContributionsDecember 21, 2016 | Ben AdlerA key decision from California’s largest public pension fund will have major ripple effects on state and local budgets. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentRight To Try Gives Terminally Ill Options Without FDA ApprovalDecember 21, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonA new law allowing terminally ill patients the chance to try treatments not yet approved by the federal government begins Jan. 1. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentVolkswagen To Pay California $66 Million More For Emissions CheatingDecember 20, 2016 | Amy QuintonVolkswagen will pay California an additional $66 million to settle another lawsuit about cars it designed to flout emissions standards. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California CountsCalifornia High Court Puts Proposition 66 On HoldDecember 20, 2016 | Ben AdlerThe California Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a November ballot measure that seeks to streamline the state’s death penalty system to consider a lawsuit filed by Proposition 66 opponents. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government'Bullet Button' Ban And Other Calif. Gun Laws Take Effect On Jan. 1December 19, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia lawmakers and voters approved major changes to state gun laws, which take effect in the new year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitical Junkie Gives History Lesson Of Past U.S. Election TamperingsDecember 19, 2016Political Junkie Ken Rudin shares the history of voter tampering in past U.S. elections and why it is unlikely that Hillary Clinton will win the presidency despite a massive popular vote victory. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezExplaining The Electoral College Process With Assemblymember Susan EggmanDecember 19, 2016The Electoral College is set to vote on the next President of the United States today. Assemblymember Susan Eggman is one of the electors; she discusses how she got that opportunity and the electoral process. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'Citizen Cohn': The Memoir Of A Sacramento City CouncilmanDecember 19, 2016Steve Cohn oversaw massive transformations for the city of Sacramento for over a decade all while dealing with serious personal issues. He describes all of it in his new memoir titled "Citizen Cohn." Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California CountsRecord-High California Voter Turnout...Sort OfDecember 16, 2016 | Ben AdlerMore California voters cast ballots in last month's election than ever before, but not a record-high percent. Meanwhile, more Californians voted by mail than in any general election in a presidential year.
State GovernmentA Puzzling California Jobs ReportDecember 16, 2016 | Ben AdlerDespite unimpressive job growth last month, California's unemployment rate dropped in November for the first time in months.
